Jane's Walk: The Death and Life of Inglewood

Back for 2022, Jane’s Walk encourages Calgarians of all ages to come and enjoy the festivities. Whether it’s taking in the unique labour history of our downtown core, drumming at the top of Nose Hill, or walking the music mile. There’s something for everyone in a city that welcomes everyone. Come explore your city with us.

This Saturday, May 7, Councillor Carra will be leading a Jane’s Walk discussing the Death and Life of historic Inglewood.

This walk will discuss Jane’s first and last books as illustrated by a couple of blocks within Inglewood. Our community faced the same threats, within the same era, that Jane Jacob’s Greenwich Village faced in NYC. The Death and Life of Great American Cities, while not ours, is a testament to the power and the beauty of communities at their best in the face of the worst – it is almost ours. But despite the success of both The Death and Life as well as Inglewood’s own remarkable struggle for community, Jane’s last book represents a warning. Dark Age Ahead offers little optimism and suggests that when we fail to remember where we’ve come from, our future darkens. Walk with me and let’s rediscover our City’s misremembered past in the patterns and echoes of its oldest neighborhood.

Please pre-register for this Jane’s Walk at the button below and you will receive the details for this walk. Walk leaders will be checking registration at the start of the walk. Pre-registration is non-transferrable and only saves one space for the person registered. Please do not share this invitation with others, each attendee must pre-register. Once you have registered for this walk you will be sent the walk details including the meeting place, what to look for, and walk ending point.

Saturday, May 7th, 2022
10am - 12:30pm
Walk Duration: 2.5

Areas of Interest: Urbanism, History, Neighbourhoods

Walk Accessibility: Uneven Terrain Busy Sidewalks Breaks Offered Along The Way