Historic Calgary
Ellen's historic Calgary paintings return to old streets, storefronts, streetcar lines, evening light, and winter scenes. These paintings are drawn from archival photographs and her own memory of the city she grew up in. They capture specific Calgary views and bring early twentieth-century city life back into colour. For anyone with roots in Calgary, these paintings are recognition.
4th Street Shops
Alley Abby
Busy Corner
Calgary 1940s
Calgary 8th Avenue
Calgary 8th Avenue — 1902
1902
Calgary 8th Avenue — 1908
1908
Calgary 8th Avenue — 1910
1910
Calgary 8th Avenue — 1912
1912
Calgary 8th Avenue — Early 1920s
Calgary Avenue — 1920
1920
Calgary Chinook — 1920s
Calgary — 1922
1922
City Waking
Early Calgary Shadows
Inglewood Alley
Inglewood Food Mart
Lougheed Building
Red Brick Heritage — The Brigden Building, 1912
1912
Stampede Parade
Stampede Parade 1912 — From Above
1912