We are standing on the east side of Macleod Trail at 13th avenue, with the traffic heading north towards downtown. There are three similar buildings here, and the one furthest away from us is the Curtis Block at the corner of 12th avenue. Behind us is the Stampede LRT station, with its pedestrian bridge to the Stampede grounds..

Harry Palmer e-mailed this note about the Curtis Block: "When I saw the Curtis Block in Victoria Park, I thought of Calgary's WWI winner of the Victoria Cross, John George Pattison. Take a look at the ... official record that showed where Pattison's family was living.....the Curtis Block in Calgary. (click here to view the official record).

Pattison was killed in WWI and a picture of his gravesite can be found at (my web site) ...The Pattison bridge on the Elbow river by the Lindsay Sports Centre is dedicated to John Pattison......frankly I believe he deserves a more conspicuous memorial."

Thanks Harry. These insights are great. (Links to Harry's site are in the Commercial Links section). (back)