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Words and Walls: Calgary's sandstone schools have creative second lives

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Running deep under the west side of the city, the Paskapoo formation is responsible for much of Calgary's early development. Sandstone blocks were harvested out of 15 quarries to construct many of the city's important structures after a major fire razed 18 wooden buildings downtown in 1886. Read More

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