About this Walk
Enjoy a walk through the historic neighborhood of Bridgeland-Riverside. First established in the 1880s, Riverside was established by Russian German immigrants during Calgary’s first significant population boom. Originally referred to as Germantown, the community grew over time, with Italian and Ukrainian immigrants. Because the Dominion Bridge Company operated in the village, citizens started referring to the village as Bridgeland and its formal name of Riverside. Riverside was incorporated as a village in 1903 and would form the Bridgeland Riverside Community Association in 1908 as Calgary would begin the process of annexing the village in 1910. Despite the urbanization of the neighbourhood, much of Bridgeland-Riverside’s heritage remains intact and it remains one of Calgary’s most walkable neighbourhoods and has a high concentration of heritage sites.
The walking tour will begin at the Poffenroth/De Wall Block, 608 Meredith Road NE working our way through the Bridgeland-Riverside neighborhood looking at several churches, residences and commercial properties ending the tour at Fire Hall No. 4, 104 6A Street NE.
Quadrant: NE
Meeting Place: Poffenroth/De Wall Block, 608 Meredith Road NE
Walk Duration: 1.5 hour(s)
Areas of Interest: Architecture | History | Neighbourhoods |
Accessibility: Busy Sidewalks, Breaks Offered Along The Way, Will Use Speakers / Voice Amplification
Led By: Josh Traptow
Inner City: No
About the Walk Team
Jane's Walks wouldn't exist without the help of our dedicated team of volunteers.
Walk Leader(s): Josh Traptow
Josh Traptow is the Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Calgary. As an active member of his community, Josh is a 10+ year volunteer with the Calgary Stampede, and currently is the 1st Vice-Chair of the Western Agriculture Heritage Committee and a Past Chair of the Agriculture & Western Events Media Committee. He also serves on the boards of the History & Heros AB Foundation, the Women In Need Society (WINS) as board vice-chair and is a Past Board Chair of the Calgary Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC). He sits on the boards of the Alberta Motor Association as a Calgary Regional Advisory Board Member and on the AMA Board of Governors. He previously worked at the Alberta Legislature in the Premier’s Office, for a Minister of Agriculture and at Calgary City Hall. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and in 2023, he was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for his contributions to his community and Canada. In 2016, Josh was recognized as a SAIT Outstanding Young Alumnus. In 2023, Josh was recognized with the Calgary Award for Heritage by the City of Calgary. In 2024, he was recognized as one of 20 Compelling Calgarians by the Calgary Herald. He is a third-generation Calgarian.
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