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Pictured: The colonnade of the Hudson’s Bay building reflects the City Beautiful movement and the central role retail streets have played in the Canadian urban experience. Check out what else is Behind Stephen Avenue, one of only three National Historic Districts in Western Canada.

Arguably, the most recognizable public art piece in Calgary, Conversation by Canadian sculptor William Hodd McElcheran, was installed in front of Hudson’s Bay on Stephen Avenue in 1981.