Kensington, Calgary
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Kensington is a Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) in Calgary
, Alberta
, focused around the intersection of Kensington Road and 10th St. NW, also known as the Kensington-Louise Crossing Business Association. It resides primarily in the Hillhurst and Sunnyside
neighbourhood, and successful marketing has made it such that the neighbourhood itself is erroneously referred to as Kensington. It is located immediately north of downtown and the Bow River
and is easily reached by most of the city's major access routes.
The Calgary C-Train
(above ground light-rail transit system) runs through the Kensington area via Sunnyside Station
. The station is located along 9A Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenue N.W.
and pioneer rancher Ezra Riley
at the beginning of the 20th century, when Riley Park was used for horse pasture. The oldest building still standing is the Plaza Theater, built in the 1920s.
Today, the neighborhood hosts Christmas in Kensington Village in December, the Sun and Salsa Festival
in July, as well as the Bizarre Bikes & Bazaar in May.
Australian rules football
club.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, focused around the intersection of Kensington Road and 10th St. NW, also known as the Kensington-Louise Crossing Business Association. It resides primarily in the Hillhurst and Sunnyside
Sunnyside, Calgary
Sunnyside is an innercity community in Calgary, Alberta located on the north side of the Bow River immediately adjacent to Calgary's downtown...
neighbourhood, and successful marketing has made it such that the neighbourhood itself is erroneously referred to as Kensington. It is located immediately north of downtown and the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
and is easily reached by most of the city's major access routes.
C-Train
C-Train is the light rail transit system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has been in operation since May 25, 1981. The system is operated by Calgary Transit, a department of the Calgary municipal government.-Operations:...
(above ground light-rail transit system) runs through the Kensington area via Sunnyside Station
Sunnyside (C-Train)
Sunnyside is a stop on the Northwest Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.The station serves the Sunnyside and Hillhurst neighbourhoods of Calgary, as well as the Kensington shopping district, and is a short walk from Riley Park.-History:The station, and the section of the...
. The station is located along 9A Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenue N.W.
History
The area was owned by the Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
and pioneer rancher Ezra Riley
Ezra Riley
Ezra Hounsfield Riley was a politician and rancher from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Riley was born in 1866 in Yorkville, Ontario. He owned a large sum of land that he sold off to the City of Calgary in 1904...
at the beginning of the 20th century, when Riley Park was used for horse pasture. The oldest building still standing is the Plaza Theater, built in the 1920s.
Today, the neighborhood hosts Christmas in Kensington Village in December, the Sun and Salsa Festival
Sun and Salsa Festival
The Sun and Salsa Festival is an annual festival put on in the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone of Calgary, Alberta.It takes place along 10 Street and Kensington Road, which both have parts closed off to traffic....
in July, as well as the Bizarre Bikes & Bazaar in May.
Sporting Teams
Kensington is home to the Calgary KookaburrasCalgary Kookaburras
The Calgary Kookaburras are a ladies Australian rules football club based in Calgary, Canada. They play at the Queen Elizabeth School, Hillhurst and are members of AFL Canada. They were the first women's football club formed in Canada.-History:...
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club.