I had a moment of reflection when I approached the village plaza. People in North America rebuild what they used to have miles and miles away so they can drive there to enjoy a nice walkable environment. In Europe, those environments were just the town.
Gasoline Alley is the biggest draw for any motor head at Calgary Heritage Park. There are dozens of old cars and petrol pumps across the main floor and the underground garage. The whole park brings you back to the 1930s with period-dressed staff. The second thing to do after seeing old cars is to catch a ride on the coal-fired steam locomotive with carriages from 1885.
Then, pay a visit to the heritage homes, coal mine, and old oil pump. If riding a 19th century train isn’t cool enough you can also ride a century old ferris wheel in the amusement park. Yes, there’s an amusement park inside an amusement park.
Finally, learn more about typesetting by looking at how old newspapers were printed. Back then, they had to cast their own font and print their own papers. Slugs are a row of letters in one die so the typesetter didn’t have to place each letter individually. They came out of a mouthpiece, which is where the derogatory definition of a spokesperson comes from. The prices are placed with headers and sizes are measured with a point ruler, the same thing that shows up on the margins of a Microsoft Word document. Everything makes sense now.
