5 Street Nw Boulevards

This Site Is Significant Because:
- The Formal, Ordered Design Of The Boulevards Reflects The Influence Of The City Beautiful Movement In Urban Development/planning. The Movement Supported Beautification And Formality To Encourage Order And Harmony Within Society. William Roland Reader, Calgary's Superintendent Of Parks And Cemeteries From 1913-1942, Was Influenced By The City Beautiful Movement In The Establishment And Early Growth Of Calgary's Parks And Open Space System. One Of His Principle Initiatives Was The Creation Of Streets Lined With Trees And Developed With Landscaped Boulevards And Medians. (Design Value - Community-Wide Significance)