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| - The Central Memorial Park, to me, stands as a symbol of this city's remarkable rebirth over the last few years from a ho-hum Prairie, corporate oil-town, to a burdgeoning cultural, and cosmopolian metropolis. Remember a few years ago, how you are were scared to even venture into the park during the day? It was a sure thing to see vagrants, addicts, and the occasional syringe on the park's unkempt pathways.
Then, in Summer 2010, the park was re-opened (by the Queen of the Netherlands, no less) as a reinvigorated inner-city park, and has since, developed into a bit of a hang-out for the local neighbourhood. It has made things generally more lovely, and is a more worthy pedestal for Calgary's rare Carnegie sandstone library
In my opinion, Boxwood has been essential to this transformation. I mean, how delightfully novel to convert a storage shed (or washroom, I believe) into a wonderful little bistro. I've only ever been to Boxwood for lunch, but I have been pleased with the relaxed atmosphere, the simple, but local menu, and the relatively inexpensive prices.
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