Boozing at the Palliser, chillin' at the library, calling the Devenish home: Jack Peach's Calgary circa 1912

This story was originally published on Feb. 21, 2016.

Time for another trip down memory lane. Jack Peach takes us to three buildings that made Calgary hip and cool a hundred odd years ago.

Buildings you can still visit todayaplace to wet your whistle, aplace to call home and a place to explorethe wonders of the world when our city was just a patch on the Prairies.

Jack Peach, legendary raconteur recorded these segments for the the CBC back in the late1970s. Each based off his long memories of our city.

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The Devenish

Apartment living in all its 1911 glory. The Devenish, now home to shops, was once home to fashionable Calgarians offering 57 luxury suites and the very latest in high-tech gadgetslike gas ranges and hot air dryers.

The Homestretch2:36Jack Peach on the Devinish Building

Calgary Historian talks about a beautiful apartment building off 17th Avenue.

The Palliser

Roof-top sun rooms where early Calgary cocktail sipping sophisticates whiled away the hours, and an earthquake. The Palliser hotel is one of our city's best known landmarks. It's got a long history, but it didn't always look the way it does now.

The Homestretch2:32Jack Peach on the Palliser sun room

Calgary Historian recounts a time of decadence and indulgence atop the iconic Palliser hotel at the outdoor sun room.

Memorial Park Library

Dusting off your imagination,Jack Peach tells ushow what's called the Memorial Park Libraryrepresented the world of make believe and how ithelped to launchhis career as a writer.

The Homestretch2:30Jack Peach on the Memorial Library

Calgary Historian shares some of his earliest memories of the Centennial Library.

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