- Kensington, Calgary
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Location of Kensington inCalgary 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 theBow River . It lately has been considered one of Calgary's trendiest neighbourhoods and many of its shops, restaurants and drinking establishments have a distinctly Bohemian flair Fact|date=September 2008.Unlike the17th Avenue area, there are only a small number of late night establishments in Kensington. The last coffee shops close before midnight on weekdays. The drinking establishments (primarilyIrish pub s) are relatively calm and do not promote the party atmosphere found on 17th Avenue. These include: Molly Malone's, Sam's, The Yardhouse, Kensington Pub, and Original Joe'sThe 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.History
The area was owned by the
Canadian Pacific Railway and pioneer rancherEzra Riley at the beginning of the 20th century [Cite web| url= http://www.where.ca/calgary/article_feature~listing_id~61.htm | title= Kensington neighborhood | author= Where magazine | month= November | year= 2005 | accessdate= 2007-04-27] , 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. [Cite web| url= http://www.visitkensington.com/ |title= Kensington Village | author= Visit Kensington | accessdate= 2007-04-27]ee also
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