White: 17th Avenue's Main Street Evolves Into Urban Village

White: 17th Avenue's main street evolves into urban village

Long-time Calgary residents will remember when 17th Avenue S.W. (from 4th Street to 14th Street S.W.) was branded as “Uptown 17th” back in the 1980s. It made sense as 17th Ave was just nine blocks south of downtown’s Stephen Avenue pedestrian mall. Then in 2004, it earned the nickname “The Red Mile” by the international media when during the Stanley Cup playoffs, when more than 20,000 fans clad in red Flames jerseys stormed the street after each…

Arlington’s $450M Vision and the 17th Avenue SW Revival: A Street Transformed (Images)

In 2025 alone, 33 new businesses have opened, and the majority are retail on 17th Avenue SW The post Arlington’s $450M Vision and the 17th Avenue SW Revival: A Street Transformed (Images) appeared first on Retail Insider.