People removing their bricks along Olympic Plaza pathway ahead of revamp [Video]

Bricks along the pathway at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza have been removed and it wasn’t by the city.

It appears people are coming to grab bricks with their names, family members’ names or a saying ahead of the plaza closing.

“I don’t think it would be a very good idea to remove it. Take photos and that’s going to be our memory,” said Kathy Spring.

Spring was walking around with her husband trying to spot the five bricks her mom bought ahead of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games.

The bricks cost $19.88 each, matching the year and allowing Calgarians to add their names to the Olympic legacy.

Throughout the walkway, there are more than 33,000 bricks.

“It’s very emotional and it’s important to family history,” said Spring.

The area is set to be shut down for both the Arts Commons and the Olympic Plaza transformation projects at the end of the year.

The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), which is overseeing the project, did examine the possibility of …