The City of Calgary is in the process of giving back thousands of bricks saved from Olympic Plaza ahead of the aging infrastructure’s overhaul.
The bricks were sold as part of a fundraiser ahead of the 1988 Olympics.
Each cost $19.88, matching the year, and allowed Calgarians to add their names to the Olympic legacy.
However, Olympic Plaza and the adjacent performing arts centre are now set to undergo a $660-million redevelopment.
The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), which is overseeing the project, initially said saving the plaza bricks was “not feasible” and “unlikely to be successful.”
Following public outcry – and the discovery that some people were prying out their bricks back on their own – the city announced in December that some of the 33,000 bricks could, in fact, be saved.
Those who wished to have their bricks back were given the chance to sign up online.
The city said as the number of people registering increased, the only …