Cliff Bungalow--Mission.

Cliff Bungalow--Mission

by David Mittelstadt. Calgary: The Cliff Bungalow--Mission Community

Association, 229 pp., illus., colour, maps, hard cover. Contact marilynwilliams@shaw.ca for further information.

This book could serve as an example to those thinking about writing a history of their urban community. Although it has the historical advantage of being established as an Oblate mission in 1875, it still follows through with the events that carry the reader to the present day. Schools, hospitals, retail businesses, banks (and bank robbers), and residences all receive their share of attention. The book also traces the area from a relatively isolated community to one that has become inner city.

The photographs are fabulous. The organizers have rounded up pictures of just about every aspects of community life, as well as portraits of the men and women who helped create the Cliff Bungalow--Mission area. In addition, the story of the Catholic presence in the area is well told.