About the Business Revitalization ZoneThe Marda Loop
Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) represents over 140
merchants that are the soul of Marda Loop. Our business
members contribute to the annual BRZ fund that allows the
Marda Loop BRZ to initiate several projects each year to help
promote, maintain and enhance Marda Loop.
Since it's start in 1984, the Marda Loop BRZ has been managed by
a Board of Directors, which is comprised of a group of local
merchants who generously volunteer their time for a one year term.
This year's board of directors is currently planning:
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New urban landscapes to
include 33rd & 34th Ave as one cohesive shopping district
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Parks & more
parking
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Rejuvenated
Street Festival to benefit local merchants
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New
streetlights & Street-scaping
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Improved
safety to address graffiti and other vandalism and much more
Marda Loop is a Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) in Calgary,
Alberta, centered on 33rd and 34th Avenues SW between
Crowchild Trail and 19th Street SW. It bisects the
neighborhoods of Bankview, South Calgary, Altadore, and
Garrison Woods and is east of the community of Richmond. The
area has become one of Calgary's most popular outdoor shopping
venues. Businesses consist of small-scale retailers, coffee
shops, and pubs. The BRZ hosts an annual street festival, the
Marda Gras Festival, in early August. The area is named after
Marc and Mada Jenkins, who were the owners of the Marda
Theatre (Odeon Theatre), the name being a combination of their
two names. The theatre was opened in 1953 and closed in 1988.
It was demolished 1990. |
