Somewhere in the lore of the Cliff Bungalow and Mission communities of Calgary, a Safeway garnered a special nickname. It has affectionately become known as the Moscow Safeway. No one is quite sure when and why this happened and if it is referring to the spare interior or the dated exterior. Soon, new life will infuse this beloved location that sits at the prominent corner of Elbow Drive and 4th Street. It survived the 2013 floods to become the hero that opened and fed a desperate neighbourhood.
The interior will be refreshed with fish and meat markets, a take-away counter and plenty of fresh fruit, vegetable and flower offerings. The exterior will maintain many of the current materials but add a new centralized entrance pavilion and a contemporary colour palette. A newly landscaped mini park and prairie grasses will enhance the landscape across the site.
Completed by Heather Cameron and Christopher Brett with cbstudio architecture
