Vista Heights

At first I thought we might live in Vista Heights, because it's the only residential neighborhood within walking distance to D's job, which is in the adjacent industrial area.  Vista Heights is an odd little neighborhood.  It's alongside Deerfoot Trail, but that's in a big valley, and the freeway is at the bottom of it.  There is actually a great view of the city and even the mountains from Vista Heights.  I was impressed.  That was before I heard that the "NE" was a bit suspect.   I haven't entirely figured out why.  It seems normal enough when we drive around.

We spent a weekend looking at condos in Vista Heights, and walking around.  Places weren't expensive.  It was a very pleasant 60's vintage district, all surrounded by green space of a sort really.  There were berms dividing it from the industrial areas, and if you just went over the hill, there were commercial yards and trucks and things.  I liked that.  We looked at a house that was for sale there, and talked to several people on the street who had lived there for decades.

But at that point we weren't sure if we were going to buy or rent, or indeed even move to Calgary at all.  But I kind of did like Vista Heights.