For those of you new to Calgary, Victoria Park is the second oldest communities in the city. Originally called East Ward in the 1880s, it became Victoria Park in 1905. But today it is most often referred to as the Beltline, which was created in 2003, when three communities south of downtown — Victoria Park, Connaught and South Downtown—- were merged into one community for planning purposes. Victoria Park’s boundaries were from the CRKC railway tracks to 17th Avenue and from the Elbow River to 4nd Street S.W. The name Victoria Park has been kept alive by the Victoria Park Business Improvement Area. Read More