Granted I've only lived here for two years, but the only reason we go downtown is for appointments or work.

Calgary is a little weird in my experience, in that the neighborhoods tend to feel like little towns. People like to stick to their local areas instead of migrating to other areas for activities.

I’m hoping that the office buildings turning into residential apartments will help this. And it’s been so nice to see street patios for the last couple years!

Downtown can be so hit or miss. Friday and Saturday nights are pretty busy, but outside of that, it can definitely feel pretty empty. There's been a long tradition of most businesses down here closing at 6pm and a lot of people only coming downtown for work... so they go home.

I'm sure it'd be a different story of most of the buildings weren't empty office towers lol

I never occurred to me how weird it would be for tourists to see Calgary's strange dynamic. Neat to read that.