Beginning a century ago, Shaughnessy Heights has long been one of Western Canada’s premier residential addresses. Our first Evening Lecture of the fall traces the challenges of resisting shops, schools, churches and frat houses as the local economy seesawed between boom, bust, and wartime housing shortages. Innovative zoning changes in the 1980s allowed some of the mansions to convert to strata and infill their grounds in return for heritage conservation, but a wave of wealthy buyers in the 21st century wanted new, single-family homes prompting the City to establish its first Heritage Conservation Area in 2016. Author and artist Michael Kluckner explores the early development and history of this significant area and what elements contribute to its historic value.