The Sprawl

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A cartoon showing Calgary's original town hall, on the site where old city hall is today.
Cartoon of a voter from 1884: male, over 21 and a British subject with property worth $300, as a woman (not allowed to vote) looks on
A cartoon of Calgary's first mayor, George Murdoch, elected in 1884
A green comic zine with the text: "The Sprawl is an independent Calgary journalism organization luanched in 2017 by founder & editor Jeremy Klaszus. Our podcast, Sprawlcast, digs deep into local issues. Not a podcast listener? You can read our stories too! City hall, rezoning, Green Line, infrastructure. We also publish comics & zines!