I think the sign says: "
Welcome To Calgary, Heart Of The New West. " or at least the one coming in from the south of the city does.
Dover and Forest Lawn are pretty seedy but probably cheap - I should know as I once lived there in the late 70's and it hasn't changed much!!!
As someone else said, there's good Bowness and bad Bowness and they can be within a block of each other.
I guess it depends what you can afford but the west side of the city is closer to get to the mountains and the views tend to be nice. The southeast can be pretty nice further south.
I live a little southwest of the city, between Okotoks and Millarville, on four acres with Carol and Ruby and Pete and Daisy and Maude and Skyler and Polly. We lived in Calgary for 10 years, near the downtown before moving to the country and have been in the area for 24 years . . . . Carol has never lived outside of Alberta and I lived in BC once for 13 regrettable months.
Our home southwest of the city, where Abby once lived . . . .
Welcome to Calgary
Rick C
www.goldentales.ca