Sepia photograph of a bird's eye view of the Imperial Oil Refinery just north of the Millican Odgen area. At that time in Calgary's history, 1923, the construction of the refinery was a large enterprise. Storage tanks alone, of which there were 7 planned, were to be 80,000 barrels. The plant covered more than 100 acres with a capacity of 2500 to 3000 barrels of gas per day. Projected cost was $2,500,000. Calgary labour was used, over 1000 men particpated. Construction was completed in October 1923.
