Travel Directions:
East of Stampede Park, behind the Ramsay Design Center.
Go east on 9th Avenue SE, cross the bridge, turn right on
8th Street SE (also known as “Spiller Road
SE”), then turn left on 24th Avenue SE to 805. Note:
The red building opposite the alley has been demolished.
Remarks:
Never has a one-word scene conveyed as much pain as Brokeback
Mountain’s Juarez alley scene. This alley,
located behind a former Calgary fitness center, seems an
unlikely place for rejected cowboys and Mexican hustlers,
but it served both well in the film. The opposite wall,
upon which the set designers struggled to crowd in as
many Spanish words as possible, is a prop.
There is no truth to the unfortunate
local rumors that the Brokeback production crew
re-named “Ramsay,” “Ram-Me.”
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