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Abandonned buildings and parking lots have now replaced an once upon a time prestigious block.
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Those two buildings, right in front of Parliament, was part of the Banker's Row. The arrival of the American Embassy deeply changed this once prestigious block. The ambassy has been relocated since more than 10 years and yet, those prime parcels are still sitting empty....
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Wellington Street at the Corner of O'Connor
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A single building of that prestigious section of Wellington Street has been saved.
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The block formed by Metcalfe Street, Wellington Street and O'Connor Street was known as the Bankers' Row because of the several banks present on that block, right in front of the Parliament. The corner of Wellington Street and O'Connor, on the current photo, was the west end of that prestigious...
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Library with neo-classical architecture replaced by another one more along the lines of brutalism.
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The public library is still where it used to be, but its envelop drastically changed from what it used to be.The former YMCA, on the left-hand side, has been converted into an hotel....
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The north end of Elgin Street is now a urban thoroughfare.
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Elgin Street got somewhat less friendly over the years....
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