Byward Market
1894 versus 2013
The Byward Market is bounded south by Rideau Street, east by King-Edward Avenue and by the Ottawa River on the north and west side.
The department of foreign affairs, the widening of King-Edward Avenue to accommodate highway 5 on the Quebec side were the biggest changes in the north end of the Byward Market.
11 nov
2017
Vanier Hall - University of Ottawa
2017
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Untitled.
Reference number:
AE-603
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We gave it a
+2
Nice building addition. Highway conversion of former avenue.
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Visitors's vote
+23.4
48 votes
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The archival photo shows Vanier Hall before the construction of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS).We like how the FSS had been integrated into this rather constrain area between the Vanier Hall and Nicholas Street.We don't like how Nicholas Street has been transformed into a highway.Ottawa latest LRT will run...
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24 aou
2014
Rideau Street @ Mackenzie Avenue
2014
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National Building, Ottawa, Ontario.
Reference number:
4511654
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We gave it a
-5
Ottawa bussiest intersection where cars have been prioritized over pedestrians.
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Visitors's vote
-1.9
141 votes
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A lot to say about this comparison, even though we said it all in the past. First of all, the building which only the facade shows in the archive picture is the Daly building which was abandoned in the late 1970s after decades of laisser-aller from its owner, the NCC....
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16 jui
2013
North-West Corner of Dalhousie & George
2013
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No reference number provided.
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We gave it a
-5
Francophone community iconic building demolished to make room for an American chain.
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Visitors's vote
-4.6
157 votes
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The imposing building at the corner of Dalhousie and George was "Le Monument National", fortress of francophone culture in Ontario. It was built in 1906 and was demolished in 1961 to make room for a Holiday Inn(!). In 1903, the lawyer J.O. Vincent as well as many other members of the...
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21 oct
2012
Sussex and Rideau Street Intersection
2012
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Untitled.
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No reference number provided.
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We gave it a
-5
Shops with street level interactions and density replaced by this urban onramp.
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Visitors's vote
-2.9
102 votes
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Gréber had this genius idea back in 1938 to tear down this whole block to make sure that cars were moving smoothly in the core. We can read from the report:"It was proposed in our plans of 1938 to widen the space between the Chateau and the south side of Rideau...
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