Centretown
27 avr
2014
Normal School on Elgin Street
2014
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The building remained untouched.
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Visitors's vote
-2.1
98 votes
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The Normal School now hosts the Ottawa Mayor offices.Special thanks to Mr. Rick MacEwen for the both photos....
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Abandonned buildings and parking lots have now replaced an once upon a time prestigious block.
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Visitors's vote
-4.2
111 votes
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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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Library with neo-classical architecture replaced by another one more along the lines of brutalism.
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Visitors's vote
-4.2
126 votes
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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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Visitors's vote
-4.4
129 votes
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Elgin Street got somewhat less friendly over the years....
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