Centretown
03 fév
2014
Roxborough Apartment on Laurier - II
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The Roxborough Apartments were the most luxurious in Ottawa. Emptiness now stands were they were.
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Visitors's vote
-3.2
93 votes
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The Roxborough Apartments were "the" place to live in Ottawa in 1910. Its 82 units were renting between 35 and 40$ a month, complete maid service included.Mackenzie King, Lous St.Laurent and General Georges Vanier all lived at the Roxborough at one time or another. The NCC expropriated the building since they...
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02 fév
2014
Elgin Steet & City Hall
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We gave it a
-5
The north end of Elgin Street is now a urban thoroughfare.
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Visitors's vote
-4.3
86 votes
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All the buildings on the photo disapeared:City HallKnox ChurchGrand Union Hotel...
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We gave it a
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We prefer the Ross building better, but at least they kept the stores at ground level.
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Visitors's vote
-3.1
87 votes
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The Ross Building was construted around 1892 after that Crawford Ross bought the pre-existing building at the same location. The initial vocation of the Ross Building was a department store, but in 1912, the whole building was turned into an office building.The Ross Building kept its vocation for fifty years...
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30 jan
2014
Sparks Street Close to Elgin Street
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Sparks Street is light-years away from what it used to be.
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Visitors's vote
-4.0
115 votes
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The departed on that photo:The Russell HouseThe block just north of the Russell HouseStreetcarsPeople....
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