Lowertown East
1894 versus 2013
Lowertown East in Ottawa is a district starting east of Kind-Edward Avenue and north of Rideau Street. The Rideau River is the northern and eastern physical limits of that district.
The neighbourhood was drastically changed over the last 50 years when the city decided it was ripe for urban renewal. The route change and the widening of St. Patrick street was also a determining factor for giving a weird and incomplete feel to this area.
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2017
Wallis House from the MacDonald Gardens Park
2017
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
1968-405
We gave it a
+2
Heirtage building preserved.
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This photo taken from the hill of MacDonald Gardens Park in Ottawa offers an interesting view on Wallis House of Rideau Street. Quite interesting to see Charlotte Street going through the actual MacDonald Gardens Park and splitting it into 2 sections.
The archival photo was taken in 1968 and...
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2016
Former Cobourg & St. Patrick Intersection
2016
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
1968-162
We gave it a
-5
Square grid streets replaced by curved and dead-end streets.
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-2.7
89 votes
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The archive photo from 1968 depicts an intersection that no longer exists: St. Patrick and Cobourg Streets. Technically, the intersection of Cobourg and St. Patrick still exists but it has been moved to the west to accommodate a curve in Cobourg Street that did not exist back in 1968. ...
25 jui
2016
St. Patrick Street Near Beausoleil Drive
2016
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
1968-307-05
We gave it a
-5
Former Main Street which became soulless.
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-2.3
75 votes
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Former traditional main street, St. Patrick Street (now Old St. Patrick) is a shell of its former self. Back in the day, St. Patrick had shops and stores, relatively limited in number, but still, enough so that the street was a destination for many residents of the neighbourhoods. ...
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23 jui
2016
York Street & Beausoleil Drive
2016
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
1968-235
We gave it a
-1
Different buildings, comparable ambiance.
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-0.2
65 votes
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Photo of some modest dwellings on Friel Street (now Beausoleil Drive) in Lowertown East. The York Street Elementary School is in background....
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