Convent Rideau Street

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2014
Rideau Street @ Waller Street with the Convent

Sandy Hill
Postcard, Besserer Street, Waller Street, Claridge, Convent Rideau Street
~1900
2014
Rideau Street with Waller Street and former convent around 1900
Rideau Street with Waller Street and Claridge Plaza in 2014.
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Library & Archives Canada
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Trucks gateway through downtown. Quantity of housings instead of quality.
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This postcard shows the Rideau Street and Waller Street intersection when the convent was still up. We can also see the rails of the streetcar that were once on Rideau Street.One thing is sure, intensification was promoted in that area of downtown....

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2014
Convent on Rideau Street

Byward Market
Besserer Street, Waller Street, Claridge, Convent Rideau Street
~1960
2014
Former convent at the corner of Rideau Street and Waller Street
Condo Tower Claridge Plaza 1
sources
National Capital Commission
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Heritage building demolished to make room for a condo tower.
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The convent was demolished in 1972.  The chapel has been saved and restored the National Gallery of Canada....
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