NCC

~1900
2013
Former block on Metcalfe street in Ottawa near the Parliament
Former block on Metcalfe street in Ottawa near the Parliament
Title: Untitled. Reference number: No reference number provided.
We gave it a
-4
NCC could not think of anything better than a statue and tourism info centre.
Visitors's vote
-2.7
80 votes
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12 Metcalfe Street used to host the Merchant Bank of Canada.  It was destroyed by a fire in 1979 which also took down the Rideau Club on the right-hand side of the archival photo.For the last 30 years, the NCC kept the lot empty and is trying to figure out...
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~1963
2013
Booth and Ottawa Streets at Lebreton Flats
Booth street more than 50 years after massive expropriations by the NCC
Title: Child pushing a stroller down the street near Lebreton Flats. Reference number: e002713096
We gave it a
-5
The NCC expropriated and let Lebreton Flats sits empty for 50 years.
Visitors's vote
-4.2
56 votes
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