War Memorial

17 oct
2012
A Wider Elgin Street

Centretown
War Memorial, Aylmer Apartments, Roxborough Apartments, Laurier Street, Elgin Street, Confederation Park
1939
2012
Roxborough Apartments on Elgin in 1939
Lord Elgin Hotel on Elgin Street in 2012
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Library & Archives Canada
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This picture was taken in 1939 just after Elgin Street was widened. Roxborough apartments (as well as many other buildings) were demolished to make room for the Confederation Park as proposed in the Greber Plan. To the far left, the First Baptist Church is hardly visible, while the Lord Elgin...
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