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Former building at the corner of Chapel and Rideau Street in Ottawa in 1968.
The 160 Chapel at the corner of Chapel and Rideau Street in Ottawa in 1968.
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Heritage lost and road reconfiguration limiting connectivity.
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This comparison of the Rideau and Chapel Streets intersection shows the 160 Chapel, a 22-story apartment building, and the one-of-kind building that used to occupy the same spot in 1968. Lately, Some attention is being drawn at this intersection because of a large development project lead by the Trinity group where...
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1968
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Nelson and York Intersection in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
Nelson and York Intersection in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
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1960s urban renewal left deep scars in the urban fabric of Lowertown East
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-3.7
103 votes
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This section of Nelson Street, intersecting with York Street,  took a hit when the urban renewal became a reality in Lowertown East and wiped all the existing houses so that none of the ones shown on the 1968 picture were still existing in 2015. The typical Ottawan houses on...
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1968
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Forme Saint-Patrick Street in 1968
Forme Saint-Patrick Street in 2015
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Former Main Street which became soulless.
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-3.7
131 votes
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This comparison shows how badly Lowertown East in Ottawa had regressed from an urban planning point of view from the tumultuous changes the neighbourhood went through in the early 1970s. First off, the Chapel-St. Patrick intersection does not exist anymore. St. Patrick which was connecting with all the North-South streets...
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1968
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Former Saint-Patrick Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
Former Saint-Patrick Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
Title: 1968-93-03 Reference number: No reference number provided.
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Former traditionnal main street transformed into a major thoroughfare .
Visitors's vote
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108 votes
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The former St. Patrick Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa was much friendlier than what it became nowadays with the massive reconfiguration it went through in the 1970s. With a much more modest width, the former St. Patrick Street (now the Old St. Patrick) was a traditional main street...
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