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Former Notre-Dame Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
Former Notre-Dame Street 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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This comparison shows how much Lowertown East had changed when the urban renewal program of the City of Ottawa was implemented in the late 1960s. The plan had for mission to clean up the blight houses of the area and to segregate the different usages required by the community.  Clearly, Notre-Dame...
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1968
2015
Former segment of Saint-Patrick Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 1968
East-end of Saint-Patrick Street in Lowertown East in Ottawa in 2015
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-5
Former Main Street which became soulless.
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-1.3
106 votes
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This post is the first of a long series about Lowertown East in Ottawa. The CHMC released a large collection of photos taken in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s where they documented how Canadians lived in large urban centers.  The collection from Lowertown East is eloquent.The archive photo...
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1962
2015
Former light industrial building at the corner of Lloyd and railway tracks.
Former light industrial building at the corner of Lloyd and railway tracks.
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City of Ottawa
Title: Untitled. Reference number: CA021017
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-5
The NCC expropriated and let Lebreton Flats sits empty for 50 years.
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-3.8
119 votes
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The former light industrial building occupied the whole street block formed by Lloyd Street, Booth Street, Wellington Street and the train tracks.After a 50 year hiatus, the workers are now back at Lebreton Flats on that exact same location to build the Pimisi station of Ottawa's new LRT system....
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1962
2015
598 Wellington Street at Lebreton Flats.
598 Wellington Street at Lebreton Flats.
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City of Ottawa
Title: Untitled. Reference number: CA021040
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-5
The NCC expropriated and let Lebreton Flats sits empty for 50 years.
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94 votes
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The archival photo shows the 598 Wellington Street with all of its architectural details....
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