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19 oct
2012
Elgin Street @ Queen Street
2012
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
No reference number provided.
We gave it a
-4
Increase in car traffic. Heritage demolition.
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-2.8
46 votes
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The whole block east of Elgin Street has been demolished in the late 30's to make room for the wider street that we all know nowadays. The NAC and the First World war Memorial succeeded the post office and the Russell House, a prestigious hotel in Ottawa.The building that is...
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19 oct
2012
Corry Block next to Union Station
2012
Title:
Rideau Canal Locks from Lock House.
Reference number:
FA-001 TOPLEYDB / 3326185
We gave it a
-3
Corry Block has been demolished.
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Visitors's vote
+1.3
88 votes
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21 oct
2012
Sussex and Rideau Street Intersection
2012
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
No reference number provided.
We gave it a
-5
Shops with street level interactions and density replaced by this urban onramp.
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Visitors's vote
-2.9
114 votes
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Gréber had this genius idea back in 1938 to tear down this whole block to make sure that cars were moving smoothly in the core. We can read from the report:"It was proposed in our plans of 1938 to widen the space between the Chateau and the south side of Rideau...
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21 oct
2012
Corry Block
2012
Title:
Untitled.
Reference number:
No reference number provided.
We gave it a
-5
Heritage demolition. Car is king in the downtown core.
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Visitors's vote
-2.9
75 votes
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Built in 1903, Corry Block was one of the first modern buildings in Ottawa. It was demolished in the 60s....
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