Centretown

~1915
2014
Former Union Station in Ottawa with Corry Block
Former Union Station in Ottawa without Corry Block
Title: Union Station, Ottawa, Ont. Reference number: 3325401
We gave it a
-2
Train station is now in suburbia. Urban car interchange has replaced the Corry Block.
Visitors's vote
-1.6
101 votes
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Almost nothing has changed on the building of the former Union Station, besides the "Union Station" words at the top of the main entrance.The building on the left was the Corry Block and it has been demolished to make room for this urban onramp linking Mackenzie Avenue and Colonel By...
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1938
2013
Bank and Laurier Street in Ottawa in 1938
Bank and Laurier with the Mondrian in 2013
Title: Bank St looking S from Laurier. Reference number: MIKAN 4170034
We gave it a
-3
None of the original building have been preserved. Drop in density east, too much density west.
Visitors's vote
-3.2
44 votes
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1938
2013
Rue Bank at Laurier in 1938
Bank Street @ Laurier in 2013 in Ottawa
Title: Bank St looking N from Laurier. Reference number: MIKAN 4169737
We gave it a
+2
Heritage preservation. More density.
Visitors's vote
-1.1
60 votes
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~1938
2014
Intersection of Somerset Street West and Queen Elizabeth Drive in 1938
Intersection of Somerset Street West and Queen Elizabeth Drive in 2014
Title: Untitled. Reference number: No reference number provided.
We gave it a
-1
Almost the same, except the two concrete towers.
Visitors's vote
-1.7
85 votes
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Almost nothing has changed at this intersection, beside a few bushes and the two brutalism-ish towers....
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