Château Laurier
27 jll
2014
Former Union Station with Colonel By Drive
2014
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The site gain in maturity.
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When the archival photo was taken, bad things had already happened: the Central Train Station has been moved to the suburbs and the Corry Block had been demolished to provide road link between Mackenzie Avenue and the new Colonel By Drive (formerly Little Sussex). Since those major configuration changes ,...
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Way more majestuous. Lost of key elements like the Central Station and the Corry Block.
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The shores of the Rideau Canal certainly gained in maturity with the addition of the building of the former Union Station and the construction of the Château Laurier. However, the demolition of the Corry Block, the first "skyscraper" of Ottawa so that the Colonel By Drive could be connected to...
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16 oct
2013
Streetcar on Elgin towards Queen
2013
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Streetcar removed from Ottawa's streets.
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Here is the same comparison in "ghost" mode.
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27 aou
2013
Ottawa River with Parliament Hill
2013
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This photo shot in 1963 by Malak Karsh, "Paper & Politics", shows how still industrial was the Quebecer's side of the Ottawa River.This photo became popular as it was used at the back of the 1 dollar bill which was printed 3.4 billions of times between 1974 and 1989.
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