Daly Block

24 aou
2014
Rideau Street @ Mackenzie Avenue

Byward Market

Mackenzie Avenue, Rideau Street, Letellier, Bowles Lunch, Daly Block, Colonel By Drive, National Building

~1965

2014

Rideau Street and Mackenzie Avenue Intersection in Ottawa

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Library & Archives Canada

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Title: National Building, Ottawa, Ontario. Reference number: 4511654

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Ottawa bussiest intersection where cars have been prioritized over pedestrians.

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A lot to say about this comparison, even though we said it all in the past. First of all, the building which only the facade shows in the archive picture is the Daly building which was abandoned in the late 1970s after decades of laisser-aller from its owner, the NCC....

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2014
Grand Hotel & Former Post Office

Sandy Hill

Rideau Centre, Colonel By Drive, Grand Hotel, Post office, Daly Block

~1970

2014

sources
National Capital Commission

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More density and maturity.

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The buildings in the front of the archive photo were the Grand Hotel and the former post office. They were both sacrified to make room for the Rideau Centre....