Rideau Centre

30 jll
2014
Grand Hotel & Former Post Office

Sandy Hill

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

~1970

2014

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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....

27 jll
2014
Former Union Station with Colonel By Drive

Byward Market

Rideau Centre, Rideau Canal, Union Station, Château Laurier, Colonel By Drive, Daly Building

~1975

2014

Union Station with the new Colonoel By Drive.

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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 ,...

08 jui
2014
Transportation Building

Byward Market

Sussex Drive, Rideau Street, Rideau Centre

~1975

2014

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City of Ottawa

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Preserved building with its ground floor modified to serve a difference purpose.

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Located on one of the busiest intersection in Ottawa, the Transportation building almost remained unchanged; only its ground floor was modified and became one of the main entrance to the Rideau Centre.Despite the Rideau-Sussex intersection being the busiest intersection in Ottawa, you can see that the sidewalk size was reduced, especially...