Sappers Bridge

14 avr
2014
Rideau Canal before the Construction of Union Station

Rideau Canal

Rideau Canal, Union Station, Château Laurier, Corry Block, Plaza Bridge, Sappers Bridge

~1900

2014

Rideau Canal before the construction of the Union Station

Rideau Canal before with the former building of the Union Station

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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...

15 fév
2014
Sappers' Bridge on Wellington Street

Centretown

Wellington street, Sappers Bridge, Parliament, Postcard

~1910

2014

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Car traffic greatly increased since Wellington was widen.

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13 mai
2013
View from the Peace Tower of the Rideau Canal and the University of Ottawa

Centretown

Russell House, Rideau Canal, University of Ottawa, Laurier Bridge, Sappers Bridge, Dufferin Bridge

~1900

2013

View from the Peace Tower of the Rideau Canal.

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This photo was taken from the Peace Tower. Interesting to see that a lot of houses were standing on the site where the University of Ottawa is today.The details of the buildings, including the Russell House, of the block Wellington-Sparks-Elgin are clearly visible....