Architecture
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Elgin @ Queen Looking North – around 1890 versus 2012
Source: From Ottawa with Love, by Peter Hessel, NCC, 1979
By Alexandre Laquerre -
Wellington Street Looking East between Bay and Lyon
Comparaison de la rue Wellington entre la rue Bay et la rue Lyon. La photo d’archive a été prise en 1939 et la photo récente en 2012. Archive...
By Alexandre Laquerre -
Home of Friendless Women, 412 rue Wellington – vers 1900 c. 2012
Source : Bibliothèque & Archives Canada/ Library & Archives Canada N’oubliez pas la présentation le 21 mars prochain intitulée: The Good...
By Alexandre Laquerre -
Intersection Kent and Somerset – around 1935 – 2012
Regardant vers le nord. Looking north
By Alexandre Laquerre -
Somerset & Metcalfe – vers 1935 – 2012
Regardant vers le nord. Looking north. N’oubliez pas la présentation le 21 mars prochain intitulée: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A historical...
By Alexandre Laquerre -
The Changing Face of Vanier
The architect’s design slowly emerges as the curved concrete walls of the Wabano Centre are being poured. With the undulating forms of its façade and the...
By Mike Steinhauer -
Considering Public Space in Ottawa: Library & Archives Canada Building
Editor’s note: This article is cross-posted from Spacing Ottawa contributor Chris Warden’s new website dedicated to modernist architecture in...
By Chris Warden -
Centretowner’s SXSW bicycle shortcut
View Centretowner’s SXSW Cycle route in a larger map Recently in an Images of Centretown post, the author happened to mention one of his favourite...
By Evan Thornton -
Renovating 24 Sussex: a nation’s heritage should trump temporary inconvenience
_____ When future generations want to visit the site where the Prime Ministers who shaped our nation lived, where will they go? 24 Sussex is a toponym in...
By Andrea Puktaris -
Ottawa : maintenant et avant
_______ Cette comparaison entre une photo d’archives et une photo plus actuelle est la première d’une série où l’on tentera de mettre en contraste...
By Alexandre Laquerre -
The Daly Building Revisited
[flickrslideshow acct_name=”66414821@N06″ id=”72157627435525540″] No other Ottawa building, before or after its demolition, has...
By Mike Steinhauer -
Sussex and George: The case of the disappearing view
_______ This past week, Chapters’ Rideau Street store reopened their childrens’ section on the second floor, newly rebranded as part of their...
By Dwight Williams