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Originally Posted by bikegypsy
Mmm... and what was suggested? Bulldozing all the buildings which line Metcalfe? brilliant
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As I recall the proposal, which would go back to the late 1990s, a number of the historic Metcalfe buildings would have been moved, starting with the two NCC owned ones between Sparks and Wellington. I assume others would have been demolished and that new construction would have been set back to create room for the grand boulevard. I imagine it would have been a work lasting many decades, but I don't think they ever got to that level of detail.
In any event, I recall the idea being bounced around for a while but there was no uptake, and considerable opposition, on the Ottawa side. It's not that kind of city.