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Originally Posted by phil235
Passport office was on the second floor I believe, on the Bank St. side. That office drove a lot of traffic to the building and likely supported the additional retail and services. It was so shortsighted to move it to a far less accessible suburban mall to save a few bucks. I bet the retail they lost would probably have covered a good portion of the difference in rent.
The clothing store is still Elisa G, on the Sparks St. side. They don't use their door to the outside, so there is only one entrance from Sparks. Rexall is subterranean and accessed from Kent. Most of the other retail is now storage, other than the Canadian Forces recruiting centre which adds more blank walls to one of the most prominent corners in the city.
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It was a mistake, I agree. It was a convenient location for both thousands of Downtown workers and residents. I can't imagine it cost much since the Feds own the building (though operated by a private entity for some reason).
Ok, so the Elisa G that was on Queen (only know that because of Google Streetview) moved to the back. Wasn't sure what store that was.
I wish they gave control of the public facing parts of the building to the NCC so we can get street facing retail again. It would also be beneficial to return the Passport Office to serve the tens of thousands who live nearby.
While I'm wishing for things, I wish it plugged into Place de Ville's underground concourse, which was the plan when this building was being planned.
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