Thursday May 17th, 2018 – Sunny. Two views from southeast. This is the beginning of the end of an early modern, 4 storey apartment block at 151 Metcalfe St. in downtown Ottawa. The building, the London Arms, is early modern with an Art Deco sensibility – particularly the horizontal brick detailing and corner wraparound windows . The plan is H shaped for natural ventilation. At this point in the demolition, the east, or back part of the building has largely been removed. Information on what will be developed here was not evident at the site.
Tuesday May 29th – Sunny. Views from southeast and southwest. An unfortunate brick replacement project is seen here on the main facade on Metcalfe St. Presumably this would be the most recent indignity to the London Arms, prior to the ultimate indignity of demolition.
Tuesday June 12th – Sunny. Two views from west. Overall the work appears to be highly controlled – for on-site operations, as well as for public safety measures including traffic management. In the May 29th photos, the extent of that stage of demolition was a clearly a line drawn at the connection between the west wing of the building, and the cross bar of the H plan. In the two photos above, water spray is being used for dust control with varying success.
Friday June 15th, 2018 – Today – Sunny. Views from southwest, south and southeast. Demolition complete and site graded. At this stage, it is still a contractor controlled site.
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