I love the way the corner has been "restored" from an urbanistic point-of-view.
View in 1914 (TPL):
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The photo is from 1914. It says in the post aboveGuessing that steel structure rising in the background is FCP? If correct, there really has been a seachange in downtown since 1975 ?? Without it, the pic could have been from 1935 judging by the look of the other buildings.
Indeed, bring back Darrigo Brothers!A shame they can't do the same on the southeast corner.
Not to mention the NW corner (demolished in the 1960’s for parking):A shame they can't do the same on the southeast corner.
On closer examination, the render of the Imperial Oil Building above is not what was built judging by the 3 storey building seen in the 1914 photo (post #982).