Gotta love this snap from 1979 of Papineau and St. Catherine, with the Louvre Tea Room at the Southeast corner and the Calex Gas station on the northeast slice.
Calex was bought out by Olco in 97 and the station is now closed. Adjacent to the gas station sits a multiplex movie theatre. The view is supposed to become as below...
Ottawa developers Canril now own the corner and have popped up this picture of upcoming condos.
But Canril has told Coolopolis that they are no longer going to put condos up at the spot, possibly opting instead for something a bit more commercial, although the ideas are still up in the air and the project is not on their site.
It might be slightly harder to leverage cash to build these days but the price of homes on the island should encourage builders to get cracking.
21 cents for gas? No wonder the bus is empty!
ReplyDeletewhat's with the sky in the background? it's like something from Star trek!
ReplyDeleteIts not a multi-plex movie theatre next door. It was the Champlain Cinema which was then turned into an evangelical church and is now empty
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