It's also in good proximity to Carlingwood, Lincoln Feilds, and Westboro Village...I also love the exterior design on it, and if they use dark coloured exterior finishes, it will look a lot nicer than the older buildings along Richmond.
it's the ruins of the Ottawa area's first hydro-electric dam. A lot of people don't know about this place.. the water is pretty turbulent around here.
Robert Conroy, an Irish settler, harnessed these rapids in the mid-1800s to run his flour and saw mills. In 1895, Conroy’s sons Robert and William built the region’s first hydro-electric plant here. It powered the Hull Electric Railway, which began service between Ottawa and Aylmer in 1896.
I believe this is also a favourite spot for some crazy surfers, who do river surfing there in the summer. There are videos on Youtube, search Ottawa river surfing.
Who's going to be the photo hero on this one, boys??
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I am still waiting on how the cladding will look, but the massing and how its built right out to the side walk make me excited to see the finished result. 15 storeys is going to look massive in this location. I'm gald the pushed forward with this project even with all the headaches.
Drove by it on the Ottawa River Parkway side this weekend, and it's quite a nice sight from the river side. The views from that building will be beyond spectacular.
Wicked shot Harls...can really see how tall this building is now from that perspective...though it's no Metropole, it's still the tallest structure in it's immediate area...