Archive 1997-2016
Hidden amid a jumble of one-way streets and small apartment buildings stands the Public Service Alliance of Canada building. The modernist elliptical office tower sits at the intersection of Gilmour and Metcalfe, kitty corner from an old church.
On Ottawa’s bustling Elgin Street, across from the Museum of Nature at Argyle Avenue, sits the Ottawa Police Headquarters building.
Located at the corner of Preston and Somerset streets, the Plant Recreation Centre is in the heart of Centretown. It was closed and renovated in 2004 and from the outside the 1920s-style neo-gothic brick layout of the original building offsets with the newly built side.
Peace Tower Church has been at 343 Bronson Ave. for more than 100 years. Built in 1901 of light grey stones, this regal building has enough seating in its pews for about 1,100 people, facing a large pipe organ and raised, semi-circle altar.