1.) The federal government expropriated all the buildings and land bounded by Wellington, Elgin, Sparks and Bank Street in 1973, to protect the architectural history of the area and to expand the Parliamentary Precinct. To read the announcement of the expropriation,Google "LIPAD - Search the Canadian Parliament House of Commons".
Go to-Advanced Search - Type in "Sparks Street Mall Ottawa".
Go to "Jean-Eudes Dube, Minister of Public Works - July 20, 1973"
2.) The Sparks Street Mall is a Heritage Conservation District, protected by Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act and City of Ottawa By-Law # 174-2000.
Ottawa City Councillor Catherine McKenney is calling for more condominiums on the Mall:
"Without residences close by (currently) it is difficult to keep it animated and keep people down there. But Sparks Street is perfectly located to take advantage of its location. It's right in the heart of downtown." ("Reigniting an old Sparks in downtown Ottawa" Globe and Mail, March 27, 2017.)
National Press Club Block (Block 3)
Primary Use - Office
Address - Wellington Street (144, 150, 180) and Sparks Street (165, 181,185).
Municipality - Ottawa
Land Area - 0.9925 ha.
The buildings located in the National Press Club Block are:
144 Wellington - Sir John A. Macdonald.
150 Wellington - National Press
180 Wellington - Wellington
165 Sparks Street - Booth
185-187 - Dover
Langevin Block Site (Block 1)
Primary Use - Office
Address - 80 Wellington and 59, 63, 65, 67, 69, 75 and 85 Sparks Street.
Municipality - Ottawa
Land Area - 0.6277 ha.
The buildings located in the Langevin Block are:
80 Wellington - Langevin
59 Sparks - Postal Station B.
63 Sparks - Hope
65 Sparks -
67 Sparks -
69 Sparks -
75 Sparks - Saxe
85 Sparks - Blackburn
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| The Sparks Street Mall. The movie theatre was demolished in the year 2014 so that an 18-story condo building could be constructed on 101 Queen Street.(Photo is from Archives Canada.) |
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