Last Stand

June 11 2018

The London Arms, Metcalfe at Gloucester, three-quarters demolished... and then some.

June 13 2018

June 14 2018

Notice the porthole windows on the elevator doors, in keeping with the building's original deco motif. The shaft looks bank-vault sturdy — clearly, the wreckers saved the best for last.

Falling Down

Spring brings the renewed demolition of the London Arms Apartments (originally the "Midtown") built in 1938 at the corner of Gloucester and Metcalfe (see Chris Ryan's article). A fresh assault on the southeast corner of the building reveals extensive use of concrete cinder-block.

the Ottawa Journal, September 10 1938