A book by Marc Aubin, a former president of the Lowertown Community Association, highlighted the fight over the future of Lowertown. The photographs that were displayed at the launch of his book, Blight, revealed many layers of our community’s diverse and vibrant history.
January 1972 by Michel Lafleur
In Marc’s book, published in 2018, our community had an intimate glimpse of the people and institutions affected by the destruction wrought by urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. The 20 photographs currently on display are accompanied by informative texts and provide a visual journey through the development of Lowertown. These rarely seen historic images cover almost two centuries of our story.
The exhibit can be viewed at the Bell Building, located at the northeast corner of Rideau and s. Working with Bell Canada, the unused glass display case facing Rideau Street was made available for this special display of photos. It’s worth a stroll either during the day or when it is lit up at night!