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Originally Posted by Biff
My hypothetical question in this instance was specific to this location because there is a heritage building with empty lots on both sides. Quite a unique block with the south end being a modern glass and steel tower and the north end a 100+ year old protected heritage zone.
I was just curious as to peoples thoughts.
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I think the damage was done 30-40 years ago, during the years when the McIntyre Building and the old buildings at the NW corner of Portage and Main were demolished. With at least some of those building still standing (nevermind the old Dominion Bank building at Main and McDermot that was demolished in the early 1960s), this would very much feel like part of the Exchange District's built environment, but as it is, the Newmac/Bank of BNA building is a bit of an isolated remnant. I would *love* to see it kept, and development spring up on either side of it, but I don't know if it would be worth saving for its own historic merits alone... simply to be a lone reminder of a previous, now long-gone streetscape.