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Originally Posted by someone123
Nice find. I don't think I've seen a good street-level shot of those buildings next to the Maritime Centre on Hollis. From afar they look a lot nicer than the hotel that's there now. Aside from the Cogswell area, Hollis seems worst-hit for architectural losses.
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It also shows how much of the waterfront was wiped out in preparation for the Harbour Drive project that never happened. It literally took decades to rebound from that, and there are still some surface parking lots, soon to be developed, remaining from it.
As far as those buildings on Hollis, the best street-level pic I've seen so far is this one from the VE day riots, and it's not so great:
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You can see a bit of the back side in the distance on the right in this shot looking down Salter Street:
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And another view from Hollis Street, to the left:
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