![A view of what was lost. August 8, 1956. Source: City of Ottawa Archives CA039900.](https://i0.wp.com/historynerd.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CA039900-W-700x889.jpg?resize=660%2C838)
When I wrote about the recently demolished TD Bank branch on Sparks Street, I had noted that the one-storey midcentury gem necessitated the demolition of existing buildings. Here is a view of the facades taken on August 8, 1956. It’s all academic now, but I still prefer Mathers and Haldenby’s work to what it replaced.