Of course # 77 Kenora has departed from its life on Kenora St. The bricks, wood, stairs, plaster, stone, windows...all of it was carted away to landfill, after it was demolished on May 4th. As I stood there, taking photos of it's destruction, I asked myself why. Why was I torturing myself by watching this dreaded act? A very old-fashioned phrase popped into my head. I simply felt I was bearing witness to the loss of yet another of Ottawa's heritage homes.
So here, for the record, is how you demolish a house.
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| 7:38 AM |
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| This pumper truck was a welcome addition to the usual house destruction process. It prevented the clouds of dust that usually result. |
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| When I saw the staircase I thought of the kids who grew up here and all the times they must have run up and down those stairs. |
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| Note the way the front door arch is echoed in the archway between the living room and dining room. |
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| 9:44 AM |
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| By 11:35 it was pretty well gone. |
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| And so, at the end of the day, with it's mission accomplished, the monster bowed it's head. |
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