ROBERT REID BUILDING
ADDRESS
144 EDWARD ST.
LOT NUMBER
LOT 3 ON RP209571
HOLE SIZE (m2)
1525
YEAR OF DEMOLITION
1977
Situated on the corner of Charlotte Street, the Robert Reid building died in 1977. Robert Reid was born in 1916 as a product of the architect Chamber and Powell, and builder Blair Cunningham. A report described Robert Reid Building as: “there is something incongruous about the outward expression of this building.” Robert Reid Building was survived by a hole for 3 years before being replaced by a 22-storey office tower.
YEAR OF REPLACEMENT
1980
YEARS AS A HOLE
3 YEARS
REPLACED (Y/N/PARTIAL)
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YES
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NO
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PARTIAL
AERIAL VIEWS SHOWING CHANGES TO HOLE
MEDIA AND RESOURCES
1976-1979
HOLE
1979
CONSTRUCTION START
