History
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Image of the Past: New Year’s Eve Edition 2014
Image: ‘Auto Trucks on way to the Front’ Location: Wellington Street, in front of the Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario Date of photo: 1914...
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Carleton’s Urbanism students show how design studios are connecting with the community
As the current issue of Spacing magazine, featuring a cover story on urbanism in education, spends its final days on newsstands, Spacing Ottawa takes a...
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Image of the Past: Sparks Street, circa the 1930s
Seen here is a view looking West down Sparks Street from what is now the location of the National Arts Centre. The photo shows a clear picture of Elgin...
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“The Washington of the North”: How Ottawa became the Capital it is today, reflections on a lecture by Professor David Gordon
Last Thursday evening, listeners at the National Gallery were treated to a lecture on Ottawa’s urban history by Dr. David Gordon, Professor of planning...
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Build it and they will come… Celebrating winter in the capital
The weather in Ottawa may have taken a turn for the ‘worst’ this week, but while the temperatures are starting to plummet, this historical photo of a long...
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‘Arts Court’ back in session
Yesterday, while Toronto City Hall was going wild trying to convince its mayor to take a leave of absence, following his admission to smoking crack...
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Monuments of Remembrance
One of the many joys of living in a capital city is the ability to participate in much of the pomp and circumstance associated with a Nation’s...
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Annual Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Awards 2013
This evening, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario will be presenting ten awards during their annual dinner, held at the Toronto Arts and Letters...
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What’s in a (building) name? Exploring the significance of the monikers of some of Ottawa’s oldest residences
If you are familiar with the architecture of Ottawa’s downtown core, you may not be inclined to say that our streets are lined with the most elegant or...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 31 October 2013
Some highlights from across the Ottawa blogosphere: Over at Centretown News, Christopher Dick details the plan to turn the Central Lawn Bowling Club into...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces – 23 September 2013
Eric Darwin speculates on several possible fates for the Talent O-Train consists once the new Alstom trains are in service, and also discusses the new...
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Across the Ottawa Spaces: June 2013
Another selection of weblog entries covering infrastructure and history across the city: Eric Darwin comes across a German innovation in empty-can...
By Dwight Williams