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Image of the Past: A Snowy Ottawa street car
Image: Street Car #17 Location: Queen Street, Ottawa Date of image: February, 1892 Source: William James Topley, Topley Studio, Library and Archives Canada
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Image of the Moment: TD Place Stadium south stands construction continues – horizontal wood members being added
Location: TD Place Stadium south stands, Lansdowne Park (formerly known as Frank Clair Stadium). Image taken from the Bank Street Bridge Date of...
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Ottawa’s Waterfronts: An under utilized asset
For a city so geographically framed by its waterways, Ottawa often struggles to find meaningful means to engage with its water frontages. This will...
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Across The Ottawa Spaces – February 28, 2014
Just in time for the weekend, here is a roundup of some recent local urban blog posts and articles: For a comprehensive and in depth look at the Gladstone...
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Image of the Past: Ottawa 1855
Title: Ottawa City, Canada West (Upper Town) Artist: Edwin Whitefield, 1816-1892 Location: Ottawa, Upper Town Date of image: 1855 Medium: Tinted...
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Affordable Housing in Ottawa: Always in demand, short supply, and in disrepair
Today, a large majority of the affordable housing we see in Ottawa is owned and operated by Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH), an organization...
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EVENT: TEDxElginSt
WHAT: TEDxElginSt (An independently organized TED event) WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 2014, 12:00pm-7:30pm WHERE: Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod...
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Image of the Moment: Transitway Underpass
Location: Taken from underneath the Transitway bridge, connecting Hurdman and Lees Stations, looking north across the Rideau River. Date of...
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Heated sidewalks: The answer to Ottawa’s snowy urban landscape?
Ottawa has been hard hit by some extreme winter weather this year. The displaced snow has been piling up on curbs and front yards, and the issue of what...
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Neighbourhood Walks: Taking a stroll through Sandy Hill South
Today we bring you the first in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Ottawa urban writer and wanderer Christopher Ryan, and explore the community of...
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Image of the Past: The Citizen Building
Image: The Citizen Building Location: Sparks Street, Ottawa Date of photo: August 1909 Photographer/Source: Library and Archives Canada For a wonderful...
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Image of the Moment: A theatrical corner in Ottawa
Location: The Great Canadian Theatre Company, corner of Holland Ave and Wellington St W Date of photo: January 25, 2014 Photographer: Dwight Williams
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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered