{"id":2821,"date":"2010-06-21T07:41:09","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T11:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2010-06-21T07:41:09","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T11:41:09","slug":"street-names-the-stories-behind-the-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/06\/21\/street-names-the-stories-behind-the-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Street names: the stories behind the signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anecdote, urban legend, sometimes even myth: we don’t usually associate such descriptors with the street map of our city, but there is a story behind each and every street name we encounter in our daily navigations.<\/p>\n

And with over seven thousand of them now in use, there is a rich store of narrative to be revealed by exploring the history behind Ottawa’s street names. They are a unique insight into what the builders of our city held most dear, and a lens through which we can see how our civic culture has changed and adapted since Bytown was just a village straddling the last set of locks on the Rideau Canal.<\/p>\n

The names themselves come from many sources: history, the sciences, celebrities, geography, and even pop-culture.<\/a><\/p>\n

Over the next few months, we’re going to delve into the meaning behind some of our street names, both familiar and obscure. We hope to uncover a few surprises along the way.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, if you have a suggestion or two for streets whose names you’ve always wondered about, let us know — we’d love to do some digging for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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