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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
When Centretown was first developed in the mid–1800s, it was home to a number of smaller villages, including Ashburnham and Stewarton. Stewarton was bounded by Gladstone and Bronson avenues and Isabel...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
The Cartier Square Drill Hall is the oldest drill hall in Canada still in use as an armoury. It has been the headquarters of the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa ...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
During the construction of the Rideau Canal, a number of Irish families took up residence in shanties cut into the slopes of the Canal just south of the Ottawa Locks site. Named Corktown for the resid...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
By 1884, when the Dey Brothers opened their first ice rink, skating had become a favourite winter pastime in Ottawa. In fact, the Dey rink was not the city's first indoor rink – that honour goes to th...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
The Bank Street Presbyterian Church, opened in 1868, was renamed Chalmers Presbyterian Church when it commenced services at a new Cooper Street church in 1914, having outgrown its previous location.
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Named for the Earl of Dundonald (the last British general commanding officer of the Canadian Militia), Dundonald Park is more than 100 years old. The park occupies a city block and is well cared-for b...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Say “Hollywood” today and images of starlets and movie studios come to mind. In 1892, when builder James Corry built this six-unit row house, “Hollywood” held associations with country living (as in a...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
The Imperial Theatre opened at this location in 1914 with seating for over 300 people. In 1950, the Imperial and other Ottawa theatres ran afoul of the Lord’s Day Act – they dared to be open on Sunday...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Commissioned by John Rudolphus Booth, this stunning mansion was built in 1909. Built on a corner, the house has two main façades.
J.R. Booth, known as Canada’s Lumber King, opened a small shingle mil...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Originally known as the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, the school opened in 1874. Years of expansion ensued, which included the addition of a rifle range in the fourth-floor attic in 1912. In 1922, the ...
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