History

Early Days: The forgotten legacy of Hintonburg’s first thrift store

By Dave Allston Ottawa Neighbourhood Services was once a Hintonburg mainstay. For nearly 90...

Early Days: Wartime history: Tracking down the “Hintonburg Howitzer”

By Dave Allston Somerset Square is in the heart of Hintonburg, a landmark meeting point...

The history of Mechanicsville: Forged through hard work for 50 years

By Dave Allston This year marks an incredible milestone in the history of Mechanicsville: 150...

The doctor is in: Meet Israel Goldwin Smith, Kitchissippi’s first doctor

By Dave Allston Like out of an old movie or storybook, late-Victorian era Hintonburg was...

Hampton-Iona’s history: Standard Bread and a community on the rise

by Dave Allston As shared in part one, by 1909, the future Hampton-Iona neighbourhood had...

The early history of Hampton-Iona

By Dave Allston One of the historic hidden gems of Kitchissippi is the neighbourhood of...
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Night soil and honey wagons: Kitchissippi’s role in early Ottawa sanitation

By Dave Allston Every home in Kitchissippi has a bathroom. Most probably have two or...

Early Days: The tail of the Hampton Park lynx

By Dave Allston For a brief period a century ago, excitement—and probably a little bit...

Early Days: Westboro’s renowned gun club of the early 1900s

  By Dave Allston Some of the lesser-known events of the summer Olympics are the shooting...

Change in the air: Christmastime in 1899 Westboro

By Dave Allston The enduring traditions of Christmas in Canada largely originate from the Victorian...

Brews and billiards: The history of the Herb & Spice building

By Dave Allston One of the landmark businesses on Wellington West is Herb and Spice....

Robert H. Cowley’s vision and the birth of Champlain Park

By Dave Allston Champlain Park is one of Ottawa’s most beautiful neighbourhoods, long a hidden...
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