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Category: Early Days

A picture of a black and white painting of Stewart farm in the 1870s.
  • Early Days

Home for the holidays in 1880s Hintonburg

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on November 30, 2020December 4, 2020

By Dave Allston 140 years ago, Christmastime arrived in Hintonburg. The villagers gathered with their…

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A photo of the Nepean Police station on a sepia postcard from 1947.
  • Early Days

Early Days: The 20th century tale of the Churchill Avenue police station

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

By Dave Allston Now a neighbourhood in central Ottawa, there was a time when Westboro…

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A Top Hat ad on hamburgers that ran in the Ottawa Citizen.
  • Early Days

24-hours and 10-cent burgers: A step back in time to a classic diner on Wellington Street West

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

By Dave Allston For forty years, one of the most popular and unique restaurants in…

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A photo of Scott Street looking east, near Holland, in 1979.
  • Early Days

Early Days: Scott Street — How one of Ottawa’s oldest roadways took shape

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on September 10, 2020

By Dave Allston Scott Street is undergoing a significant face lift over the next few…

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A picture of the Westboro Sports Centre in the 1970s.
  • Early Days

‘Connecting pieces:’ Remembering 150 years of history on Richmond Road

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 6, 2020August 13, 2020

By Dave Allston One of Westboro’s most recognizable buildings, situated at the neighbourhood’s busiest intersection,…

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  • Early Days

Early Days: Checking out — Motels, hotels and the end of a historic era. 

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

By Dave Allston The closure and pending demolition of Webb’s Motel on Carling Avenue represents…

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  • Early Days

Quick to act: How Ottawa quelled the Spanish flu in 1918

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on April 5, 2020April 11, 2020

By Dave Allston In a short span of time, the COVID-19 virus has changed all…

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  • Early Days

Early Days: Fisher Park celebrates 100 years

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on March 6, 2020April 5, 2020

By Dave Allston 2020 is a historic year for Fisher Park, the centerpiece of Kitchissippi.…

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An aerial photo from 1933 which shows the Standard Bread factory on the top and Olivers on the bottom, with Gladstone running between them. National Aerial Photo Library image
  • Early Days

Early Days: Furniture store thrived in early Hintonburg

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on January 31, 2020April 5, 2020

By Dave Allston The intersection of Gladstone and Loretta is steeped in history, as many…

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An old photo of Patrick Mears, a community leader in the early 1900s.
  • Early Days

Eearly Days: The life and times of Patrick Mears, Westboro’s ‘Mr. Everything’

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on December 2, 2019

Blacksmith, community-minded citizen and fire chief instrumental in building the neighbourhood By Dave Allston When…

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The Elmgrove Arena on opening day of skating, December 23 1959.
  • Early Days

Early Days: History continues for Elmgrove Arena

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on November 3, 2019

By Dave Allston One of Kitchissippi’s hidden gems is Lions Park, a recreational outdoor park,…

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This 1920s era photo of the Westboro Garage inspired this month’s column. 
Photo courtesy Mike Krzyzanowski
  • Early Days

Kitchissippi’s early automobile pioneers

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on October 4, 2019April 5, 2020

Westboro, Hintonburg businesses thrive as the ‘oil age’ arrives in Ottawa By Dave Allston One…

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  • Early Days

Digging into Kitchissippi’s vault of banking history

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on September 3, 2019October 4, 2019

By Dave Allston – These days, the Wellington-Richmond corridor through Kitchissippi features a bank seemingly…

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  • Early Days

The Wellington Village neighbourhood that never was

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 6, 2019April 5, 2020

  By Dave Allston – History fever has hit Wellington Village this summer as the…

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Archive photo of pizza parlours
  • Early Days

The early days of Kitchissippi pizza parlours

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on July 2, 2019April 5, 2020

By Dave Allston –  The 1960s yielded many crazes, like go-go boots, Ouija boards, bellbottoms,…

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