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A black and white article from the Ottawa Journal in 1899 discussing the purchase of land for an abattoir.|A black and white scanned photo of an article in the Ottawa Citizen in 1900 on the concerns about the local slaughterhouse.

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The story of the short-lived Tunney’s Pasture stockyards and slaughterhouse

Dave Allston -

April 10, 2021

A black and white illustration of people skating in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper|A black and white newspaper Graves Bros ad for skates in 1898|A black and white Thos. Birkett ad for skates in a 1898 newspaper|A group of young hockey players gather around an adult coach in 1956 Ottawa in a black and white photo||

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Winter ward fun: The history of outdoor recreation in Kitchissippi

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February 4, 2021

A picture of a black and white painting of Stewart farm in the 1870s.||A black and white newspaper ad for Grand Trunk Railway fares that ran in the Ottawa Citizen in 1880.|A black and white newspaper ad for Forepaugh's circus that ran in the Ottawa Citizen in 1880.|A display banner for Engel and Volkers real estate agency

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Home for the holidays in 1880s Hintonburg

Dave Allston -

November 30, 2020

A photo of the Nepean Police station on a sepia postcard from 1947.|A black and white group photo of the Nepean police taken outside the station in 1947.|A photo of an Ottawa Citizen article from 1945 advertising the station and health centre.|A photo of four Nepean Police Force members outside the station in 1947.||

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

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November 16, 2020

A Top Hat ad on hamburgers that ran in the Ottawa Citizen.|A photo of Jane Saikaley at the counter of Jimmy's Restaurant in the 1970s.||An ad advertising Top Hat in the Ottawa Citizen.|An inside photo of Jimmy's Restaurant in the 1970s.|A photo of the diner owners at Jimmy's Restaurant.|A photo of Jane Saikaley at Jimmy's Restaurant.|A photo of Jimmy and Jane working behind the counter at Jimmy's Restaurant.

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

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October 7, 2020

A photo of Scott Street looking east

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

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September 10, 2020

An interesting survival from the days of ‘Birchton’

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An interesting survival from the days of ‘Birchton’

KT Staff -

September 9, 2020

A picture of the Westboro Sports Centre in the 1970s.|A photo of an ad for Watson's Quality Drug Store in 1927.|A photo of a newspaper ad for Port's Westboro Feed Store in Ottawa in 1924.|A newspaper ad for the Westboro Sports Centre that ran in 1948.|A photo of the original hotel/store that was on the Richmond block in the late 1800s.|||||

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

Dave Allston -

August 6, 2020

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

KT Staff -

May 26, 2020

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

KT Staff -

April 5, 2020

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