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Tag: Ottawa history

A black and white picture from 1911 of outhouses behind houses on a snowy day in Hintonburg.
  • Early Days

Night soil and honey wagons: Kitchissippi’s role in early Ottawa sanitation

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on April 14, 2022April 19, 2022

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

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A clipping of a black and white article from 1899
  • Early Days

Change in the air: Christmastime in 1899 Westboro

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on December 10, 2021February 4, 2022

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

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A black and white photo from 1935 showing two men standing outside of Kelmans Bookstore on Wellington West Street
  • Early Days

A welcoming place: The growth of Kitchissippi’s Jewish community in the 20th century

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on June 4, 2021June 5, 2021

By Dave Allston Though Kitchissippi’s first Jewish residents had arrived in 1903, by the onset…

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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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  • Early Days

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

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on May 25, 2020April 20, 2021

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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