Eglise Unie Saint-Marc 142 Lewis St.
A 1874 datestone on a church that was built in 1900 is always a fun quirky thing to find. That place has to have a story. One may assume, the datestone gives evidence that Saint Marc’s Church has been at this Elgin/Lewis street location since 1874. Saint Marc’s Church has been here in Ottawa, (The…
Patinoire Dey’s Skating Rink 1896 – 1920
551 Gladstone Ave/Bay St. THE OTTAWA HOCKEY CLUB DEFEATED THE MONTREAL VICTORIAS AT THIS SITE ON MARCH 10, 1903 TO BRING OTTAWA ITS FIRST STANLEY CUP One of the reasons I feel driven to search for and research these plaques is that sometimes, they disappear. Weather and time, revised building priorities, and vandalism all take…
The Lord Elgin A.D 1941 – Datestone
The definition of a datestone is an engraved stone set in a building. I suppose for argument’s sake a datestone and a cornerstone are the same thing when they are actually on the corner of a building. I am making the decision to call it a datestone to call attention to the fact that you…
Adult High School, 300 Rochester Street
In 1965 on the corner of Rochester and Gladstone, an anticipated new school building to house The High School of Commerce (1929 – 1990) was being built as the high school had outgrown its previous locations. The High School of Commerce operated from 300 Rochester St. from 1966 until 1990 when its slowly reducing student…
Portage Bridge – Confederation Boulevard
The Portage Bridge, original construction awarded to C.A. Pitts Engineering and Construction in 1971, opened to motor and pedestrian traffic in 1973 and was almost named “Louis St. Laurent”. At the time it was suggested that a “bus lane across the Portage will be named in his memory”. The provincial bridge between Quebec and Ontario…
Standard Bread Company – 951 Gladstone Ave
On the Northwest side of the soon-to-be constructed Gladstone LRT station is the original factory building for The Standard Bread company and current home of the Enriched Bread Artists. There was an early 20th century state-of-art bread making facility was built here in Ottawa. First sod was turned by Alderman E.D. Lowe on May 8,…
Little Italy – Preston St. – cj fleury Public Art “Postcards from the Piazza’s” 2012
I love visiting Little Italy in Ottawa. The #2 O-train Carling stop (when it is running, or the #2 bus when it isn’t) lets you off near the welcoming arch at Preston and Carling. Or a lovely bicycle path ride along the canal from either Parliament or Carleton University joining at Dows lake will also…
St. Luke’s Anglican Church – 760 Somerset St. West
Delving into the history of this church gave me more to consider than I had anticipated. Its congregation first began as St. Paul’s, Rochesterville in 1876. I still have to pinpoint when but St. Paul’s Presbyterian church requested the church be renamed to prevent confusion and it then became St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. At this…
300 Rochester Street
In 1965 on the corner of Rochester and Gladstone, an anticipated new school building to house The High School of Commerce (1929 – 1990) was being built as the high school had outgrown its previous locations. The High School of Commerce operated from 300 Rochester St. from 1966 until 1990 when its slowly reducing student…
Bronze in front of 140 O’Connor Street – The L’Esplanade Laurier Building
A piece by one of the world’s most renowned sculptors of the 20th century sits quietly on the street. This one took a bit of digging. I couldn’t find a signature, mark or date on it. Google image search helped me discover that is a piece, which up until recently I called a statue in…
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