Lost Ottawa Facebook 2014
Here are all the Lost Ottawa posts that appeared on Facebook in 2014, starting with the most recent and going backwards.
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Ottawa puzzler posted by by Dylan Longpré. We have some Cameron Highlander cadets. But where?
Ask Dylan:Does anyone know where this was taken, what building? It's the cadet unit that was affiliated with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own), in Ottawa at the time.. back in the 30's. Cheers!
Edit: Photo was taken in Winnipeg, which would make them cadets affiliated with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada in Winnipeg. Thanks for everyone's help!
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The Ottawa Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's Own) was not named "Cameron" until August 10, 1933 -- 2 months later than the date given for this photo. So I would guess this is a photo of the cadets of the older Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg - hence the difficulty placing the building in Ottawa. (Gives new meaning to "lost Ottawa'?)
looks like the front of the old Union Station
Pretty sure this is the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg?
Ottawa residence of W. Lamb located on Robert Street, built of concrete, and featured in a "souvenir| album of the International Portland Cement Company, published around 1910-15.
The cement company was located in Hull and, possibly as a result, Ottawa was in somewhat of forefront of new concrete construction after the run of the century. This house, for example, seems to have used immense cement blocks, imitating bricks.
Just around the corner from the Armenian Embassy, this house still exists, and the use of the blocks is worth checking out. Alas, the house has been horribly disfigured by the addition of a awful enclosed staircase on front.
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House looks much smaller in streetview (first house in from Queen E)-- and that addition is horrible (what were they thinking!). I had wondered how so many early homes had concrete basements, and had noticed "bricks" in this style and wondered about them-- thank you for the explanation (that portland cement company in Hull). Didn't realize Ottawa was on the forefront of concrete, as well as electric lighting and debit cards!
Only in Ottawa can they masacre or tear down beautiful heritage buildings.
Spectacular house...how could anyone have obtained a permit to do that to it? Hideous.
Crazy Ottawa. We've had pictures of the SciTech Museum's Crazy Kitchen before ... but never one of the guys who built it!
Here they are. Apparently they thought is was best to wear safety helmets.
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An Ottawa institution, hopefully will not be lost.
I rmember it looking like this. It still is my favorite place in the entire place!
I love the crazy kitchen. It will always be one of my best childhood memories 🙂
Ottawa Homes. Here is the residence of George.A. Crain at 285 Clemow, designed by prominent local architect C.P. Meredith, and published in Construction magazine for 1911.
What's interesting here is not just the style, but the absence of anything around it at the time.
The house is still there on the Northwest corner of Clemow and Percy.
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Still looks great!
What's particularly interesting is that this was designed by an architect. It's rare today that people make it a priority to hire a professional to design the biggest investment of their lives. The fact that this house is still standing, and in good shape (apparently) shows that the investment is worth it. But that's my bias showing.
Interesting that the lot was considered limiting back then. It's still a lovely house, if one can believe Google Maps.
Christmas in Lost Ottawa continues with a second post of the Freiman's Santa Claus train out in Vars. The 1956 event was well documented with many high quality photos.
Shared by Andrew Jeanes, who writes:Another image of the Freiman's Santa Claus Train, November 17, 1956. Here's Santa Claus in Vars with kids and parents gathered round. I don't know who the gentleman to Santa's right is.
(Photo from the Andrews-Newton Collection, City of Ottawa Archives)
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Greetings Andrew, sent you a message that says it went into your "other" folder.
Looks like Robert Campeau??
Michael Ward I rode the train. Great fun. What an exciting set up.
Christmas continues on Lost Ottawa, with this picture of the Freiman's Santa Claus train.
Shared by Andrew Jeanes, who writes:Another image of the Freiman's Santa Claus Train, November 17, 1956. People gathered in a field in the village of Vars to meet the train arriving from Ottawa. Santa was soon to arrive by helicopter.
(Photo from the Andrews-Newton Collection, City of Ottawa Archives)
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Does anyone remember a winter wonderland train that ran INSIDE Freiman's? It was totally magical and exciting to a little girl in the late 40's or very early 50s????? And don't get me going on the chocolate malt shop in the basement of Freiman's with the wonderful glass-washing machine so your tiny glass of malt was hot glass on the outside and rich amazing thick chocolate malt!
I was on that train with my sister and my Mom!!! Great memories!!!
Polar express
You won't see this view of Ottawa too often -- looking up Metcalfe from Queen to see the Library of Parliament sitting there.
There's no Parliament Buildings in front because its Fall of 1916. Following the fire, Centre Block had been demolished. Seems that reconstruction hadn't quite started when this picture was taken.
Also featured on the right ... one of those new fangled electric light posts for which Ottawa was famous.
(LAC Mikan 3325989, shared by Victoria Edwards)
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Wow I was born in Ottawa and stayed there for 59 years. My Mother told me so many wonderful stories about Ottawa. I really miss those stories.
Great photo!
Same location about 20 years later (MIKAN 4170047)
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why is it so frustratingly small?
Et a droite la piscine Flatrock dans le parc Stanley
Downtown Ottawa from the roof of Union Station, circa 1938.
A working boat passes under the Plaza, where there was a parking lot in front of the old Post Office. Below the wall is the track that took trains over the Alexandra Bridge to Hull.
There was also streetcar service to Hull at this time, and this picture makes me wonder if the car actually stopped on the other side of the bridge, where you would exit directly into the Chateau Laurier.
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The trains that crossed the Alexandria Bridge were CPR trains. If they were west bound on in Ontario, they returned from Quebec on the Lemieux Island Bridge and then continued westward along what is now the TransitWay parallel to Scott Street, along the stretch of the Ottawa River Parkway at the present end of the below ground section, and then went parallel to Richmond Road west to McEwan Avenue. The rest of the rail line is now the western bike path that continues right out to Kanata. Had there been any wisdom in the heads of city planners, mayors and counsellors, that right of way should never have been released for development. It is the path that now could be the Light Rail Corridor from downtown, westward to Kanata and even as far west as Carleton Place. Much of the right of way remains today but those who enjoy it as bike paths and snow mobile routes will never give it up to motorized transportation again. I watched it disappear through my early childhood and always in my mind could see that one day the mistakes of giving it over to other than transit was a terrible misjudgement. After releasing the rail line across the Alexander Bridge, even the CPR had to find an alternate route when they decided to run a passenger service along the North Shore to Montreal. Their Dayliners, as they were called, had to go south and join what is now the 'O' train line across the Rideau at Carleton University and then Northward to cross into Quebec via the Lemieux Island Bridge. The competition with the more direct and certainly quicker Ontario CN lines to Montreal partly lead to the demise of CPR as a passenger railway. Although the Dayliners were faster than a conventional train, the circuit route around Ottawa added too much time to the Ottawa/Montreal trip and it was never financially successful. I remember taking that trip twice as a child. The scenery along the Quebec North Shore route was far more enjoyable than the boring flat corn fields of the CN Ontario train. But I was a kid, not a businessman in a hurry to get to some financial related endeavour in Montreal!
Better transport links than we have today. So much for progress!
I agree that the transportation links in the greater Ottawa-Outaouais region appear to have been better in 1938 than they are now. The train tracks you see in this photo went all the way to Maniwaki. Today, we don't even have a tourist train going to Wakefield! Plus, they had a downtown rail station which we sorely miss now.
Last of a series of Ottawa "cabinet card" portraits, shared by Ted Rundle.
This lady apparently wanted to show off there really fine hat and elaborate fur coat. Quite the gaze as well.Last one. (I promise) from the Snider studio at 134 Bank St.
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I'm not sure why you'd say "last one (I promise)" for I find these photos lovely.
Love your photos...keep them coming
No -- keep them coming! Very much enjoy seeing these photos!
Before and after in Ottawa's Strathcona Park, shared by Anneke Dubash.
Writes Anneke:Winter sports in Strathcona Park, Ottawa, Ontario, 1925. (And the view today)
Department of the Interior
LAC: PA-048354
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Bob Bastien and I lived at 111 Strathcona when we were at St. Pat's College. Many moons ago.....and many good memories ago.
Love the standing sled.
Lost Ottawa Evening Puzzler: While a young lad observes the photographer, the "Chez Buck" Restaurant and Grocery takes delivery from a Wrightville Beverages truck.
Chez Buck says "King Edward" on the top. So this is the corner Edward and ... ?
Shared by Gilles Pacquette.
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Found this picture of a bottle from Wrightville Beverages in Hull, Quebec . . .
L. Sarazin, Grocer, 249 Clarence St. at King Edward. Happy New Year.
King Edwards and Quigues.....
Looking west over Lowertown towards Uppertown Ottawa in 1968, shared by Gilles Paquette.
The skyline is still dominated by the spires of churches and parliament in this amazing panorama.
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In the 60's I went on the double Ferris wheel at the EX and from that way also the parliament buildings could be seen when we were on the top of the wheel .
Before Campeau Corporation went to town on the skyline.
I just love looking at how Ottawa once was in px, wishing that some of those legendary places were still in existence instead of dull condo crap and empty rundown spaces snd eyesores that exist now....
Missed this post from Andrew Jeanes the other day, while on the way to Washington DC. It's another shot of Santa arriving in Vars for the Freiman's Santa Claus train, this one from the Ottawa City Archives.Here are some more photos of the Freiman's Santa Claus Train. These are from the Andrews-Newton collection at the City of Ottawa Archives. As you will see, many of them were taken at the same date and time—sometimes from similar angles—as the CN Collection photos you posted yesterday. ... See MoreSee Less
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I have more photos. Will share them later this evening.
Another fine portrait, this time taken by Ottawa photographer C.B. Taggart, whose studio was on the corner of Bank and Wellington.
No background in this one, but that would have taken away from the gentleman's very fine hat. It's almost like a portrait of the hat and not the person?
Shared by Ted Rundle.Photo Studio corner of Bank & Wellington Sts. The C.B. Taggart studio
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CB Taggart Born in 1848 died in 1914 was my Father and six Siblings Great Grndfather 🙂
He also has a fine stout black-thorn stick.
Portrait of Martha Jane Mussell, taken by Ottawa's premier photographer William James Topley. Alway fascinating to see what background or props were chosen for these portraits, and to wonder about what they were intended to mean.
First of three portraits posted by Mary Museell that we'll share over the next few days. Mary writes:My grandmother, Martha Jane (Cleland) Mussell, taken at Topley Studio in Ottawa about 1912.
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Some things don't change ... at least in some parts of Old Ottawa South.
Shared by Tom Hays who writes:My grandfather on my dad's side ...about 1944/5 ... location Sunnyside Avenue. .... which amazingly that home still stands today last time I was down Sunnyside Avenue.
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Nice.
Great Uncle lived on Sunnyside!!
Tom and others, see more comments when you click on the actual photo. Not sure why it works this way but it does. Some of you may find it of interest. Thanks!
Morning Puzzler. Jamie Miner shares this picture of an Ottawa building from 1911, "between Bank and Kent."
But what building is it, asks Jamie. And where?1911 Building between Bank Street and Kent Street. Just don't know the name of the building.
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In 1921 it was a Salvation Army Hall. The 1921 census shows that a family called "Alderman" lived there - an FS Alderman, wife Lulu, and daughter Dorothia. In the 1923 city directory it was called "Salvation Army Citadel No 2".
Yes I recall walking past thisw on Gladstone for sure. I doubt it ever would have been a residence. You think so?
Went to a few services back in the 50s. We lived around the corner on Bank St.
Sunday Driver: Ottawa couple examine would could just be their very first car, on display at the Science and Tech Museum on St. Laurent, not long after it opened in 1967.
The car is a Ford Model T, from what they call the Brass Era, complete with acetylene gas-burning brass headlamps.
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Missed seeing all those great exhibits that hs been stored away to what had been a great museum./
Saturday Night. Ottawa House in Hull from way back in the day.
Not sure if it was as notorious then as it later became, but it sure has a huge Brading's sign on the top!
During Prohibition in Ontario (1919-1927), the Bradings Brewery on Wellington Street could not sell beer in Ottawa ... but they could sell in Quebec. I suspect the picture is from this era due, when many deliveries were still made by horse and wagon.
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I had many good times at the O.H. No bad experiences there for me, just enjoyment and good loud Bands! I remember the lady walking around with the hard-boiled eggs and french fries!
Checkered tablecloths, quarts of Molsons' finest & Harry Young doing 'Whole Lotta Love' better than Led Zeppelin! Or maybe the Molsons just made it seem better. Anyways there were people lined up around the block waiting to get in ... they obviously felt the same way!
Pascal, it was on Eddy St.
A deserted downtown Ottawa at Christmas time, shared by Anneke Dubash (and also on the Ogilvy's facebook page).
Writes Anneke:A very pretty view of Rideau Street in Ottawa by Malek Karsh. I am guessing late 50s.
The building at the left is the old Ogylvie's Department Store, the facade of which collapsed last year during the construction of the Rideau Mall expansion.
I love the Christmas decorations on the light poles, with the gift boxes over the lights themselves.
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Funny... My initial thought was "Its a wonderful life".
Trudels hardware loved going there on Rideau St. Small creaky floors but they had everything you needed and old mr trudel would always be there late 70s &80s good times
Look at those beautiful Christmas decorations!
Something you really wouldn't want to do in the Ottawa River in December -- go for a dip in the Ottawa River.
The occasion was test of of aircrew survival suits from a dinghy by the Test and Development Establishment of RCAF, Rockcliffe. The date is December 27, 1943.
I hop the suits worked ... Brrrr!
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This sort of work was moved to Toronto where it is still done by the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine.
Hal Jenner shares a cabinet card of his great great Grandmother and a future Colonel. Imagine his Ottawa Cameron Highlander friends would have had a hoot about this get-up.
Hal writes:Cabinet card from S. J. Jarvis Photography 1895 of My great great Grandmother Elizabeth Maynard Rogers and George Harold Rogers (Later Honorary Col. of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa)
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A sort of before and after shared by My Old Ottawa. First and black and white picture of the Booth mills at Chaudière Falls. Then a colorized version of the same picture. ... See MoreSee Less
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Do you have any photos of Chaudiere Falls before the dam? It has been said the falls were a more impressive attraction than Niagara.
A reminder to everyone to date their photos! Enjoy the old pics. So much has changed!
Do you have any photos of Main Street or the Oblates land?
Classic view of the timber on the Ottawa side of the river. The building in the distance is now the Mill Street restaurant, formerly The Mill, and formerly ... a Mill!
Shared by Lebreton Flats Remembered, who writesLebreton Flats 1872, Captain Young's lumber float and Timber slide.
courtesy Mccord Museum, Williamm Notman Collection.
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Ottawa fleet of shiny Canadian National Express trucks, lined up on the lawn in front the Armouries on Laurier in 1935.
At the time, CN filled the role now played by Purolator, FedeX, and UPS. These chaps would have been really busy during the holidays, delivering all those presents!
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The correct name of the 'armouries' ( not capitalized) is 'The Drill Hall'.
Weren't the armouries on Rideau (now expensive condos)?
And they were not afraid of big boxes. place I worked at in the 1970 era often used them until they exited the small package business.
Student protesters in Ottawa mount a Christmas Day rally in 1960, to protest the presence of fifty-six nuclear weapons on Canadian soil.
The weapons in question were the Bomarc B missiles that John Diefenbaker's government (and later Pearson's Liberals) agreed to base at North Bay, Ontario, and La Macaza, Quebec.
The students came from 17 different universities and thought they would present their petition to Members of Parliament -- only to discover this was Ottawa and no one was working. They then marched to Rideau Hall, only to discover the Governor General was also absent.
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Would anybody, whether they had made it to university or not, honestly expect anyone to be working on Parliament Hill on Christmas day, beyond maybe some maintenance staff and a couple of RCMP?
Contrary to the cynics below, Terry and Kevin, (;-), believe it or not, but protests get more attention when picked up by the media than by MPs when they are sitting in the house and not looking out the window. MPs read newspapers, or so we learned in school.
But they did get their picture in the papers, and a few years later, notoriety on Lost Ottawa.
The Holidays are about family, and at least used to be about dressing up. Here's another fine Ottawa portrait, this time showing womens' fashions from back from the early 1900s.
The woman is Marie Anne Verhelst. Shared by granddaughter Jackie Guilbeault.Here is a picture of my grandmother, Marie Anne Verhelst, in early 1900's
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Thanks for posting. What a wonderful photo to have of your Grandmother.
Interesting view of one of Ottawa's famous "temporary" buildings, shared by Robert Beaupre.
The puzzler is, from what building was this picture taken?
Robert writes:Old Naval headquarters in Ottawa circa 1940.Now it's the Ottawa Courthouse on Elgin across from Place Bell.
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It must be taken from the Lord Elgin Hotel. That looks like the First Baptist Church on the corner of Laurier and Elgin in the right hand corner.
picture taken from the Lord Elgin hotel?
probably taken by a Soviet spy from the Lord Elgin Hotel
Our friend over at the Charles Ogilvy Ltd. has been running a few pictures of Ottawa Christmas.
Here's one. There are several others worth checking out.DAY 4 : Continuing with yesterday's post, here's another great outdoor picture of the Christmas decorations. This one I believe is from Christmas 1947. Thanks so much for all the "likes" & "comments" on yesterday's picture. The support & interest is phenomenal!! 🙂
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I loved shopping at that store. They should have kept it opened
I remember this store and going there often. I for one was sad to see this close.
Francine: one of the 4 we always shopped at when we went to Ottawa from Hull..
Many folks will be traveling today, by one means or another. Here's a look south over the train sheds of Ottawa's Union Station, circa 1928, as a loco builds up steam for departure.
Sandy Hill on the left, Laurier Street Bridge and the canal on the right.
As a matter of fact, Lost Ottawa is on its way to Washington right about now.
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Thanks for sharing such a great photo. Wishing Lost Ottawa and all contributors a great new year full of health, happiness and good fortunes. Looking forward to mane new glimpses of old Ottawa in the new year.
That was the way to travel
we lived on Steward Street three blocks from Laurier and in french we always said rue Laurier but in english it has always been Laurier Avenue East or West... really do not know why ...maybe someone else has an answer ..Eglise Sacre Coeur (the old majestic one that burned) was on Laurier Avenue but rue Laurier in french... wonder
Some Ottawa youngsters in a Cabinet Card from the 1880's. The lass -- if that is a lass -- has quite the curl!
Shared by Ted Rundle.Great looking kids. 1880's Ottawa.
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Wonder who they were?
I love this
Lost Ottawa Xmas: Last stop for the Freiman's Santa Claus Mystery Special train. Namely, the Departure Hall of Union Station. There, the annual Freiman's event went into yet another gear.
The kids had already gone by rail to Vars, where Santa arrived by helicopter. Then they all got hysterical as Santa walked from car to car spreading Xmas cheer. But it wasn't over.
Back in the station the kids were met by a marching band, complete with Majorettes, and then greeted by Mayor Charlotte Whitton (on the podium with Santa there). And then there was Toyland!
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I help hold back the crowds in front of A J Frieman's when Santa came down from the station 1960 . I was a trainee buyer!
The marching band was the GGFG Band and the majorettes were those of the Ottawa Roughriders.
Here's Charlotte Whitton reading a ceremonial proclamation welcoming Santa Claus to Ottawa. This was Saturday, November 17, 1956. (Photo from the Andrews-Newton Collection, City of Ottawa Archives)
Lost Ottawa Xmas: On board the Freiman's Santa Claus train heading back to Ottawa from Vars in November of 1956. The kids are super-excited because Santa is walking from car to car -- and he's about to arrive!
Every year from at least 1956 to 1961, Freiman's put on this crazy event in which Santa flew into Vars by helicopter to meet a train full of kids departing from Union Station. Some years there as many as 20 coaches.
The kids look ridiculously happy.
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Not sure if was still sponsored by Freiman's but there was a Santa train well in the late 60s
I was one of those kids...
I worked for Freiman's they were a great company. Worked for Mrs. Degler in accounting.
Lost Ottawa Xmas: A group of kids in Vars wave goodbye to Santa, as the Freiman's Santa Claus train heads back to Ottawa Union Station in November of 1956.
Part of a Christmas promotion put on by Freiman's every year from at least 1956 to 1961, in which Santa would fly into Vars by helicopter to meet a train full of kids from Ottawa.
One adult in the middle looks super sad!
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Does anyone have photos of the annual Freeman Christmas window that was set up at the main doors? As a child I could stand there for the longest time just looking at everything.
we were fortunate to have been kids back then!
These are good memories.
Lost Ottawa Xmas Special: Santa waves to kids in Vars as the Frieman's Santa Claus Special prepares to head back Ottawa Union Station in November of 1956.
Part of a promotion put on by Freiman's every year from at least 1956 to 1961, as near as I can tell. Not sure what the "mystery" element of event was.
Part of a series were running today.
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I visited Freiman's every Saturday just to have one of their ice cold malted milk shakes in the bargain basement. 1962-65 ish.
Nice...
Lost Ottawa Xmas: Santa Claus with a group of kids in Vars, where Santa had just arrived by helicopter to meet the Frieman's Santa Claus Special train out of Ottawa's Union Station. Big day for the kids of Vars, too!
The event was part of a November promotion put on by Freiman's every year from at least 1956 to 1961, as near as I can tell.
Part of a series today.
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Noticed that Santa trimmed his beard square I guess so it wouldn't dip into his soup 😀
It went longer as I remember it too!
Lost Ottawa Xmas: Santa Arrives by helicopter in Vars to meet the kids who had just arrived on Frieman's Santa Claus Special from Union Station. You can see the end of the train in the background. Date is 1956.
It seems Frieman's ran this train every November from at least 1956 to 1961. Frieman's famous Toyland would open the next day.
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The Frieman Express. Did they serve hot chocolate too?
I was on that train. I remember that trip, felt like we went to Montreal.
It ran much later than that, almost up to the time when Friemans was bought by the Hudson's Bay Company in the early 1970s.
Lost Ottawa Xmas. Excited kids in Union Station get free tickets for the Freiman's Santa Claus Special in November of 1956.
First of a series. I'm taking it easy today!
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I never heard about this when I was growing up. Probably because my parents had 5 kids in 6 years, and two more (planned this time) later on.
Spent a few Friday evenings outside Friemans window like most kids just starring at the displays--would not change that for the world--
Are these photos from the Andrews-Newton collection at the City of Ottawa Archives?
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