Lost Ottawa Facebook 2015
Here are all the Lost Ottawa posts that appeared on Facebook in 2015, starting with the most recent and going backwards.
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Steven Keenan shares this Afternoon Puzzler. Looks like Ottawa is preparing for a big event, but which one?
Says Steven:A collage of some photos from an event on Parliament Hill. Must be mid '40's, not sure what the event is though
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Raymond Bjornson shares this picture of a troops assembling in downtown Ottawa, circa 1914-1918.
I suspect this picture if from LAC, but I have no reference number.
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Monique Larabie Backs shares a family wedding photo on the steps of the church in Cyrville in Ottawa's East End, just past St. Laurent.
Writes Monique:Oops! Made a mistake in previous posting. This church was in Cyrville, ON, 1952. I don't know the name or if it still exist, could not find anything on the net. My aunt's wedding with my grandparents, father and aunts & uncles. I found it's name, Notre Dame de Lourde de Cyrville, 1187 Michael St at Cyrville Rd. The church was built in 1873 and still exists.
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Heather Crysdale shares an unusual snow pic from Ottawa's west end in 1955.
Writes Heather:Who remembers the trains that went along what is now the transit way? Here's my brother, circa 1955, sitting in his stroller while watching the trains go by, at the end of our street (Remic Avenue). The train is just slightly north of the Island Park and Scott Street intersection.
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Mountainous snowbank on Edgehill Place in Ottawa South during the record year of 1971.
Shared by Nancy Blair-Edmonson, who writes:February 27th 1971, my friend Kathryn Caldwell and I playing out front of our houses on Edgehill Place, near Bank and Alta Vista, 144 inches of snow.
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Elizabeth Somerville shares a picture of the ice palace built in Cartier Square for the Winter Carnival of 1922. That should be the normal school behind it, now part of city hall.
Each night, bathed in searchlights, the Guard Champlain would storm the castle at the end of an evening filled with sped-skating, snowshoe racing, and dancing on outdoor rinks in the square.
Elizabeth says this photo was taken by her aunt.
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Well, you have to admit they did a darn good job clearing this Ottawa street in 1955 ...
City of Ottawa Archives, CA032954
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Robin Collins shares some awesome Super 8 footage of snow clearance from the record Ottawa year of 1971.
First 10 second with the civilians are both telling and hilarious.
Writes Robin:
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Elizabeth Somerville shares a picture of this Ottawa Motorman. He would have had his hands full on a day like today ...
Says Elizabeth:
"This man is a cousin of my father. He is either John Gladstone Lockerby, or his brother David Lawrence Lockerby. They were both Motormen for Ottawa Electric Co, driving street cars. I do not know the year this was taken. They were not born nor raised in Ottawa, but came for the jobs"
Love the mustache ...
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An Ottawa-area couple pose on the steps of the Cyrville church in 1936.
First of three shots capturing the times and the family, shared by Monique Larabie Backs. Writes Monique:Oops! Made a mistake in previous posting. This church was in Cyrville, ON, 1936. I don't know the name or if it still exist, could not find anything on the net. My aunt's wedding. I found it's name, Notre Dame de Lourde de Cyrville, 1187 Michael St at Cyrville Rd. The church was built in 1873 and still exists.
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Bell's Corner's in Ottawa's West End in to complement our recent picture of Blackburn Hamlet in the east (although neither were actually part of Ottawa at the time).
Repost of a photo shared by Jim Wade, who says:Lynwood Village circa 1960 - Bell High School has just been built and the Bells Corner's train station is still in service.
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An Ottawa Christmas at 183 Stewart Street in the 1960s, as well as some Best Wishes for the Season.
Shared by Gilles et Claudette Laframboise, who write:Here is our version of the Christmas picture I think dated 1965ish.. at 183 Stewart Street, Ottawa ON. With all of these photos, I though I would put my two cents in .. hope all had a Merry Christmas and to all a very happy New Year 2016.. Keep these precious memories coming as my husband and I just love looking back in time...
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And from Ottawa's West End, Erin Litle shares a winter scene from Maplewood Avenue in the Britannia area on Maplewood Avenue.
Says Erin:
I am not sure of the year cause every year I can remember my street looked like this ...
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More snow from the record Ottawa year, shared by Heather Crysdale.
The snow was higher than your living room window ... and there was plenty of ammo for snowballs!
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Keyworth Avenue during the Great Ottawa Snow of 1971.
Shared by Patti Jo, following up on her photo of yesterday.
Writes Patti:The Great Snowfall of 1971: My grandfather (visiting from England) and me and two friends playing in the mountain of snow on our front lawn on Keyworth Avenue.
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Announcement for the opening of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa's east end, circa 1967.
The headline might have been a head-scratcher for the people living there since 1858 or so ... but refers to the new subdivision.
Shared by Jamie White, who writes:Came across this in the Blackburn hamlet community association on Facebook. I can't claim any credit for this but needed to share. Awesome.
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Ottawa Electric Railway clearing the snow at Bank and Sparks Street in the 1910, using early versions of the dump truck.
The OER, of course, wanted to keep its track clear, but I seem to recall reading that clearing the streets (at least those with tracks) was also part of their contract with the city.
It's funny how the streetcars then and the streetcars of fifties looked so much the same. No rocket shapes like they had in Toronto.
(LAC C-002459)
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We don't have spaceships that often, but this one was captained by an Ottawa boy. He headed the family down below, too.
Shared by Lebreton Flats Remembered, who explains:Lebreton Flats!!! What on Earth do these photos have to do with the Flats? Well you might be surprised to learn that the commander of the Battlestar Galactica and Ben Cartright of the long running TV series Bonanza (14 years from 1959 to 1973, for a total of 431 episodes) , was none other than Lorne Greene who was born and raised in the Flats on Duke Street just across the street from the fire station where his father also ran a shoe repair shop
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Another giant Ottawa snowbank from 1971, this one shared by Patti Jo. Must have been a shocker for Grandmama ...
As Patti explains:The Great Snowfall of 1971: My grandmother (visiting from England) and me outside my house on Keyworth Avenue.
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Dave Chandler shares his snow bank from the Ottawa record year, 1970-71.
Says Dave:I remember being on top of bank spreading the snow in yard to keep it low enough to keep piling up. All day event with my father. 1971
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Heather Crysdale shares some of her pictures of the record snow in 1970-71.
Says Heather:
Here's are photos taken in the Winter of 1970. I bought my first Ottawa Ski Club (OSC) two pass that year, and my parents asked me to track the number of times I went skiing, to make sure that the pass was cost effective. I skied 70 times that winter! More photos to follow...
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Lunch in Lost Ottawa, featuring Somerset and Preston and the Rainbow Grill in the 1950s. No snow!
Reshared by Raymond Bjornson. Originally shared by Lynn Marie Flynn.Somerset and Preston
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Donald Legault shares this picture of the record Ottawa-Hull snowfall in 1971.
Says Donald:For those who are nostalgic for snow, the following is from a series of photos I took in 1971. It was a record year for snow and I don't think it has been broken. The photo was taken on the Fairy Lake Parkway heading south.
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Did I mention the shoveling? Here is yours truly during the record Ottawa snow of 1971.
Clearing the driveway -- again -- at 87 Queensline Drive in Graham Park.
Long hair and skinny!
(Photo Lost Ottawa)
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The record snow of 1971 in front of this suburban Ottawa home.
I still remember the shovelling ...
(CSTM Stowell Collection)
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Here is the back of the Ottawa charts from CFGO, just shared by Barb Prasow.And this is the back of the charts.....
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Tired of all that Christmas Music? You could dig out the Ottawa hits of the 70s you bought after looking at CFGO's Top 14.
Looks like someone had a copy of Saturday Night Fever ...
Shared by Barb Prasow, who says:Found these 3 old charts from CFGO. Dates are from 1977, 78 and 79. Brings back memories, good memories. This is the front of the charts....
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Postcard from the Ottawa Valley, featuring the covered bridge at Fort Coulonge.
Shared by Ken Gourlay, who writes:Saw a post on Lost Ottawa the other day about the covered bridge at Fort Coulonge and found this post card from the 1960s in an old album that shows the covered bridge before it was renovated. My great-great grandfather worked the Ottawa as a steamboat captain in the 1800s and farmed on both sides of the river (Beachburg on the Ontario side and Fort Coulonge on the Quebec side).
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Evening Puzzler ... stamp hammer for an Ottawa-area logging company. But which one?
Shared by John LM.My father worked for a few logging companies, as did my grandfather and great grandfather. This was a hammer used to stamp the end of cut logs in order to identify the company. my dad got this years ago and we're not sure what company it is.
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Lynne Hornbrook shares a photo of 200 Isabella, formerly home to Ottawa TV station CHRO.
Going, going ....Say good bye to 200 Isabella St ( at Bank St)
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Robin Collins shares the Morning Puzzler about this (possibly) Ottawa horseman and the building behind him.
Writes Robin:This one is a bit of a gamble (guess). It's an old photo, doctored to correct a bad printing. It sure looks like it might be the location of the former Princess theatre in Ottawa but it might not be. Does anyone remember a theatre being known as the Century Theatre, in Ottawa. The Princess, later called The Rideau theatre was part of the Century chain. 1950s, based on the cars? Did we have police on horseback then? Heck, this could be New York City!
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Denton Pendergast shares a true Ottawa past time -- ice racing!
Writes Denton:Does anyone else remember the ice races up on those frozen Gatineau Lakes back in the '60's? Gordie Dewar in his massive front wheel drive Avanti and a whole bunch of Mini-Coopers, all with many, many screws screwed through their tires for traction. Gordie would scream down the straights leaving all the Minis in his ice crystals but in the corners the Mini's would all catch up to him like a swarm of angry little bees!
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Carolyn Gauthier shares a picture of an Ottawa Xmas.
Writes Carolyn:My older siblings and I. 1966 in Ottawa.
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Best Wishes for the Holidays from Lost Ottawa.
(Using an item I borrowed from our friends at the Bytown Museum)
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The Christmas Tree at Ottawa's Green Valley Restaurant, circa 1980. Remembered by many!
The picture was first shared in August by John Myer. I thought today might be a good day for a repost, while I recover from my turkey dinner.
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Santa in Ottawa, Patti Jo shares a picture of herself on Santa's knee in 1963.
Adds Patti:On Santa's knee in Friemans c.1963
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Christmas under an Ottawa tree, featuring a very elaborate nativity scene in 1954.
The scene was handmade by Maurice Miller for his tree at 269 King Edward Avenue.
(City of Ottawa Archives CA031158)
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Lost Ottawa Christmas in 1956, as my three older siblings come down in their jammies and see what's under the tree ...
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Christmas morning in the lumber camps? In days gone by, many men would be in the forest by now, up and down the Ottawa, Gatineau, Coulonge, and Lievre rivers.
Here's a great shot of cook in one camp getting breakfast ready -- that's a lot of toast!
(Photo by Malak, ND. LAC 4731362)
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A Lost Ottawa Xmas as my mom Janette does the most important thing ... getting the turkey out of the oven on Christmas Day in 1956.
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