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Remembering a By-gone era. Hobby account; no politics, no agenda. Most images pre-1950 & #colourized. Feed by @shleyNewall. @apt613 alumni. #CdnHistory
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined April 2017
New on my blog – the previously untold tale of Rochester's Victoria Brewery, purported to be the 1st in what would become Ottawa: https://t.co/KSaGX87vOv
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Per @globeandmail, "Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub" My prev. @apt613 article on such matters:
apt613.ca
Step back in time with Ashley Newall's colourized photos of Ottawa's railway station through the years.
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I also discussed the downtown train station issue on CBC podcast This Is Ottawa w/ Robyn Bresnahan:
cbc.ca
Ottawa used to have a grand main train station right downtown. That building is now the temporary home of the Senate. The city’s current train terminal sits five kilometres away in the east-end....
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Per @globeandmail, "Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub" My prev. @apt613 article on such matters:
apt613.ca
Step back in time with Ashley Newall's colourized photos of Ottawa's railway station through the years.
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Newly acquired photo: O'Keefe brewery & warehouse, Lebreton Flats (viewing north-easterly), ca. 1961
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My recent O'Keefe's blog post has been updated w/ a bunch of newly discovered (#Ottawa era) pics & ads:
ashleynewall.ca
O'Keefe's beer was brewed in Ottawa from the mid-to-late 1940s until 1969.
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My recent O'Keefe's blog post has been updated w/ a bunch of newly discovered (#Ottawa era) pics & ads:
ashleynewall.ca
O'Keefe's beer was brewed in Ottawa from the mid-to-late 1940s until 1969.
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Bytown Museum marking 200th anniversary of city's founding
ctvnews.ca
The Bytown museum is kicking off a year-long celebration to mark Bytown’s 200th anniversary.
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On Dec. 31, 1857, Queen Victoria made a decision that had a lasting impact on our history. She decided that Ottawa was to be the new capital of the Province of Canada. How did this small community, best-known as a lumber town, become the capital? This is the story. Back in 1841,
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125 years ago today, Winston Churchill gave a lecture on the Boer War at #Ottawa's Russell Theatre. Afterwards, he cancelled his next tour stop & holed up at the (neighbouring) Russell House Hotel. Full story:
apt613.ca
Sir Winston Churchill first appeared in Ottawa in December 1900 on a speaking tour, spinning the tale of his escape from the Boers, a highly publicized escapade that had just launched his political...
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Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 8-bit #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required to stoke this very 1980s hearth. Thanks to software preservation, the flames are still crackling on the Internet Archive. ✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A
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"With All Good Wishes for Christmas", posted 22 December 1908.
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@CraigBaird My article on such matters, "Capital History: Building the First Centre Block"
apt613.ca
Parliament Hill is such an icon in Ottawa that it's hard to imagine the city before it existed. In the latest Capital History article, Ashley Newall gives you the story of building the first Centre...
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On this day in 1859, ground was broken on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The first stones were laid on April 16, 1860. Construction was paused in the early-1860s due to a public inquiry over the cost overruns on the project. Construction finished in 1876.
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On a winter’s day of an unknown vintage, a horse-drawn sleigh makes its way up Wellington Street, passing in front of East Block.
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@CraigBaird My collection of O'Keefe's ads from the Ottawa era (1940s-60s):
ashleynewall.ca
O'Keefe's beer was brewed in Ottawa from the mid-to-late 1940s until 1969.
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In March 1919, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry returned home to a hero’s welcome. Thousands of spectators gathered in front of what is now Confederation Square in Ottawa to celebrate the regiment’s return from the First World War. CWM 19840422-056
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Guess who’s rising to the occasion? 👀 Big things are happening today as @ParksCanada raises the Rideau Canal’s water levels back up for Skateway season. Did you know it takes about two days to fill the canal to its ideal level? Learn more here: https://t.co/uhFUNRGRN1
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The tale of George Stirling's (OG) Dominion Brewery, on the former 'Canal Wharf' aka "Stirling's Wharf" at the foot of the locks:
apt613.ca
Scottish-born George Stirling (1819–1880) owned Ottawa’s (first) Dominion Brewery and was a pillar of local society. And that’s just about all I know about the man–very few personal details could be...
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