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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 19h

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 1d

#PersonsDay #Ottawa #CdnPoli

A close-up of Barbara Paterson’s “Women are Persons!” (The Famous Five) statue at the very start of Rideau Street, with the Chateau Laurier across the street.

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Capital History Ottawa @caphistottawa.bsky.social · 6d

Full story (also edited for length since 1st published): www.ashleynewall.ca/2025/09/brad...

Brading's Brewery (Ottawa), Part 3: 20th Century & Beer Train Tunnel

www.ashleynewall.ca

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Capital History Ottawa @caphistottawa.bsky.social · 6d

2) H. F. Brading & Co.'s "Union Brewery", and Lebreton Flats / lumber piling grounds, viewing north-westerly from Bronson's Hill aka Christ Church Hill, ca. 1875. [Photo by William Topley]

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Capital History Ottawa @caphistottawa.bsky.social · 5d

Note the horse-drawn tram in the pic. Chances are photog Topley asked the conductor to park it for the shot, + hid the horses behind the tree stump (since they would've inherently moved, & consequently blurred).
Horse-drawn tram service in Ottawa began in 1866.

Capital History Ottawa @caphistottawa.bsky.social · 6d

2) H. F. Brading & Co.'s "Union Brewery", and Lebreton Flats / lumber piling grounds, viewing north-westerly from Bronson's Hill aka Christ Church Hill, ca. 1875. [Photo by William Topley]

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Capital History Ottawa @caphistottawa.bsky.social · 2d

Just happened across this Scott's Restaurant pic whilst searching for something else. Formerly on Rideau a couple doors east of Union Station, & prev. a Bowles Lunch. The other #Ottawa Bowles (on Sparks St.) ultimately became a Scott's Chicken Villa (KFC). Full story: apt613.ca/capital-hist...

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 3d

A Google Earth view of 110 O’Connor surrounded by other office buildings. 🏢 #Ottawa #brutalism

Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 3d

Goodbye, 110 O’Connor! #Ottawa #ottawaarchitecture #brutalism

The street level of 110 O’Connor before its demolition.

Looking down the covered front of 110 O’Connor, including the Running Room sign, in 2017.

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 3d

Even in the summer of 2025, the core of 110 O’Connor St was still standing. #Ottawa

110 O’Connor in July 2025, already a shell of a building.

110 O’Connor in August 2025, already a shell of a building.

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 3d

George Bemi had really left his mark on Ottawa’s downtown core, but his buildings are now slowly disappearing since many people now really hate #brutalism. 🏢 #Ottawa #ottawaarchitecture www.cominar.com/ENGLISH/port...

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 3d

Goodbye, 110 O’Connor Street, another George Bemi #brutalist office building bites the dust. This built in 1970 and also with a second street address: 160 Slater, officially the TD Building. #Ottawa www.instagram.com/p/BVpUITqFJIp/

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 4d

Another growing pothole on Laurier Ave West near Kent. Phoned the @en.ottawa.ca this afternoon but they had a 20 minute hold time. #Ottawa @arieltroster.com

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 6d

Remember kids, the @ncc-ccn.gc.ca does not allow the Headless Horseman at Mer Bleue. #Ottawa #Halloween

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 6d

Then why have so many 50 signs?

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 11d

Come join me — I built the bandwagon in 1977. @torontobluejays.bsky.social
🧢⚾️🐦 #BlueJays @mlb.com

A glass Toronto Blue Jays mug from the 1970s.

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Plain Kate @k8thek8.bsky.social · 7d

Ottawa'a most death-metal park

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Ian Hutchings 🫐 @ianhutchings.bsky.social · 11d

I look forward to this becoming a Canadian Heritage Moment at some point in the future.

#BlueJays

James G @orth.ca · 11d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 11d

Come join me — I built the bandwagon in 1977. @torontobluejays.bsky.social
🧢⚾️🐦 #BlueJays @mlb.com

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Lindsay Ballant @lballant.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Yankees Elimination Day to all who celebrate

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 13d

The import thing is, @octranspo.com let an empty West Bound LRT zoom past people waiting while another train is out of commission near Lees Stn. Because why do whatever you can to pick people in the interim? #Ottawa @occtranspo.bsky.social

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 14d

I’m going to guess that the @bsky.app trending topics list is not specific to Canada.
#BlueJays
⚾️🧢🏟️

Bluesky trending topics:
Lions
Seahawks
Ravens vs texans
The Archers
Vikings

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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 14d

The City needs to dedicate way more resources to this problem. The fact that they can't keep up with reports is not a good sign.

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 17d

A perennial issue in Ottawa: prioritize building more infrastructure for private vehicles or invest in a proper public transportation system.
🚍🚙🛻🚗🚇
#Ottawa #OttPoli

An editorial cartoon from 1964 showing a “Public Transit” bus blocked by two cars with flags saying “Private” in front of a sign that says “Which Way?”

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Ottawa Street by Street @heartofottawa.bsky.social · 22d

There’s a void in the Canadian chocolate bar market waiting to be filled by an entrepreneur! Some great Nielson chocolate bars are long gone thanks to mergers with US and European multinationals.

Neilson “4 flavours” chocolate bar from the 1980s, pre-NAFTA.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23d

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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