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First public timepiece in Ottawa

4/19/2015

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Anyone interested in Lowertown history should read the April 28, 2014 article on Urbsite about the former General Hospital--now called Bruyère Hospital--at the corner of Sussex and Bruyère.
It includes this fascinating fact: 'The addition on the second storey of a matching pair of sundials, in 1851, was designed by Father Jean-François Allard, a geometry teacher. These sundials marked the first public timepiece in Ottawa and are considered to be unique in North America.'


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 What ever happened to the Adath Jershurun shul? 

4/6/2015

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This article originally appeared on The Ottawa Jewish Archives Facebook page.

Well, in 1956 congregations Adath Jeshurun and Agudath Achim amalgamated to form the Congregation Beth Shalom. The Adath Jeshurun synagogue at 375 King Edward Avenue was then converted to function as the Chevra Kadisha – the Jewish Community Memorial Chapel. 


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The artful steeples of Notre-Dame

2/27/2015

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Lowertown, Ottawa, August 2014.
Residents on the west side of ‪Lowertown‬ have an interactive art work in their sights 24-7. The colour and brilliance of the spires of Notre-Dame Cathedral transform continuously. On bright summer days, they reflect blindingly white rays. They turn peach at sunrise and mauve at sunset. They're often sterling silver or steel grey. Rarely, they appear green--which they were for a fleeting few minutes this morning. And, at dusk, we often enjoy this wondrous sight--the interior of the spires alight in gold. 

Lowertown residents and visitors have been experiencing this artwork for over 150 years, a thought that is truly awesome.

Post and photo by Michelle Ramsay-Borg
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What's in a name: York Street

2/18/2015

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Written by Nancy Miller Chenier; photo by Michelle Ramsay-Borg

York Street gets its name from that “Grand Old Duke of York” referenced in the familiar children’s nursery rhyme. When Colonel By founded Bytown and laid out the street plan for Lowertown, Prince Frederick, second son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, was the Duke of York and Albany. Although this duke died in 1827, the title lives on in Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

In Colonel By’s early plan, York Street was 120 feet wide and was the only thoroughfare other than Rideau to extend to King Street (now King Edward Avenue). In the 1840s, York Street was the dividing line for Lowertown’s two political wards. In 1850, money was allocated to build a plank sidewalk on the south side and to macadamize the roadway with a layer of stone compacted by a dust and water mixture. Around 1909, York Street was opened for traffic from King Street to Chapel Street.

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