The Kitchissippi Museum

Dave Allston's blog about west Ottawa's little-known history, with stories, photos and information covering the fascinating history of the historic Kitchissippi neighbourhoods.

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Friday, November 13, 2015

The history of Laroche Park - what lies beneath!

This week's new issue of the Kitchissippi Times features the first of a two-part article on the surprising history of Laroche Park. Rece...

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Expanding on the old Richmond Road tollhouse & O'Neil house

In the Kitchissippi Times of October 15th ( https://kitchissippitimes.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/landmark-building-of-wellington-st/ ), I wrot...

Friday, October 16, 2015

The true "landmark" building of Wellington West; a historical look at the controversial Mizrahi lot

This week's issue of the Kitchissippi Times is out, and features an article I wrote about the corner of Island Park Drive and Richmond, ...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

When the telephone arrived in Kitchissippi

I came across this news nugget a while back, which highlights the arrival of the telephone in Kitchissippi (or at least the western part of ...

Saturday, October 3, 2015

A vintage Carleton Tavern photo!

One of the more elusive photos I've been searching for has been an old photo of the Carleton Tavern. For some odd reason I've never ...

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Street Profiles: The History of Carruthers Avenue

Current Street Name: Carruthers Avenue Former Street Names: Cave Street and Hurdman Street (between Wellington and Scott) and Second Stre...

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