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, October 30, 2020

The hidden history of West Wellington's Gastropub building!

(Illustration sourced from Wellington Gastropub Facebook) The building at 1323-1325 Wellington Street is one of West Wellington's most r...

Monday, October 5, 2020

The Top Hat Grill & Jimmy's Restaurant - classic Wellington West diners!

In the October issue of the Kitchissippi Times, I wrote about the old Jimmy's Restaurant and Top Hat Grill which was a long-time landm...

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Scott Street's incredible history of growth and transformation

Scott Street connects Kitchisippi from one end to just about the other. It's a main road that is only growing in importance as the land ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The pending loss of 150 years of history in the heart of Westboro

My article in this month's Kitchissippi Times (we're back in print!) focuses on the history of the unique building at the north-east...

The McKellar Golf Course - Part Five (The sale of the course and transition to residential)

This is the final part (part five) of a five-part series on the history of the McKellar Golf Club/Course. Part one (McKellar Park, club b...

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