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Bank Street bridge in 2014. Between Wellington Street and Gladstone Avenue in downtown, Bank Street is a shopping and business development district officially known as the "Bank Street Promenade" and the street is lined with common signage affixed to streetlights and street-level advertising billboards showing this distinction.
The Bank Street Bridge, officially known as the Bank Street Canal Bridge, is a bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that carries Bank Street over the Rideau Canal. It links the Glebe to Old Ottawa South. It also passes over the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive. A wooden bridge was first constructed in this location in 1866.
The history of Ottawa, capital of Canada, [1] was shaped by events such as the construction of the Rideau Canal, the lumber industry, the choice of Ottawa as the location of Canada's capital, as well as American and European influences and interactions. By 1914, Ottawa's population had surpassed 100,000 and today it is the capital of a G7 ...
St. Patrick Street, George Street, MacKenzie Avenue, Dalhousie Street Ottawa (Byward Market) ON Ottawa (Byward Market) municipality More images: Canada's Four Corners Building 93 Sparks Street Ottawa (Downtown) ON
The Battle of Billings Bridge is an informal name given to a counter-protest organized by Ottawa residents on February 13, 2022, during the Canada convoy protest. Led by Sean Burges, a senior instructor at Carleton University , the counter-protesters set up a blockade on Riverside Drive at Bank Street at the corner of Billings Bridge.
Old Ottawa South, used to be known simply as "Ottawa South". The "old" designation came into use in the 1990s to distinguish the community from newer suburban developments in the south of Ottawa. "Old Ottawa South" is quite central and close to downtown by modern (post World War II) standards. The term "Ottawa South" is still in use in some ...
1610 – Étienne Brûlé is the first European to see the Chaudière Falls. 1613 – Samuel de Champlain passes the site of the future Ottawa on June 4. 1613 to 1663 – A 1613 royal charter from the King of France evolved to give successive groups monopolies to invest in the vast territory of New France, control the fur trade and manage colonization.
Name Location (Street) City Province Year Built Other Information Image W. E. Noffke House 209 Wilbrod Street Ottawa Ontario 1904 Noffke's first home built for him and his bride, Ida. Bank of Ottawa: 186 Bank Street Ottawa Ontario 1906 Classical Greek motifs including temple front facade Union St. Joseph du Canada 325 Dalhousie St. Ottawa Ontario