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Dave Allston

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Change in the air: Christmastime in 1899 Westboro

By Dave Allston The enduring traditions of Christmas in Canada largely originate from the Victorian...
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Brews and billiards: The history of the Herb & Spice building

By Dave Allston One of the landmark businesses on Wellington West is Herb and Spice....
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Robert H. Cowley’s vision and the birth of Champlain Park

By Dave Allston Champlain Park is one of Ottawa’s most beautiful neighbourhoods, long a hidden...
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The history of Holland Avenue: A story of two brothers

By Dave Allston Holland Avenue is one of Kitchissippi’s most significant streets, one which has...
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Loads of history: If the walls of Laundry Land could talk

By Dave Allston Laundry Land has been a staple atop of the Churchill Avenue hill...
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A welcoming place: The growth of Kitchissippi’s Jewish community in the 20th century

By Dave Allston Though Kitchissippi’s first Jewish residents had arrived in 1903, by the onset...
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A new home: Kitchissippi’s first Jewish residents

By Dave Allston The Jewish community in Ottawa has a deep appreciation for its past,...
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The story of the short-lived Tunney’s Pasture stockyards and slaughterhouse

By Dave Allston Tunney’s Pasture will see a major redevelopment in the relatively near future,...
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How Beechwood Cemetery nearly called Westboro ‘home’

By Dave Allston Beechwood Cemetery is a picturesque cemetery that, for the past 148 years,...
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