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Just finished reading [ Win, Tie or Wrangle ](http://www.penumbrapress.com/book.php?id=297) , a totally awesome book by local hockey historian Paul Kitchen. A fascinating read, highly recommended if you are either a) a hockey fan or b) a local history buff. ...

As a follow-up to our earlier post about the best and worst public washrooms in Ottawa , check out this interesting collection of photos of public “comfort stations” in Ottawa. It’s from the Urbsite blog, and the photos include this note: ** ** “Contemporary concerns about safety and sanitation have made the public convenience a rare avis in today’s cities. ...

It’s been 50 years since the last streetcars ran in Ottawa. April 30, 1959 was the last day of operation. Here are a few links: * [ Colour photos of Ottawa streetcars ](http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4754.shtml) * [ Colour video of Ottawa streetcars ](http://www. ...

Live from the Ottawa Civic Centre, Here’s the opening to Hockey Night in Canada on October 8, 1992. It was the inaugural game for the “modern” Ottawa Senators. (Ottawa went on to win that game 5-3 over the Montreal Canadiens.) ** ...

David Reevely blogged about this video today - a 1942 “travelogue” about Ontario, including about 5 minutes of colour footage of Ottawa’s downtown. It’s pretty rare to see colour photos of Ottawa from this era, and even rarer still to see video. ...

Check out this great post from David McClelland’s blog, The Ottawa Project. It’s about the evolution of downtown Ottawa around the Union Station. Using a series of overhead images, David traces the evolution of the area that now includes the Rideau Centre, the National Arts Centre, City Hall, and the Government Conference Centre. ...

Reader Ken Waplington writes: Re: Late local CTV Ottawa news(Jan 17/08). It was noted the closing of Throop Photo on Merivale Rd., sad! But in it's evolution, Throop Photo had an earlier life. When Westgate Shopping Center was opened on Carling Avenue, the shopping centre was touted as one of the largest & most modern in North Americal! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/freepress.jpg) Nice work by Robin Kelsey - he’s posted a photo essay on the mural on Somerset House , the doomed building at Bank and Somerset that could be demolished soon. Check it out here… ** Related: ** Ottawa History Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/octranspo-Interesting-picture_1194828041765.png) Here’s a nice pic posted to the OC Transpo Community on Live Journal. The photo shows one of Ottawa’s streetcars, on Wellington Street in front of Union Station (now the Government Conference Centre). The Daly Building is on the left - now torn down and replaced by a condo . ...

The Ottawa Senators are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in modern franchise history. It could be a homecoming of sorts for the Stanley Cup. The original Ottawa Senators (and Silver Seven before that) won the championship 11 times, the last one in 1927. ...