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Christopher Ryan: Ponderosa, Ottawa's steakhouse bonanza

_ A weekly feature from Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ [ ![](/legacy/02398.jpg) ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-1973-07-16-St-Laurent-Page-20.jpg) Ottawa Journal, July 16, 1973 Broadcast from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza is the second-longest running prime-time western television series and the fourth-longest running prime-time series on American television. ...

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Christopher Ryan: Dundonald: A park by any other name (Part 1)

_ A weekly feature from Christopher Ryan , a local photographer, blogger and researcher. It appears every Friday on our blog. _ [ ![](/legacy/02295.jpg) ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01-Dundonald-Sign-2013-.jpg) Somerset entrance to Dundonald Park (June 2013) Although Centretown cannot be characterized as a neighbourhood that is stuffed with green space, it is blessed with two well-used historic parks (among a number of others), roughly equidistant from either side of Bank Street. ...

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"Any rumor that steel for the Lord Elgin Hotel will not be available until after the war is FALSE"

Lots of history posts on our blog this week! Here’s an old newspaper ad from the Ottawa Journal on December 2, 1940. Hat tip to Christopher Ryan for digging this up! [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BVCtEYWCEAEC3EO.jpg) CITIZENS OF OTTAWA TAKE NOTE: Any rumor that steel for the Lord Elgin Hotel will not be available until after the war is FALSE. ...