signs

I like this sign from Capital Hill Hotel & Suites a good example of honest advertising. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ottawa-loves-meetings.jpg) “OTTAWA LOVES MEETINGS! Turn a necessary evil into an enjoyable experience…” Photo by Dasha , used with permission. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Civic_CIFX01.jpg) _ _ _ (photo by Ross Brownfoot) _ _ _ ** Recommended reading: ** Ross Brownfoot’s blog post about the Civic Hospital sign . This is one of the coolest signs in the city - a real landmark at the corner of Carling and Holland. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/277456645.jpg) Where do you buy a huge kid? At a huge kids sale, of course. The photo is from Claire Brownell , used here with her kind permission. ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Kids Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/4CIS.jpg) This sign is so quintessential of Ottawa, isn’t it? Evan Thornton took the photo at an Ottawa parking garage on Friday night, and tweeted : “thoughtful Ottawa; even the over-urinated garage stairs get a bilingual out of order sign. ...

An angry reply to a bike thief, posted on a local lamp post. Taken by photographer Tony Bailey . _ (If you have a great photo of life in Ottawa that we can use on this blog, please send it to us at feedback@ottawastart. ...

No, not quite. Just a gas station under construction. (Across from Scotiabank Place, corner of Palladium & Huntmar.) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/free-gas.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Gas Prices Guide

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/photo-25282-2529.jpg) ** ** Taken at Confederation Park during Winterlude by Jeremie L. To be fair, this sign was right next to artists working on ice sculptures - but Jeremie says this area wasn’t any more or less slippery than any other part of the park. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/worthless-dam.jpg) Big thanks to DaniGirl for taking this photo of a sign beside the dam at Watson’s Mill in Manotick: “Contains worthless dam operating equipment.” (Dani’s taking a photo every day in 2011 as part of a 365 project. ...

[ ](http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg614/scaled.php?tn=0&server=614&filename=vkwy.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640) (Photo by Kaitlin Wainwright )

Great gift idea from Stephan Telka : Decommissioned Ottawa street signs, available for $10 each from the City of Ottawa. Link. ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Driving Guide