Downtown in Canada's fourth largest city... - Page 2

boden · #21 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 3:01 AM**

Nice work flar! ( as usual)

OhioGuy · #22 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 3:30 AM**

That pano is a stunner. Thanks for the great tour of Ottawa!

xzmattzx · #23 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 2:50 PM**

Great pictures! I didn't realize that Ottawa had so many great smaller buildings. I see some similarities to Toronto, Hamilton, and London all in Ottawa.

That chateau style for buildings is pretty cool. I'd like to see some of that style down in the U.S., although I don't think that it would work that well here.

ColDayMan · #24 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 4:35 PM**

The Wellington of Canada.

softee · #25 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 10:58 PM**

There are lots of nice canyons in downtown Ottawa, it has a very dense CBD.

dktshb · #26 Posted **Jan 19, 2010, 11:17 PM**

It looks like a beautiful city even in winter. I am surprised at its ranking because I would have thought Calgary was bigger. Thanks for sharing.

MplsTodd · #27 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 12:35 AM**

GREAT PHOTOS!
Downtown Ottawa was very busy last summer when I visited for a few days. At first I wasn't impressed with downtown--it was dominated by charmless 1970s and 1980s boxy offices and concrete condos, but then I saw the area around Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill and Byward Market--that area is a jewel!

LAsam · #28 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 1:09 AM**

Very nice, thanks!

flar · #29 Posted **Jan 20, 2010, 1:13 AM**

I didn't cross the Rideau Canal for this tour, although a few buildings on that side show up here. There are lots of nice buildings on the other side, which I will show another time. I also did a tour of the ByWard Market a couple months ago: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=176157

I also just noticed that I accidentally left out a couple of megapanos of two of the nicest highrises in downtown Ottawa. Damn!

AuxTown · #30 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 10:17 PM**

Thanks for the great tour of my 'hood Flar! And extra thanks for a wicked shot of my home!

Swinefeld · #31 Posted **Jan 21, 2010, 10:34 PM**

Ottawa is SENSational. Some real show stoppers in there.

xzmattzx · #32 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 4:12 AM**

Since this is about Downtown, is there a plaque or monument or marker in Confederation Park for the location of the third Dey's Arena, which was torn down in 1927?

(Also, just curious, what's the name of the neighborhood surrounding McNabb Park?)

AuxTown · #33 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by xzmattzx

Since this is about Downtown, is there a plaque or monument or marker in Confederation Park for the location of the third Dey's Arena, which was torn down in 1927?

(Also, just curious, what's the name of the neighborhood surrounding McNabb Park?)

Wow, I've never heard of Dey's Arena! After a quick read through Wikipedia I realize that there definately should be some kind of plaque. I'm gonna check that out this week sometime. Thanks.

xzmattzx · #34 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 5:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

Wow, I've never heard of Dey's Arena! After a quick read through Wikipedia I realize that there definately should be some kind of plaque. I'm gonna check that out this week sometime. Thanks.

Wikipedia says that there is a monument for the second of three Dey's Arenas (near McNabb Park, hence why I asked about it, but I didn't know about the monument). I don't know if there are plaques or anything about the other arenas, though. The history is very blurry, but apparently one or more of the Dey's Arenas hold records, such as first rink specifically for hockey in Canada, and maybe some other stuff.

Hockey arenas and hockey history in Ottawa would be enough to make an entire thread (and one that I would LOVE to see). You guys have the Aberdeen Pavilion, which hosted hockey back at the turn of the century and is still around. You also have some interesting arenas that have hosted junior hockey. This is all on top of the Dey's Arenas and other demolished buildings.

YOWflier · #35 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 1:43 PM**

Legendary thread. Seriously well done. That pano especially is epic.

Bedhead · #36 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 2:22 PM**

Great stuff, like an architectural Mr Universe contest!

shakman · #37 Posted **Jan 22, 2010, 8:45 PM**

Downtown Ottawa reminds a lot like Downtown DC... very dense with canyons of buildings.

flar · #38 Posted **Jan 24, 2010, 11:14 PM**

xzmattzx: Interesting, I've never even heard of Dey's Arena, but reading the wikipedia pages, it seems there is a lot of hockey history here.

Thanks all!

xzmattzx · #39 Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 12:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by flar

xzmattzx: Interesting, I've never even heard of Dey's Arena, but reading the wikipedia pages, it seems there is a lot of hockey history here.

You need to do a photothread on it.

I'd do it myself, but Ottawa is way too far away.

mhays · #40 Posted **Jan 25, 2010, 1:50 AM**

Quite a few nice historic buildings. And I'm shivering just thinking about the cold.

All these years I've thought Calgary was #4 and Ottawa was maybe half that size. Learned something today.