Join us for a walk through part of Centretown and many of its fascinating old apartment buildings. Learn how apartment living emerged in early 20th-century Ottawa, evolving from three-storey “walk-ups” to “Grandes Dames” like The Shefford and Windsor Arms, which in turn led to modernist high-rises in the 1960s and 1970s. Find out about the […]
Centretown is home to some of Ottawa's most impressive early apartment buildings, several of which are featured in Heritage Ottawa's recently published book, From Walk-Up to High-Rise: Ottawa's Historic Apartment Buildings, now in its second printing. GUIDES: Carolyn Quinn and Richard Belliveau, both contributors to From Walk-Up to High-Rise, are leading the tour.
You are invited to the Closing Ceremonies of Populace! This one day event will offer you the opportunity to participate in a final viewing of this exhibit and to hear from the artists who created Populace. This final Populace event runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 9, 2017. Music, refreshments and an […]
