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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 1:25 AM
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Smile Ottawa Series Begins: Hintonburg

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Hintonburg
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Hintonburg is an older neighbourhood on the west side of Ottawa. A commercial strip runs through the neighbourhood along Wellington Street. North of Wellington is a working class neighbourhood of small wooden houses on narrow streets probably dating to around the turn of the century. The houses south of Wellington are mostly brick and appear to have been built later, some well into the 1920s and 30s. Today the neighbourhood is considered "up and coming" and seems popular with the artistic community.


We'll start in the area north of Wellington:



















Gambrel roofs are very common in Ottawa










An old industrial area. Some factories have been replaced with modern infill.





The commercial area along Wellington St.




















South of Wellington, brick predominates.








Some post modern homes




The southeast section looks very upper middle class




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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 1:55 AM
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It looks very vibrant and beautiful. Thanks!
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 2:04 AM
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looks like a nice hood with a lot of potential.

you guys take historic(al) buildings for granted in the east.
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Great shots of an up-and-coming neighbourhood Flar! An excellent first contribution to the Ottawa section.



I love this building, one of my favorites in the entire city!
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 3:34 AM
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I really like old neighborhoods like this
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 3:48 AM
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Would it be blasphemous of me to say "Ottawa ain't Hamilton"?!
I always enjoy visiting Ottawa, however outside of downtown I find many of the neighborhoods quite banal. Maybe that is being a bit harsh, I don't know. If anyone can show them as interesting it is you. I wait with bated breath!
Anyway flar, after all that drivel....good post!
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2009, 3:51 AM
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nice to see your spirit of neighbourhood exploration continues in Ottawa, flar

Ottawa appears to be quite different from Hamilton in terms of built environment... though this unpretentious neighborhood would still fit in well with many of the neighborhoods you featured... I love the gambrel roofs!
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Great way to start off Ottawa. I learned a lot about Hamilton from your threads, and while I have never been to or been near Ottawa like I have Hamilton, I am looking forward to learning a lot about your new hometown.
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Really nice photos, shows the character of the neighbourhood.
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I've been waiting to see a bit of Ottawa through your lens. Thanks for the tour! Look forward to more...
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I can't wait to see what you do with other neighbourhoods, especially now that the grass is turning green and the trees are about to bud.
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That car parked out front is so completely apropos. Genius.

Love the photo set. Looking forward to seeing more like this.
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Nice photos, man.

By the way, in one of the earlier shots, you snapped a picture of my buddy Dave's place.
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That car parked out front is so completely apropos. Genius.

Love the photo set. Looking forward to seeing more like this.
Exactly what I was thinking.
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My girlfriend and I were pretty close to buying a house in this neighborhood and we really regret not taking it. It was a super price and literally on the fringes of the sweeping renewal. Live and learn...
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Interesting to see this side of Ottawa. Nice work!
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Finally! Great set. You managed to get a shot of that damn baby place I get dragged to at least once a month. (the one O-town quoted).

Looking forward to more!
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Hintonberg is one part of Ottawa I have not explored. flar, you make me want to check out Hintonberg right away! Great set!
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Would it be blasphemous of me to say "Ottawa ain't Hamilton"?!
Not blasphemous at all

I was in Mixed Media last week and commented to hmagazine how I was missing your presence in Hamilton. I'm looking forward to seeing more of Ottawa, but as stated previously it certainly ain't going to be Hamilton.

As always, great photos.
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Interesting mix of housing. I like it.
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