Old Ottawa East

The area was first settled in the early 1800s and became known as Archville before being incorporated as the Village of Ottawa East in the late 1800s. It was initially seen as a suburb, with the boundary of Ottawa ending at Gladstone and Mann avenues, and remained rural in nature for some time. It was amalgamated with the City of Ottawa in 1907.

The area was developed gradually over the 20th century but remained largely unchanged until recently when a focus was put on the community by three things:

• Transforming Main Street, which bisects the community, into a complete street, meaning it gives as much preference to cyclists and pedestrians as it does to cars;

• Building the Flora Footbridge over the Rideau Canal to connect Old Ottawa East to Lansdowne Park and the Glebe;

• Large-scale housing development along Main Street will see close to 1,000 new homes and apartments by the time it’s finished, with accompanying commercial and retail growth.

Information from allthingshome.ca