Joan here. I basically grew up in Ottawa, though it is many years ago now. As a teen, I couldn't wait to leave but as I grew older I felt more and more drawn back to the city and found myself missing it a lot. It has much in the way of beauty and history. I have been back to visit a number of times over these many years. My last visit was 2015 and I elected to do a walking tour of some of the old neighbourhoods I grew up in including Gilmour and Florence Streets and Third Ave. All the apartment buildings we lived in are long gone but I still had many memories to accompany me. My stomping grounds in younger times included the Glebe, Somerset, Bronson, Byward Market (though it was truly a market then and not a "destination") and anywhere along the canal and areas around Parliament Hill and later Hogsback. Whatever was in walking distance of home and school. I talked to some people on Florence St when I was back in 2015 and was astounded at the price the homes were going for, particularly as these were neighbourhoods of relative poverty at the time I lived there. I know I shouldn't be surprised as I have seen this in every community I have lived in over the years, but it still is mind-boggling and I couldn't shake the dissonance between the past and the present. It was a city on our list for retirement, however the costs and distance from friends and family precluded this option. If we were to have done it though I would have gone to my old neighbourhoods including the Glebe and Florence St as they have retained some of the "oldness" that I am drawn to and really appreciate now that I have "oldness" myself. Thank you for the little jaunt down memory lane.
@LivingInOttawa
2 ай бұрын
Hi Joan, thanks for sharing your wonderful memories of Ottawa! It’s amazing how much a place can change over the years, yet still hold so much nostalgia. I feel it too being born and raised here and when I am traveling through my old neighbourhoods. The transformation of neighbourhoods is indeed mind-boggling, but it’s great to hear that some of the old charm remains. I'm glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane! 😊 Stay tun for more memory journeys!
@luminyam6145
2 ай бұрын
This was really good, I love Ottawa. I grew up just north of there in Quebec.
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