He painted many of the old houses and industrial complexes just before lebreton flats was a victim of a slum clearance purge by the city of. The community faces the canadian war museum, lebreton flats and is within walking distance to the ottawa river. Check out my fb page to build an ampitheatre in lebreton flats, ottawa i think this is the direction to go for a portion of the land. The canadian museum of history has some interesting research by jeanluc pilon. Learn about the history of lebreton flats at an album launch in ottawa. We offer a large, private, bright bedroom with a queensize bed, desk, apartmentsize fridge, along with coffee and coffee maker. A recently established facebook page lebreton flats remembered has already assembled an impressive collection of photos of the flats. History is buried in the soil of lebreton flats ottawa citizen. Marjory lebreton was born in and completed her elementary and secondary school education in the neighbourhood of city view, in the city of nepean, ontario which is today part of ottawa. Find homes for rent in lebreton flats, ottawa, on that best fit your needs. In april 2016, the national capital commission ncc gives the green light to illumination lebreton, a project proposed by the rendezvous lebreton group.
Ottawa based folkduo silent winters are launching their new album, the duke hotel, with a live show at the gladstone theatre in ottawa on tuesday, february 26. The photo comparisons reveals this former bluecollar district. Lebreton flats also spelled lebreton flats is a neighbourhood in ottawa, canada. Melnyk says alternative arena locations could be explored back to video the failure, which completes one of the gloomiest weeks in the history of. Lebreton flats remained empty for more than 50 years after the expropriation. An acre of time offers the history geological, anthropological, personal, political, botanical of an acre of land in downtown ottawa now known as le breton flats. The city beyond by bruce elliott, have a lot of information on early land speculation.
When i finished the final draft of a book i wrote about lebreton flats, i made a copy of the text on a 5. Phil jenkins the author stakes out an acre of ottawa land, and examines its history and development by exploring its geological strata and they the changes, physical, sociological, and ideological, that it has. The curse of lebreton flats book ottawa public library. Lebreton flats is a 21hectare 52 acres, 21,000 square meters piece of undeveloped land in the center of canadas capital city, ottawa the great fire of 1900 destroyed most of the land. Having lived in ottawa for over 30 years in ottawa in an area not far from lebreton flats i really enjoyed this book written in a sort of lyrical,personal style. In the next time period, 1976, the area looks much different, after the construction of the ottawa river parkway. Ncc, rendezvous have agreement in principle on lebreton flats back to video the federal governments land steward in the capital will retain four. This is an academic paper which studies the archaeological discoveries of dr. Edward van cortland at lebreton flats in the 1850s. The lebreton flats community is located northwest of centretown, in an area rich with character and history. Take a look at lebreton flats then and now photo archive then and now ottawa take that urban flats history news photos all the recent tumult over the redevelopment of lebreton flats has us hearkening back to the days when it was a bustling, bluecollar community. Good art reflects the geographic and social conditions of our local history.
Since the early 2000s, there has been a redevelopment plan in place to transform the area. The vision for the community of lebreton flats is unique. Lebreton flats redevelopment talks have failed, ncc says. Remember that short video of the children playing by the roundhouse in the flats, with the one kid sporting a propeller hat who became everyones favorite. Lebreton flats condos for sale and for rent ottawas. The album tells tales of the razed lebreton flats neighbourhood, where the duke hotel was a hub for ukrainian. History of chaudiere falls and lebreton flats, ottawa. Published in 1991 by the national archives of canada now called library and archives. Lebreton flats ottawa, ontario neighborhood facebook. Just letting you know that i have just published an article after chipping away at it over the last month or two. Lebreton flats was named after lieutenant john lebreton 17791848, one of nepean townships first settlers c. Mutual dairies, ottawa ottawa, old photos, ontario. See more ideas about ottawa valley, ottawa and capital of canada. For residents of ottawa, lebreton flats has come to symbolize many different.
Aug 27, 2014 1946 ottawa train crossing bayview street at the cpr ottawa west station and entering lebreton flats. Years became decades as a grand housing project, the department of national defence. The ncc became custodian of lebreton flats in the early 1960s. Reflections on the history of a vanished community. Interesting to see the roundhouse and the okeefe ale building. Until 60 years ago these lands played a significant role in the history of our nationsa place where goods were traded, industries created, and communities thrived. For those of you into lebreton flats history, heres a new fb page you might want to check out. Ncc, rendezvous have agreement in principle on lebreton flats. It lies to the west of centretown neighbourhood, and to the north of centretown west with nanny goat hill as the dividing line. Lebreton flats is currently a redirect i dont think this issue has come up before the article appears to have been using lebreton since it was created in 2005. In this strikingly inventive book, he stakes that acre and recounts the story of its life. The history of ottawa, capital of canada, was shaped by events such as the construction of the rideau canal, the lumber industry, the choice of ottawa as the location of canadas capital, as well as american and european influences and interactions. Lebreton flats is one of the neighbourhoods in ottawa whose metamorphosis excites many. Ottawa a second group has expressed its interest in developing ottawas lebreton flats, and it says an nhl arena is part of its plan.
Lebreton flats were first decimated by the great fire of 1900. Lebreton flats is a plain in ontario and has an elevation of 52 meters. Phil jenkins, the author of the definitive book about the history of lebretons flats. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the le breton surname. Close to most hotels and they had a great set up for jumbo screens, vendors and space for everyone to sit confortably. Plaines lebreton is a neighbourhood in somerset ward in central ottawa, ontario, canada. Early history of the lebreton family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our lebreton research. It hasnt always been so empty, in fact, the story of the flats is an ugly one, headlined by scandal, fire and government expropriation. Ottawa folk duo explores lebreton flats history ottawa citizen. Rendezvous lebreton is more central in the development, equal distance from the bayview and pimisi lrt stations.
April 3, 2017 the power of language to penetrate a difficult subject, and the power of performance to share that language. Jun 26, 2017 filmed at lebreton flats, ottawa, ontario, canada. Of all the monuments, museums, sculptures and edifices in ottawa, perhaps no landmark better epitomizes the nations capital than an empty field. On friday, eugene melnyk dropped a bombshell, suing his partners in the lebreton flats project, which has been called one of the most exciting projects in the citys history. Houses and apartments for rent in lebreton flats point2 homes. A lebreton flats blockbuster sequel return of the propeller hat kid.
Lebreton flats simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Booth james john labour land later leased lebreton lebreton flats located lots merivale road milk mill moodie moved municipal mutchmor neighbourhood nepean council nepean farmers nepean. Art history in the ottawa, ontario, canada, area the. Lebreton flats were demolished and remained empty for 50 years by the ncc. By 1914, ottawas population had surpassed 100,000 and today it is the capital of a g7 country whose metropolitan population exceeds one million. The neighbourhood of lebreton flats is located in downtown ottawa, west of bronson avenue, east of the trillium transit line, south of the ottawa river and north of albert street. This long and troubled history, along with the ongoing failure to make effective use of lebreton flats, inspires the lebreton flats community benefits coalition to work for a sustainable and equitable mixeduse community supporting a large and diverse resident population, as well as providing a strong base for local employment and services. The curse of lebreton flats an untold history of ottawa book. He rides a glass elevator up from the earths core, describing the geological strata he passes through before reaching the surface. Plans for the flats came and went as the ncc has waffled endlessly over concepts, designs and visions. Art history in the ottawa, ontario, canada, area the interplay of art and local history genealogy october 15, 2010. Greylands lebreton flats history ncc lebreton plan ottawa past and present. Until the early 1960s, lebreton flats was a thriving workingclass neighbourhood just a few blocks from parliament hill. Ottawa valley ottawa ontario pension plan ancestry genealogy.
Ordinances and bylaws define basic aspects of land development. Le breton, a look back to 1703 our family history, from. An untold history of ottawa by james robinson at indigo. It is called a place in history, twenty years of acquiring paintings, drawings and prints at the national archives of canada. The ugly history of lebreton flats ottawa life magazine. The various components from which it is assembled are not. Jazz vocalist rene marie on tavis smiley november 12, 2003 jazz vocalist rene marie shares her music with nprs tavis smiley, and discusses the remarkable story of her rise in the world of jazz. Really detailed history of lebreton flats and the poor government decisions that happened from the 1960s onwards. Historically, lebreton flats was an industrial and working class neighborhood. An account of the early legal and political controversies respecting the ownership of a large portion of the present city of ottawa by hamnett r. The kitchissippi museum takes a step a bit outside kitchissippi and takes a detailed look at true lost ottawa a block of old albert street that everyone should be familiar with. Devcore group, which submitted a bid to develop the area. For phil jenkins, here is a single acre of land on lebreton flats in the nations capital, ottawa. The algonquin community may be cautious for now but there is plenty of time to incorporate their history and needs into illumination lebreton.
Buy the paperback book the curse of lebreton flats. Neat to read about the thriving community prior to the annexation. A much lessempty lebreton flats, seen from the west block, in 1878. Until her greataunts 100th birthday party, ottawa musician olenka bastian never spent much time thinking about lebreton flats, that forlorn expanse of land along the ottawa river west of. Welcome to the le breton family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Melnykbacked lebreton flats plan flounders 2nd group. Here is a terrific book just acquired by the library of the ottawa branch of the ontario genealogical society. Lebreton lebreton le breton all different ways our family name was signed. History of chaudiere falls and lebreton flats, ottawa, ontario. May this book spawn others like it, for what a little gem it is. The ncc and rendezvous lebreton group have tentative meetings with first nations scheduled on the lebreton flats development timeline before anything is finalized. Bytowns early years as military outpost and lumber town did not presage greatness. Unfortunately the earliest capture for the lebreton flats area is 1965, once the demolition of buildings had already started, although the street grid and much of the rail infrastructure still exists.
Jan 27, 2016 we know the exact location within lebreton flats differs slightly dcdls has theirs situated at the western end of lebreton with the building actually integrating the bayview lrt station. Chaudiere falls in the early 1800s, with an empty lebreton flats in the background. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I went and saw the ottawa capital hoedown at lebreton flats park, and it was a great location.
Phil jenkins a surveyor uncovers the history of an acre of land near the ottawa river, a barren rectangle that contains the memories of all who passed through it. The ottawa river forms the western and northern limit, with the western side being a wider area of the river known as nepean bay. The rest of the park i noticed was under construction for the new redevelopment project so i didnt experience any other part of it. Another 259 words 18 lines of text covering the years 1066, 1164, 1273, 1273, 1296, 1275, 1545, 1626, 1499, 1607 and 1618 are included under the topic early lebreton history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products. What makes a community unique is how these components are brought together and the vitality of living which occurs within. Around 20, this plan was accelerated and the result is a rapidly developing microcommunity with luxury apartments and amenities only a few blocks away. It was my pleasure to meet you for coffee and finally put my hands on an acre of time, a history of lebreton flats. Most of us know lebreton flats as that big, ugly, empty piece of land right next to downtown, where we go for bluesfest.
Lebreton flats late 1950s ottawa ontario, capital of. It lies to the west of centretown neighbourhood, and to the north of centretown west. A powerful expression of city building and national identity. Yet this rough little town renamed ottawa in 1855 did not remain insignificant, for geography and politics soon combined to place it at centrestage as canadas national capital. Ottawas fascinating story is recounted with skill and wit in john h. The last posting with the aerial view of the roundhouse confirms that this awesome video sent to us by jean ouellette was taken opposite the small isolated cluster of houses in the flats where old wellington intersects with bayview on the south east corner the placement of the smokestacks on the roundhouse confirms this. Ottawa folk duo explores lebreton flats history ottawa. Fisher heights gloucester goulbourn greenbelt haydon hintonburg houses industrial j. Come stay at one of the most charming heritage designated streets in the capitals historic lebreton flats neighbourhood, just a 20 minute walk from the downtown core. Then, sixty years later, the national capital commission, the ncc, expropriated and demolished all the buildings in that area in order to make room for some grandiose development.