Nostalgia & History > The Spectacular Ottawa, Ontario Depot, Now 50 Years Old

Roger Puta took these on his October 1971 trip across Canada.


Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/17 10:19 by MartyBernard.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/17 10:20 by MartyBernard.

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LOVE!!!!! that spiral ramp!!!

Given how much Ottawa has grown, particularly to the south and west, I don't think the argument about removing the station from downtown is as relevant as it once was. By and large the station has been a very successful design.

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/celebrating-50-years-via-rail-ottawa-station-major-renovation-project-and-new-departures-595282251.html

http://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/stations/ontario/ottawa

ctillnc Wrote:
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> Given how much Ottawa has grown, particularly to
> the south and west, I don't think the argument
> about removing the station from downtown is as
> relevant as it once was. By and large the station
> has been a very successful design.

It's been a very easy station to reach from just about anywhere in the city with an adjacent freeway interchange. Also with it's own 'Station' on the Transitway....a system of dedicated bus-only roads that are now being converted to light-rail.... due to open next year.

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An interesting design "oops!" about that station is that the large horizontal box beams of the space frame, where they extended outside of the glassed-in portion of the building, were quickly colonized by pigeons, so a massive quantity of pigeon spikes had to be installed on them.

Ray