tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post7815961767769639334..comments2024-02-27T12:08:54.327-05:00Comments on Images of Centretown: The last signs of urban rail in CentretownCentretownerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03798054152996264061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-37782534232432715662013-05-25T12:36:15.015-04:002013-05-25T12:36:15.015-04:00There are also I-beam posts at other locations: Ma...There are also I-beam posts at other locations: Main Street near St. Paul U., Riverside Drive southbound near Bank St., Bronson Avenue south of Carling near the new condos, St. Laurent Blvd at Cyrville Rd., Charlotte St near Rideau. Most of them are holding up Hydro poles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-17405762123881263542012-08-12T00:05:10.158-04:002012-08-12T00:05:10.158-04:00Good question! I've asked on Twitter, we'l...Good question! I've asked on Twitter, we'll see if there's any response. As it's in Old Ottawa East and not in Centretown, I don't know! :)Centretownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798054152996264061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-1873054813987871602012-08-11T22:47:25.277-04:002012-08-11T22:47:25.277-04:00I counted 4 or 5 i-beam posts steadying hydro pole...I counted 4 or 5 i-beam posts steadying hydro poles on the canal side of Echo Drive, between the Pretoria Bridge and Avenue Road.<br /><br />I wonder why it's called Avenue Road?Ou8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-35836585710442976062012-07-29T16:32:15.119-04:002012-07-29T16:32:15.119-04:00Yes, there were trolley buses on Bronson, but afte...Yes, there were trolley buses on Bronson, but after coming up from the Glebe they turned east on Gladstone toward Kent (as captured and described by <a href="http://urbsite.blogspot.ca/2009/07/kent-street-as-it-was-and-is.html" rel="nofollow">URBSite</a>). <br /><br />Thanks for the tip about the Craig/Ella post! These aren't as rare as the streetcar poles, but they are practically 'invisible' because most people don't look for them.Centretownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798054152996264061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-54645489845677183652012-07-28T14:18:59.806-04:002012-07-28T14:18:59.806-04:00An electric trolley bus powered by overhead wires ...An electric trolley bus powered by overhead wires ran down Bronson in the Glebe in the 50's.<br /><br />There's also an i-beam steadying a hydro pole east of the intersection of Craig and Ella in the Glebe and I'm pretty sure that was a trolley/streetcar-free zone.Ou8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014451593167123858.post-73403215872038203252012-07-23T12:22:03.933-04:002012-07-23T12:22:03.933-04:00excellent spotting of our history. It would be eas...excellent spotting of our history. It would be easy to keep these poles as a memento of things past.Eric Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.com