Britannia Pier was built in 1900 as part of the Britannia Park and the Electric Railway, an amusement theme park mega-project of the Ottawa Electric Railway Co. The original pier was 1000 ft long and built (below) using rubble from the dredging of the Metropolitan Electric Power Canal project at Deschenes Rapids.1. The trouble is, … Continue reading Britannia (not really a) Pier
The "Man from Glengarry" was an extremely popular book in the early part of the last century. LibriVox notes that "Immediately after its publication in 1901, the novel spent several months in the top ranks of the New York Times "Books in Demand" list." (here for the free ebook.pdf). So popular that in 1922 they … Continue reading Britannia and “The Man from Glengarry”
SPOILER ALERT!: Like Britanniaville, The Britannia Children's Convalescent Home was never to be, or at least not in Britannia. Still, it is part of our Britannia history because, for a couple of years at least, it made Britannia very much a focus for 'High Society' in Ottawa. As well, it is entirely possible that the … Continue reading The Britannia Children’s Convalescent Home
The Fresh Air Cottage in Britannia was a charitable project of the King's Daughters Guild. It was a facility where poor women could send or bring their children for a vacation at minimal cost. While less of an issue in Ottawa, Fresh Air Homes were an attempt to give poorer children a brief respite from … Continue reading The Fresh Air Cottage
Britannia: A History 