My Grandmother was a long time volunteer at Archives Canada, she lived through this storm and would have been ecstatic to see this footage. Thanks for making it so easily available for the rest of us.
It was great remembering those days, the buildings, the street cars, gas station! Ottawa was such a wonderful place back then. I walked these streets shown here bank st and especially around Bronson as a child.
This would have been after the big ice and snow storm of Dec 27-30th 1942 that brought about an inch of freezing rain to Ottawa followed by a foot of snow. It then got quite cold after that which froze the ice solid onto trees, power lines and rail lines. That's why they needed pick axes to get through it. Great video of how we dealt with winter's worst back in our yesteryear!
Fabulous footage. Loved those snow falls of the 40s when the horse-drawn wedges would go through the Glebe opening streets for the horse-drawn bread, milk and ice wagons to deliver door-to-door.
Loved the video. One nice thing about cold Montreal winters were the toasty warm streetcars that ran all over town. Glad to see Ottawa is constructing a light rail system. The streetcars systems should have never been dismantled.
@@richardestigene1683 No, it is clearly a railway bridge. It is steel and narrow, also the street under goes down more than it does now. Besides, the Queensway wasn't even started until 1957. It wasn't hard to identify, my brain instantly located me from one of the scenes. Of course that location memory was created in the 80s, it is more different now.
+Strange Charm Our streetcar system was dismantled in 1959. Most cities that had them got rid of them around the same time. "By 1958 financial problems of the O.T.C. caused a study to be conducted by Urwick, Currie Ltd. In March 1958, they acknowledged the 96 aging cars and recommended diesel buses. The Ottawa Transportation Commission began implementing the plan and removed the cars; the last electric car ran on May 1, 1959 when the Britannia line was closed." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Electric_Railway
bentdrum That's so sad it's an excelent mode of transportation and more green. Also some friends from Ottawa told me that the public transportation is abisimal right now. Thank you for the reply.
They have been working on a new train system that goes throughout the entire city, it should be finished in a couple of years. Also, many roads are going to be remade or repaired, since the old roads are too thin, or made with sub par asphalt. Even roads made just 2 years ago, look like they've been driven on for the last 60 years! Pair this with Quebec drivers that can obtain their license via means of, just walking in and out of the DMV, and well... To sum it up best, I will now quote an article on the 10 worst roads of Canada "This is the first time no Toronto road has been in the top 5 and no Ottawa road was in the top 10."
as the worker hammers the ice pick into his foot, then gets hit by a car sliding in the snow, only to be run over by one of the tractors towing the rail barge :P Wow, their internet must have been down for a while after that storm..., cuz I know they didn't have wireless back then ; )
My Grandmother was a long time volunteer at Archives Canada, she lived through this storm and would have been ecstatic to see this footage. Thanks for making it so easily available for the rest of us.
It was great remembering those days, the buildings, the street cars, gas station! Ottawa was such a wonderful place back then.
I walked these streets shown here bank st and especially around Bronson as a child.
It just warms my heart seeing these winter scenes of our wonderful city!
I wish i was alive for those days not going to lie
This would have been after the big ice and snow storm of Dec 27-30th 1942 that brought about an inch of freezing rain to Ottawa followed by a foot of snow. It then got quite cold after that which froze the ice solid onto trees, power lines and rail lines. That's why they needed pick axes to get through it. Great video of how we dealt with winter's worst back in our yesteryear!
December 27, 1942 was also the date of the Almonte train wreck that killed 36 and injured 200+ others.
Fabulous footage. Loved those snow falls of the 40s when the horse-drawn wedges would go through the Glebe opening streets for the horse-drawn bread, milk and ice wagons to deliver door-to-door.
Loved the video. One nice thing about cold Montreal winters were the toasty warm streetcars that ran all over town. Glad to see Ottawa is constructing a light rail system. The streetcars systems should have never been dismantled.
I was born in 1943, so my mother was pregnant with me, we lived at 423 Clarence st Ottawa ,we remember the street cars
Wow that is so cool!!
Thanks for sharing.
That is beautiful! I'm also glad that we don't have to put up with storms like this nowadays
After 20 mins i found it. 4:38 it's Bank st. and Patterson ave. 3:38 looks like 505 Bronson ave.
That building on Bank is still there too. Cool.
I thought that was Bank Street. The railway bridge would be where the Queensway is now.
Sean Rodgers the bridge is the the highway 417. But many buildings have been destroyed making it hard to identify the location
@@richardestigene1683 No, it is clearly a railway bridge. It is steel and narrow, also the street under goes down more than it does now.
Besides, the Queensway wasn't even started until 1957.
It wasn't hard to identify, my brain instantly located me from one of the scenes. Of course that location memory was created in the 80s, it is more different now.
@@seanrodgers1839 i have located those position with google map check it yourself you will see. those location are accurate
Very cool. Thank you.
Great footage. Thanks for this.
Fascinating to see these old scenes.
I was born in Feb of 42. When my Mom was asked last year what the weather was like the day I was born she replied: "Hell froze over". LOL
Bruh, that ice storm even closed my school back then!
was hoping to catch a glimpse of me Mum...leaping through the snow as a teen
This is just wonderful footage. No unemployment there.
All those PETER WHITT street cars...... nice!
some cool elatric trallys
The person that recorded this probably thought like only a hundred people would watch it
Where is that? Bronson Avenue. Or on route to?
@ 3:28
i believe its 505 Bronson ave.
Did the ice / snow on the overhead lines cause the street cars to be unable to move because they didn't get good contact with the wires?
Often, but if the trolley wheel could land on a clean spot, the car could be kept warm inside, at least.
Geez .... I wonder if that "Fur Sale" is still going on.
Where did the street cars (trains) go?
+Strange Charm Our streetcar system was dismantled in 1959. Most cities that had them got rid of them around the same time. "By 1958 financial problems of the O.T.C. caused a study to be conducted by Urwick, Currie Ltd. In March 1958, they acknowledged the 96 aging cars and recommended diesel buses. The Ottawa Transportation Commission began implementing the plan and removed the cars; the last electric car ran on May 1, 1959 when the Britannia line was closed." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Electric_Railway
bentdrum
That's so sad it's an excelent mode of transportation and more green. Also some friends from Ottawa told me that the public transportation is abisimal right now. Thank you for the reply.
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They have been working on a new train system that goes throughout the entire city, it should be finished in a couple of years. Also, many roads are going to be remade or repaired, since the old roads are too thin, or made with sub par asphalt. Even roads made just 2 years ago, look like they've been driven on for the last 60 years! Pair this with Quebec drivers that can obtain their license via means of, just walking in and out of the DMV, and well... To sum it up best, I will now quote an article on the 10 worst roads of Canada "This is the first time no Toronto road has been in the top 5 and no Ottawa road was in the top 10."
I’m looking for old pictures of my old home on George st???????
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as the worker hammers the ice pick into his foot, then gets hit by a car sliding in the snow, only to be run over by one of the tractors towing the rail barge :P
Wow, their internet must have been down for a while after that storm..., cuz I know they didn't have wireless back then ; )
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Past was best
how tf i get here
Its the confederation line. Lol.
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