URBSite has been a little intermittent of late, but there are posts in the gate for 2012. To close out this year here's a nostalgic love letter to our hoofed friends. Above: the grey gelding and open delivery sleigh of the Slinn and Sholdis Bakery.
A cab fitted with snugly bearskin robes stood waiting at the stand on Wellington and Elgin Streets, outside the gate to the East Block.
There was a less ornamental cab stand at Sussex and George just beside the public fountain-horse trough. These muddy roads must have offered some resistance to the sleighs.
When winter finally passed the fleet converted from steel runners to wheels. Hitching posts were interspersed between the young street trees.
There was a hay market operating in front of the ByWard Market (the second one, built 1876 and demolished 1926 - James Mather, Architect).
On Sparks Street the snow was removed by hand and loaded onto the Ottawa Electric Railway's wagons. The is the Metcalfe-to-O'Connor block looking east.
The same block, south side; it looks like cold, wet work.
J. Templeton's Centre Town Livery, Hack and Sales Stables were located on Albert Street east of Bank. This is the Ottawa Diary Co.'s grey mare and sleigh No. 15.
The stable leased Victorias, Broughams, Landaus, Tally-Ho Coaches &c, &c. There were a lot of horse drawn vehicles on the streets as late as 1910.
This photo is about fifty years earlier. T.W. Chisnall's Livery, Buses and Cabs was at 68 Queen Street, just west of Elgin. Tally Ho! and Happy Holidays.
URBSite has been a little intermittent of late, but there are posts in the gate for 2012. To close out this year here's a nostalgic love letter to our hoofed friends. Above: the grey gelding and open delivery sleigh of the Slinn and Sholdis Bakery.
A cab fitted with snugly bearskin robes stood waiting at the stand on Wellington and Elgin Streets, outside the gate to the East Block.
There was a less ornamental cab stand at Sussex and George just beside the public fountain-horse trough. These muddy roads must have offered some resistance to the sleighs.
When winter finally passed the fleet converted from steel runners to wheels. Hitching posts were interspersed between the young street trees.
There was a hay market operating in front of the ByWard Market (the second one, built 1876 and demolished 1926 - James Mather, Architect).
On Sparks Street the snow was removed by hand and loaded onto the Ottawa Electric Railway's wagons. The is the Metcalfe-to-O'Connor block looking east.
The same block, south side; it looks like cold, wet work.
J. Templeton's Centre Town Livery, Hack and Sales Stables were located on Albert Street east of Bank. This is the Ottawa Diary Co.'s grey mare and sleigh No. 15.
The stable leased Victorias, Broughams, Landaus, Tally-Ho Coaches &c, &c. There were a lot of horse drawn vehicles on the streets as late as 1910.
This photo is about fifty years earlier. T.W. Chisnall's Livery, Buses and Cabs was at 68 Queen Street, just west of Elgin. Tally Ho! and Happy Holidays. 
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