Hollywood Parade
101-113 James Street
Written by Bytown Museum
on
03/Dec/2009
Say “Hollywood” today and images of starlets and movie studios come to mind. In 1892, when builder James Corry built this six-unit row house, “Hollywood” held associations with country living (as in a holly wood). This pastoral association was considered a selling tactic for urban housing.
The Ottawa of 1892 was certainly a different place from the one we know today. There were just over 40,000 people living in the city. Electricity had been introduced just a few years earlier and the first paved road was still three years off.
The units of Hollywood Parade are decorated in exuberant fashion, with terra cotta panels featuring vine, oak leaf, star, flower and maple leaf designs, along with lovely stained glass windows.
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