Somerset Village
Somerset Street West (between O'Connor and Bank Street)
Written by Bytown Museum
on
03/Dec/2009
The development of Somerset Village, between O’Connor and Bank streets, started in the early 1980s as the city began to understand the benefits of revitalizing urban streetscapes. By 1987, the renewal project was complete. It included heritage-style five-globe street lamps, the extension of red brick sidewalks in front of buildings, landscaping along the street, and the introduction of benches to compliment the 19th-century buildings along Somerset Street West.
Today, Somerset Village boasts close to 60 different tenants, including a vibrant mix of retail, offices, entertainment, financial and residential concerns.
The west end of Somerset Village intersects with Ottawa's small but growing gay village on Bank Street.
