Civic Hospital

Community

Civic Hospital is primarily a residential neighbourhood; the Civic Hospital and a small number of office and commercial buildings line Carling Avenue along the area's southern edge. The 1960 Googie-inspired Civic Pharmacy Building sign at the corner of Carling and Holland Avenues is a local landmark. The community is known for its many high-quality "Younghusband" homes, built by David Younghusband between 1939 and 1947. Residents may belong to the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association, which organises events and activities to improve the community.

History

The area first opened to settlement in 1801, and was originally known as Bayswater. It was annexed by Ottawa in 1907. Most of the homes at the time were along Loretta Street and Champagne Avenue, north of Beech Street. It continued to be known as Bayswater after annexation, but the name would fall out of use as the neighbourhood expanded. The Civic Hospital Homeowners Association was established in 1973 and the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association was established in 1982.

Transportation

The main streets within the neighbourhood are Parkdale Avenue, Sherwood Drive, Kenilworth Drive and Holland Avenue. The neighbourhood is served by Carling station on O-Train Line 2, frequent bus service on Holland and Parkdale Avenues that connected to O-Train Line 1 at Tunney's Pasture station in 2018, and crosstown routes on Carling Avenue.

Education

Civic Hospital schoolchildren may attend one of five elementary schools, St George (Junior Kindergarten - Grade 6), Elmdale Public School (JK - Grade 6), Fisher Park Public/Summit Alternative School (Grades 7-8), Devonshire Public School (JK - Grade 6) and Connaught Public School (JK - Grade 6), all of which are in adjacent neighbourhoods.

References

References

1. "CHNA Board of Directors - Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association".
2. "Official Cycling Map Ottawa-Gatineau and the Outaouais Region". National Capital Commission.
3. "About Us". Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association.
4. Population calculated by combining Census Tract 5050034.00 with Dissemination area 35061760 and Dissemination Blocks 35061761002, 35061761001, 35061762001, 35061762002 and removing 35061690019, 35061690017 and 35061690018
5. (5 March 2017). "The Mid-Century Modern Civic Pharmacy Building Is For Sale".
6. "Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Tour". Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association History and Heritage Committee.
7. "Timeline". Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association History and Heritage Committee.
8. Ottawa, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031G05, [ed. 1], 1906; Producer: Survey Division, Department of Militia and Defence; Date published: 1906-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
9. Ottawa, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031G05, [ed. 6], 1922; Producer: Survey Division, Department of Militia and Defence; Date published: 1922-01-01 (publication), 2016-01-01 (publication)
10. "About Us".
11. "New Service Types". OC Transpo.
12. "St George Catholic Elementary School boundary map". Ottawa Catholic School Board.
13. "Elementary Attendance Boundary Maps". Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.