Plan for the National Capital General Report (Jacques Gréber, 1950) – Page 2

Illustrations

List of Illustrations

1. Administrative Boundaries, National Capital Region

Administrative boundaries within the National Capital Region- 1948

2. Chart of Administrative Organization for the National Capital Plan

Federal-provincial-municipal orgaization for the national capital plan

3. National Capital Region, Existing Conditions

4. Aerial View of the Cities of Ottawa and Hull

5. Geographical Relationship of the National Capital Region

6. Temperatures- City of Ottawa (diagram)

7. Sunshine, Rain and Snow-City of Ottawa (diagram)

8. Prevailing Winds-City of Ottawa (diagram)

9. Flooding of the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers at their Confluence

10. City of Ottawa around 1860 (lithograph)

11. The Chaudiere Falls-Original drawing by Colonel John By, 1826

12. Chaudiere Falls-Primitive state (lithograph)

Chaudiere Falls Primitative State – lithograph by W.S. Hunter Jr.

13. Gateway of Rideau Canal in 1841

Gateway of Rideau Canal – Bytown 1841 – Engraving by W.H. Bartlett

14. Rideau Falls-Primitive state (lithograph)

Rideau Falls Primitative State – lithograph by W.S. Hunter Jr.

15. Locks on Rideau Canal, 1841 (engraving)

Locks on Rideau Canal, 1841 – engraving by W.H. Bartlett

16. Ottawa in 1855 (lithograph)

Ottawa in 1855 – lithograph by E. Whitefield

17. Ottawa in 1876–Bird’s Eye View (drawing)

18. Growth of Built-up Areas from 1810 to 1945–Ottawa; Hull and Vicinity (plan)

19. Forecast of Population Trends-Ottawa, Hull and Environs (diagram)

20. Comparison of Ottawa to Hull and their Satellite Communities (diagram)

21. Comparative Population by Racial Origins (diagram)

22. Comparative Population by Religions (diagram)

23. Logging on the Gatineau

24. Wood Industries facing Parliament Hill

25. Occupation of Wage-earners, Ottawa, Hull and Vicinity (diagram)

26. Area covered by detailed Land Use Survey

27. Land Use of Urban Area within Ottawa, Hull and Vicinity (diagram)

28. Land Use-City of Ottawa (diagram)

29. Land Use-City of Hull (diagram)

30. Land Use-Village of Rockcliffe Park (diagram)

31. Land Use-Town of Aylmer (diagram)

32. Land Use-Town of Eastview (diagram)

33. Land Use-Town of Gatineau (diagram)

34. Land Use Plan-Town of Eastview

35. Building Value Plan in the Central Parts of Ottawa and Hull

36. Persons per Household by Type of Housing (diagram)

37. Households by Rooms and Occupants (diagram)

38. Rooms per Household by Type of Housing (diagram)

39. Households with less than one Room per Person (diagram)

40. Monthly Rents by Type of Housing (diagram)

41. Family Earnings (diagram)

42. Monthly Rents for Housing (diagram)

43. Substandard Housing in the Urban Region of the Capital

44. Depredated Residential Street in the Urban Region of the Capital

45. Crowded Households-City of Ottawa (plan)

46. Prevailing Levels of Housing and Conveniences-City of Ottawa (plan)

47. Doubled-up Families-City of Ottawa (plan)

48. Low Rents-City of Ottawa (plan)

49. Unattractive Housing in the Urban Region of the Capital

50. Existing Zoning and Building-use Areas in Ottawa, Hull and Environs (plan)

Existing zoning regulations and control of constructions in Ottawa- Hull and environments

51. Confederation Place and Rideau Street

52. Approaches of Interprovincial Bridge, Ottawa Side

53. Snow Removal-Elgin Street

54. Snow Removal-Bank Street

55. Commercial Traffic on Wellington Street

56. Nepean Bay-Ottawa

57. Union Station-Railway Installations

58. Interprovincial Bridge

59. Railway Installations in the Centre of the Capital

60. Railway Installations in the Centre of the Capital

61. Railway Viaduct in the Centre of Hull

62. Confederation Place viewed from the Union Station

63. The Justice and Confederation Buildings

64. The Jackson Building

65. The West Block-Parliament Buildings

66. National Research Council-Montreal Road

67. National Research Council-Sussex Street

68. Temporary Buildings-Cartier Square

69. Rideau Street and Transportation Building

70. The Roman Catholic Cathedral

71. The Anglican Cathedral

72. The National Museum

73. Administrative Building-Experimental Farm

74. National Film Board-John Street

75. View of Parliament Building in Winter

76. Patterson’s Creek-Ottawa

77. Park bordering Rideau Canal

78. Park bordering Rideau Canal

79. Fairy Lake-Hull

80. Driveway-Experimental Farm

81. Landsdowne Park-Exhibition Grounds

82. Winter Sports-Gatineau Park

83. Winter Sports-Gatineau Park

84. Nautical Sports-Lake Deschenes

85. Country Club near Ottawa

86. Municipal Playground, Elgin Street-Ottawa

87. Public Beach at Hog’s Back

88. Picnic Grounds-Phillip Lake

89. Gatineau Park-Panoramic View of the Kingsmere Area

90. One of the many trails in Gatineau Park

91. Meach Lake

92. Phillip Lake

93. The Mississippi River

94. Green Lake near Gracefield, Que

95. Aerial View of the Capital

96. Valley of the Gatineau River

97. Phillip Lake, Gatineau Park

98. Dam at Hog’s Back

99. Falls of the Rideau River at Hog’s Back

100. The smoke of Industries opposite Parliament Hill

101. The Chaudiere Falls bordered by Industries

102. The Chaudiere Islands Encumbered by Industrial Developments

Chaudiere Islands Eneumbered by Industrial Developments

103. Intersection of Elgin and Cooper Streets, Ottawa

104. Intersection of Metcalfe and Somerset Streets, Ottawa

Intersection of Metclafe and Somerset Streets, Ottawa

105. Somerset Street West at the Intersection of Bell Street, Ottawa

106. Dalhousie Street at the Intersection of Rideau Street, Ottawa

107. Kent Street at the Intersection of Queen Street, Ottawa

108. Queen Street, between O’Connor and Bank Streets, Ottawa

Queen Street, between O’Connor and Bank Steets, Ottawa

109. Intersection of Queen and Metcalfe Streets, Ottawa, Showing Unsightly Public Utility Installations

Photograph taken at the intersection of Queen and Metclafe Streets, Ottawa

110. Holt Report. Schematic Plan of Railway System

Holt Report. Schematic Plan of the Railway System. Diagram showing the way in which Ottawa is cut into nine parts and hull into four parts by railway lines and waterways.

111. Holt Report. Schematic Plan of Proposed Highway System

Holt Repot. Schematic Plan of Proposed Highway System. Diagram Showing the General Composition of the Plan.

112. Holt Report. Plan of Centre of Capital

Holt Report. Plan of the Centre of the Capital.

113. Cauchon Report, 1922. General Plan

Cauchon Report, 1922 – Plan of Proposed Railway Revisions

114. Major’s Hill Park-Site Proposed in 1938 for the War Memorial

Mayor’s Hill Park was the first site proposed for the war memorial in studies of 1938.

115. First Sketch of the Area Surrounding the Memorial as Proposed within Major’s Hill Park in 1938

First sketch of the area surrounding the memorial within Major’s Hill Park proposed in 1938.

116. Plan of Confederation Place and Major’s Hill Park as Proposed in 1938

Plan of Confederation Place and Mayor’s Hill Park as Proposed in 1938.

117. Scale Model of the Centre of Ottawa (1938)

A Scale Model Made in 1938 of the central area of Ottawa was limited to the development of Governmental Lands.

118. Scale Model of the Centre of Ottawa (1938)

A scale model made in 1938 of the central area of Ottawa was limited to the development of governemental lands

119. Champlain Bridges

120. Rideau Canal before the Work of Embellishment

121. Rideau Canal: Commencement of Work of embellishment in 1910

122. Rideau Canal: Present Conditions

123. The Mouth of the Gatineau River Viewed from Rockcliffe Park

124. The Greenhouses and Nurseries of the Federal District Commission in Rockcliffe Park

The Greenhouses and Nursaries of the Federal District Commission in Rockcliffe Park

125. Aerial View of the Capital

126. General View of Ottawa in 1865

127. Centre of Ottawa in 1869

128. Master Plan of the Capital

129. First Planning Study of the Centre of the Capital

130. Scale model of the Capital (1949)

Model of the Capital at the scale of one hundred feet to the inch (executed by the National Film Board)

131. Detail of the model

132. Existing Railway entrances at the East of Ottawa

133. Future Highway entrances at the East of Ottawa

134. New boulevard replacing the C.N.R. cross-town lines

135. New arterial system and parkways bordering the Ottawa River in Hull

136. New Bridge over the Rideau Canal

137. Schematic sketch showing improved local traffic circulation brought about by the construction of the new bridge over the Rideau Canal

138. Confederation Place-Existing Traffic Conditions

139. First Stage in the Planning of Confederation Place

140. Proposals for the development of the Centre of Ottawa: Holt Report-1915

141. Proposals for the development of the Centre of Ottawa: Cauchon Report-1928

142. Proposals for the development of the Centre of Ottawa: Ottawa Town Planning Commission- 1936

143. Present proposals

144. Reorganization of the Traffic in the Centre of Ottawa

145. Reorganization of the urban and interurban traffic

146. Typical profile of Proposed Parkways

147. Village of Pointe Gatineau-proposals

148. Village of Pointe Gatineau-existing conditions

149. Centre of the Capital as Proposed

150. Existing Government Buildings dominating the Ottawa River . . .

151. Development of complementary Government Buildings

152. Completion of the monumental ensemble of Wellington Street . . .

153. Intersection of Wellington and Lyon Streets in 1938

154. Same View as above following completion of proposals

155. Westerly portion of Confederation Park following completion of proposals

156. Perspective sketch and plan showing the development of Confederation Park, with the City Hall east of the Rideau Canal [Drawing A]

156. Perspective sketch and plan showing the development of Confederation Park, with the City Hall east of the Rideau Canal [Drawing B]

157. Perspective sketch and plan showing the development of Confederation Park, with the City Hall west of the Rideau Canal [Drawing A]

157. Perspective sketch and plan showing the development of Confederation Park, with the City Hall west of the Rideau Canal [Drawing B]

158. Proposal with the City Hall dominating Confederation Park from the east

159. Alternative proposal with the City Hall terminating the westerly axis of the bridge

160. Traffic congestion on Confederation Place at the entrance of Rideau Street

161. Trolley wires on Confederation Place

162. Future system of open spaces within the urban region

Plan of the future system of open spaces within the urban region of the Capital

163. Playground-Preston Street, Ottawa

164. Rock garden- Rockcliffe Park

165. Gatineau Park viewed from Kingsmere

166. Bird’s-eye view of the City of Hull

167 a. Restoration of the natural park around the Chaudiere Falls

167 b. Restoration of the natural park around the Chaudiere Falls

168. An aspect of the Experimental Farm

169. Aerial view of Hog’s Back showing the site for the proposed zoological garden

170. Environs of Lake McGregor

171. The beach at Lake Lapeche

172. Lake St. Pierre de Wakefield

173. Rideau Lakes at Rideau Ferry

174. Natural Park at Constance Bay

175. Thirty-one Mile Lake

176. Long Lake

177. Mississippi River near Almonte

178. Nepean Bay, Ottawa-Ultimate development

179. Nepean Bay, Ottawa-Existing conditions

180. The imposing site of the Capital

181. The locks of the Rideau Canal

182. Panoramic View of Parliament Hill and Hull

183. Ottawa River viewed from Rockcliffe Park

184. King Edward Avenue, Ottawa

185. Clemow Avenue, Ottawa

186. Silhouette of Ottawa from Boucherville Street in Hull

187. Laurier Avenue west of King Edward Avenue

188. Queen Street west of Metcalfe Street

189. Lyon Street from Somerset Street West

190. Proposed architectural control for Wellington Street

191. Southerly facade of Wellington Street opposite Parliament Buildings

192. Westerly extremity of Sparks Street

193. View of the Experimental Farm

194. Notre-Dame Street in Montreal showing public utility elements prior to their removal

195. Notre-Dame Street in Montreal subsequent to removal of public utility elements

196. Typical Street in Rockcliffe in winter

197. Sketch showing possible treatment of the site of the proposed Memorial Terrace

198. Part of the Master Plan showing the location of the Memorial Terrace

199. Aerial view of the Gatineau forest

200. Aerial view of the Gatineau forest in the vicinity of Kingsmere Lake

201. Suggested sequence of Planning Operations

202. Aerial view of the Centre of Ottawa

203. Similar view of the model showing ultimate development of Confederation Park

204. A half-century of progress in the development of the centre of Ottawa-1900

205. A half-century of progress in the development of the centre of Ottawa- 1940

206. A half-century of progress in the development of the centre of Ottawa-1950

207. Aerial view of Nepean Point-Existing conditions

Aerial view of the Nepean Point – Existing Conditions

208. Similar view taken of the model showing proposed developments

209. Proposed development of the central area of Hull

210. Proposed development of the western area of Ottawa

211. Future silhouette of Parliament Hill

List of Plates in the Report

I. Key Diagram of Plans of Existing Conditions

Key diagram of the plans of existing conditions

II. Nature of the Vegetation

III. Distribution of Population

IV. Residence Distribution of Civil Servants

V. Existing Industries

VI. General Land Use Plan established by street blocks

VII. Land Use Plan of Hull, established by lots

VIII. Land Value Plan of Ottawa, Hull and Vicinity

IX. Existing Highway System

X. Traffic Flow Diagram

XI. Existing Parking Accommodations in the centre of Ottawa

XII. Traffic Accidents in 1947

XIII. Existing Railway System

Existing railroad conditions_ Ottawa Hull and environs

XIV. Street Car and Bus Routes

Distribution of street car and bus routes: Ottawa Transportation Commission

XV. Daily Volume and Distribution of Street Car and Bus Passengers

Daily distribution and volume of street car and bus passengers

XVI. Schools

Distribution of schools: showing character, location and capacity related to 1945 polulation

XVII. Churches

Churches showing denomination and location based on 1945 population

XVIII. Sewer Systems

Trunk sewer system : Ottawa Hull and vicinit

XIX. Waterworks Systems

Waterworks system: Ottawa Hull and vicinity

XX. Existing Open Space

Open space in relation to 1945 population : Ottawa Hull and vicinity

XXI. Existing Outdoor Recreational Facilities

Existing outdoor recreational facilities: Ottawa Hull and vicinity

XXII. Rockcliffe Park

XXIII. Urban Area of the National Capital Region

Urban area of the national Capital Region 1945

XXIV. Key Diagram of Plans of Planning Studies

Ket diagram of plans of planning studies (proposals)

XXV. Proposed Railway System (to be compared with Plate XIII) ..

Proposed Railway system: Ottawa Hull and environs

XXVI. Proposed Highway System (to be compared with Plate IX) ..

proposed highway systems-Ottawa Hull and environs

XXVII. Nuclear Distribution of Neighbourhood Units

Nuclear distribution of neighbourhood units: Ottawa Hull and environs

XXVIII. Development Plan for Sewage System

Development plan for sewerage systems for proposed urban area

XXIX. Touristic Plan of the National Capital Region

Map of the touristic circuits and that of protected natural scenery as proposed on the master plan of the National Capital Region

XXX. Fall Scenery in the National Capital Region

Fall scenary of the National Capital Region

XXXI. Rockcliffe Park in Winter

List of Plates in the Atlas

1. Map showing the location of the National Capital Region

Regional map showing the situation of the National Capital Region

2. General map of Eastern Canada and United States showing relation of the National Capital Region to principal cities

General map of Eastern Canada and United States showing relations of the National Capital with the principal cities

3. Administrative boundaries within the National Capital Region

4. Region of the National Capital-Existing Conditions

5. Geological map of lands adjoining the urban area of the National Capital, prepared from Department of Mines publication (1917)

Geological map of the Urban areas of the National Capital and the environs as per documents of Minstry of Mines (1917)

6. Urban evolution of the National Capital

Growth of built up areas from 1810 to 1945 for Ottawa_Hull and Vicinity

7. Land use plan of the City of Ottawa

8. The National Capital Region-Proposals

Projected growht of the National Capital Region

9. The Master Plan

10. Existing highway system

11. Proposed highway system

12. Existing railway system

13. Proposed railway system

14. Existing Zoning and Building By-laws

15. General Plan of proposed population densities and land uses

General plan of the distribution and density of population and usage of space

16. Existing open space in Ottawa, Hull and environs

Existing open space-Ottawa Hull and environs

17. Proposed open space in Ottawa, Hull and environs

18. Schedule of Execution

Map of the phases of development of the proposals of the plan

19. Model of the central area of the Capital-Scale : 100′ = 1″

20. Map of the natural setting of the National Capital Region showing touristic routes

Pages: 1 2 3 4