Central Park is a park in
The Glebe neighbourhood in central
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The park has two sections, Central Park East and West divided by
Bank Street. To the southeast of the park is the landscaped area around
Patterson Creek
Patterson Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, in the United States. ...
creating a continued stretch of greenery all the way to the
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston. It is 202 kilometres long. The name ''Rideau'', French for "curtain", ...
. Originally, the entire area of the park was that area around Patterson Creek. In the 1890s, work began on landscaping the area. Clemow Avenue was constructed, blocking the creek and creating the open space of the park. The work on the park was completed in 1907. In the 1960s, the city proposed extending
Carling Avenue through the park to the canal. This caused an outcry in the community and led to the creation of the
Glebe Community Association. Eventually, the plans were shelved.
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Parks in Ottawa
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