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The neighbourhood has good bus access and has experienced infilling of town homes in recent years. These include both low- and high-income housing. In 2007, a serious fire affected some high density social housing and the neighbourhood helped the victims of this fire. Prominent landmarks include the
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The first modest houses were probably built about 1875. They were of wood balloon frame covered with 1x12 inch planks inside and out with wood or other siding, with the foundations projecting four inches beyond the edge of the finished frame to take a brick finish as people became able to afford
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Plan of subdivision was prepared and certified by Robert Sparks, P.L.Surveyor in 1872, it being the property of Mrs T.M. Blasdel & A.H.Baldwin Esq, and certified as a true copy of plan 35A, 7 June 1976 by the
Assistant Examiner of surveys. The Village of Mechanicsville being part of Lot 36
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Parkdale Avenue, there are several newer highrise apartment buildings. To the east is an older industrial area along Bayview.
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The limits were (Burnside) to the north and running down to the Ottawa River at the Sluce cutting; First street on the east (Stonehurst Avenue); Road allowance and the
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