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Tempting Values for Early Shoppers: The Birth of Ottawa’s Department Stores

December 12, 2018 - 19:00 - 20:00

The department store was the product of an increasingly leisured middle class, a new consumer economy, and architectural innovations like plate glass windows, electric lights and passenger elevators. In comparison to the great metropolitan centres, Ottawa’s fondly remembered versions of these emporia of wonders were smaller in scale, but equally ambitious and great objects of civic pride.

To warm your holiday gift buying experience, visit stores like A.E. Rea and Co., R.J. Devlin Co., Bryson Graham Ltd., Murphy-Gamble Co., Charles Ogilvy Ltd., and A.J. Freiman’s.

Speaker: Robert Smythe is a contributor to the recently published book, From Walk-Up to High-Rise: Ottawa’s Historic Apartment Buildings and is the author of the architectural history blog Urbsite.

This seasonal event will be held at the special venue of Dominion-Chalmers United Church.

We invite you to join us for refreshments. The book will be available for purchase at the lecture.

The lecture is free and there is no need to pre-register.

SPEAKER(S):

Robert Smythe

ADDRESS:
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street ( use entrance on Lisgar Street )
OttawaON K2P 0G8

Canada

Details

Date:
December 12, 2018
Time:
19:00 - 20:00
Event Category:
Website:
https://heritageottawa.org/events/birth-ottawa-department-stores

Venue

Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0G8 Canada

Organizer

Heritage Ottawa
Phone
(613) 230-8841
View Organizer Website
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