Ottawa's past in pictures: A fledgling capital comes alive

With Canadianscelebratinga year-long 150th birthday party, CBC Ottawais digging into the archives our own and others forthe unusual, the revealing, and the historic images from ourcity's past.

We'llprovide glimpses intothe past 150 years in the capitaland the enormous changes that have produced the Ottawa of today.

We begin with a look back at the early days of the city from Confederation to the first years of the 20thcentury, revealing a city of impressivenew Parliament Buildings, powerfullumber barons, and fledgling roads where horse-drawn carriages mixed with electric streetcars.