What is your favourite place in Ottawa that doesn’t exist anymore? I’ve spent most of my formative years outside of Ontario, but as a frequent visitor and now resident Ottawa always struck me as a place that doesn’t really value the longevity of cool stuff. Maybe it’s just ignorance of the economic forces involved, but any time I was shown something cool here I always left with the sense that it wouldn’t be there next time.
For me, I divide this into places I’ve been and places I didn’t get to go.
Some of where I’ve been:
-Invisible Cinema
-The InfoShop on Bank
-Rideau Bakery
-The Ex when it was still at Lansdowne.
Some of where I didn’t get to go:
-The Beachcomber Room
-Capital Music Hall
What about you?
There was this one place on Lancaster road, Hot Shots, or something like that. Basically hockey pucks got shot out at you like it was giving you a pass. You were supposed to score on all the targets as quickly as possible. It was fun doing that with some friends. It was located by Minto arena (also now gone) and the Ottawa Athletic Club (also gone).
That sounds fun as hell!