Students of Geography 1020 at Carleton University, on the walking tour of the Glebe
Our own John Wall has been teaching a summer course here at Carleton, Geography 1020 People, Places and Environments. Last night, they went on a trip to the Glebe and walked around Lansdowne Park, the Rideau canal, as well as some of the residential areas.
On the tour, John talked about the history of Lansdowne Park and its many uses and construction, how the styles of houses have changed over the years, the history of Bank Street and how it is designed to be a functioning retail hotspot within the Glebe. He also focused on the ways that Ottawa is designed and constructed as a symbolic capital city, and how planning has shaped the Glebe into the friendly neighbourhood it is today.
Our own John Wall has been teaching a summer course here at Carleton, Geography 1020 People, Places and Environments. Last night, they went on a trip to the Glebe and walked around Lansdowne Park, the Rideau canal, as well as some of the residential areas. He talked about the history of the area, how it has grown and developed over the years, and discussed some of the issues that are being considered while planning for the future development of the Glebe. Today we’ll be playing a few of these short segments scattered throughout the show. Here is the first one, with John giving a short introduction, and talking about the history of the Rideau Canal.
