Hintonburg is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the west of downtown with its eastern border being the O-Train tracks, with Centretown West beyond. To the north it is bounded by the Transitway (originally the Canadian Pacific Railway main line) with Mechanicsville beyond. To the south it is bounded by the Queensway (originally the Canadian National Railway main line) and to the west by Island Park Drive. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Canada. ... The O-Train at Carleton University. ... Centretown West is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. ... In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the public transit sevices operated by OC Transpo have two rapid transit systems: the Transitway, a bus rapid transit network, and the O-Train, a diesel-powered light rail line. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Mechanicsville is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada. ... The Queensway, looking eastbound at the Riverside Drive/Vanier Parkway interchange. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present...

Originally part of Nepean Township the area was first settled in 1826, growing in size the village of Hintonburg was incorporated as a village in 1893. It was named after Joseph Hinton, a community leader who died in 1884. As the city of Ottawa grew it expanded west and Hintonburg was annexed to Ottawa in 1907. The municipal government ran a street car line through the area beside Byron Avenue (now a recreational path) and it soon became home to mostly blue collar workers who commuted into downtown. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Street cars in New Orleans A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light rail. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ...

The northeastern part of Hintonburg still maintains a working class character, and has some problems with crime, particularly drugs and prostitution. The remainder of Hintonburg, however, has become heavily gentrified and tends no longer to consider itself part of the same neighbourhood. Southern Hintonburg adjoins the Civic Hospital area, and is largely middle-to-upper-middle-class residential. Western Hintonburg, along Wellington Street and Richmond Road between Parkdale Avenue and Island Park Drive, is sometimes called West Wellington or Wellington Village, and has evolved into an upscale food district; despite their modest size, the original working-class houses in this area have become very expensive because of their proximity to the trendy restaurants and shops.

External links

• Hintonburg Community Association
• Hintonburg Community Centre