The Glebe

Ottawa’s oldest neighbourhood, the Glebe was originally surveyed in 1792, but didn’t have its first legitimate settler, George Patterson, Chief of the Canal Commissariat, until 1826 (Patterson Creek is named for him, and his house sits at the corner of Canal Street and Patterson Avenue). Predominantly a residential district and bordered by the canal, the Glebe amalgamated into Ottawa against the will of its citizens in the later part of the 19th century, and spent most of the 1980s and 90s becoming extremely gentrified. Home to various eating establishments and outdoor patios, bookstores, and coffeeshops, this area’s highlights include the Glebe Community Centre, the Canal Ritz restaurant, Carleton University, Octopus Books, and the SuperEx fair.