History · Alta Vista area
What is the history of Alta Vista?
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The first subdivision in the Alta Vista area, Rideau Park, was built in 1892 on land that was part of the Billings Estate and used by market gardeners. The Alta Vista name dates to at least 1939. The area was part of Gloucester Township until Ottawa annexed it in 1950, and it was suburbanized from the 1950s.
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An earlier subdivision, Gateville, was established in 1874 and had disappeared by the 1920s. New subdivisions in the 1950s included Faircrest Heights, Applewood Acres, Ridgemont and Elmvale Acres, and Urbandale Acres followed in the 1960s.
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