Below are both sides of a Skead Brothers Brochure for the Manordale neighbourhood. A special thank you to Jim, who found my blog and sent me this to share. I am always delighted when readers send me documents/plans that I do not have, so I can add them to my collection and share with my readership. For more information on the Manordale neighbourhood, please check out these 2 older blog posts: Manordale Part 1 Manordale Part 2

Douglas MacDonald Homes, also known as MacDonald Homes, was a significant builder in Ottawa during the mid-20th century.  During this time the builder constructed homes in the following neighbourhoods: Manordale (see  Manordale Part 1 ) Crestview Crestview West Lakeview Long Island (Manotick) Merivale on the Green Glen Cairn (see  Glen Cairn ) Alta Vista/Riverview Woodvale Beacon Hill Arlington Woods Below is just a tiny sampling of their advertisements between 1960-1970: The Ottawa Citizen, January 13, 1961 The Ottawa Journal, September 15, 1961 The Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 1961 The Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 1962 The Ottawa Journal, September 8, 1962 The Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 1963 The Ottawa Journal, July 9, 1963 The Ottawa Citizen, September 7, 1965 The Ottawa Citizen, August 19, 1967 The Ottawa Journal, May 3 1969 The Ottawa Citizen, September 9, 1970 Unfortunately, I do not have any of their early brochures, aside from Glen Cairn, but fortunately the company incl...

My previous post was on the early years of the Manordale neighbourhood:  Manordale Part 1 This post will focus on the later years, from the late 1960s to the 1980s. Most of the early development happened south of Knoxdale Road, with later phases on the north side. MacDonald Homes: In the late 1960s and early 1970s the area northwest of Knoxdale Road and Conover Street was built by MacDonald Homes and sometimes referred to as "Woodvale". Knox Farm: Located south of Knoxdale is a small pocket neighbourhood built around the Knox farmhouse. Newspaper articles reveal that the area was supposed to be built with single-family condo groups by Macval, but the zoning did not allow it. Macval did end up building houses in the area, but they are freehold and similar to the prevailing houses in the area. I do not have the floor plans for these homes. Gentry Lane: There are a few townhouse complexes in Manordale, including a co-op, rentals and Gentry Lane. Below are the plans for Gentry La...