During the 1950 and 1960s Economy Home Builders constructed houses in a number of areas in the city including Elmvale Acres, Urbandale Acres and Queenswood Heights, some under the Capital Homes banner (more on that below). Below is one of the builder's brochures. I do not know the date, but it appears to be from the late 1950s.  The Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 1958, page 43. The Ottawa Citizen, August 26, 1961, page 9. The Ottawa Citizen, January 6, 1962, page 12. The Ottawa Citizen, March 17, 1962, page 10. Around 1962 Economy Homes was a part of a merger to create Capital Building Industries a company that constructed houses in various Canadian cities from the same plans. The Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 1962, page 9. The Ottawa Citizen, June 23, 1962, page 8. The Ottawa Citizen, October 20, 1962, page 9.

A short while ago a reader asked me for some information on the Guildwood Estates/Urbandale Acres area. I do not know too much about the area, but I will share what I do know and the plans for houses that I do have. If any of my readers knows more about this area, I would love to hear from you!   The area is located south of Kilborn Avenue and north of Heron/Walkley Road. At each end are greenbelts. A hydro corridor runs parallel to Kipling Street on the east side and I have always understood this as the division line between Guildwood Estates (to the west) and Urbandale Acres...although if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know.     The southwestern part of the area was built in the 1960s by a few builders including Capital Quality Homes, Economy Builders and Knight Homes. The streets include: Lorraine, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut, Michigan, Jefferson, Featherson, Conrad and Ryder.   I only have a few plans by these builders and they...