Take a look at LeBreton Flats then and now

All the recent tumult over the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats has us hearkening back to the days when it was, in fact, a functional, bustling community.

• NCC pulls plug on RendezVous LeBreton deal
• CBC Ottawa's full coverage of the Lebreton Flats redevelopment

The origins of LeBreton Flats go back to the 19th century, when its working class residents provided much-needed labour to the local lumber industry.

It was devastatedby the Great Fire of 1900, but some people did rebuildtheir homes and businesses.

In the1960s,the federal government expropriated the lands for a new campus for its workforce onethat was never actually built there, however.

Since then, LeBreton Flatshas remained mostly empty.

We've taken some images fromthe City of Ottawa Archives that show the neighbourhood during the 1950s and 1960s and melded themwith contemporary shots from Google Street View.

Pull the slider back and forth to toggle between the LeBreton Flats of the past and its modern day equivalent.

Since many of the former streets no longer exist, some locations may be approximate.

And here are some static shots from LeBreton Flats.