On to Archville; then and more recently

Archville, the northern-most portion of "Old" Ottawa East, was named for Archibald Stewart, the son of Bytown businessman, politician and landowner William Stewart. The 1895 wintertime scene was likely taken by James Ballantyne, who set up his tripod in the middle of Main Street, just south of the tracks of J.R. Booth's Canada Atlantic Railway (C.A.R.), pointing his camera north into the heart of the subdivision.

The 2016 Street View capture includes the shadow of the Queensway overpass. This part of the highway was built (mid-1960s) along the old railway right-of-way. The Queensway is wider than the old tracks and sits on a berm that further broadens its footprint.

An edit of Goad's 1912 sheet 159 puts what we're seeing into context. The yellow "B" just south of the tracks marks where Ballantyne set up his camera. Everything looks further away in the modern view because Street View cameras use relatively short focal-length ("wide angle") lenses. Note that the C.A.R. tracks were sold to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1904, hence the label.

The blue bar to Ballantyne's left approximates the width of the berm carrying the Queensway into Ottawa's core. Note how the construction of this earthwork obliterated Wildwood Avenue to the east of Main, along with a row of five businesses.

The red arrows above the word "Harvey" point to a wooden 2½-storey building, 43-45 Main, labeled "Meat" — a butcher's shop. We see the same building in the 1895 photo, its wood siding barely discernible if one views the large image and squints. A brick veneer was added later. The building stands to this day and currently houses "The Emporium" furniture store.