{"id":1522,"date":"2013-10-31T05:12:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T09:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2014-02-19T01:39:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T05:39:03","slug":"chateau-laurier-union-station-post-office-1915-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1522","title":{"rendered":"Chateau Laurier, Union Station &#038; Post Office \u2013 1915 &#038; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LostOttawa\" target=\"_blank\">Lost Ottawa<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><div id='wpgslider1522_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1522_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-1.jpg' title='LawnMowers-1910s-a-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-1.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='LawnMowers-1910s-a-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-2.jpg' title='LawnMowers-1910s-a-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-2.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='LawnMowers-1910s-a-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-blend.jpg' title='LawnMowers-1910s-a-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/LawnMowers-1910s-a-blend.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='LawnMowers-1910s-a-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); 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