{"id":2200,"date":"2015-07-31T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2015-07-31T21:37:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T01:37:45","slug":"union-station-1908-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=2200","title":{"rendered":"Union Station &#8211; 1908 &#038; 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original Photograph from the William Morell Harmer collection @ LAC<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><div id='wpgslider2200_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider2200_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-1.jpg' title='UnionStation-1908-1-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-1.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=711&q=100' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-2.jpg' title='UnionStation-1908-1-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-2.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=711&q=100' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-3.jpg' title='UnionStation-1908-1-3' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-3.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=711&q=100' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-3'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider2200_0_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider2200_0 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider2200_0_slider { width:900px; height:711px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style><br \/>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1_rel' title='UnionStation-1908-1-1 (2201)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1_rel' title='UnionStation-1908-1-2 (2202)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-3.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1_rel' title='UnionStation-1908-1-3 (2203)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/UnionStation-1908-1-3.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='UnionStation-1908-1-3'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery2200_1 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Final stages of construction of the Grand Trunk Railway Central Station in Ottawa, 1912. 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