HERITAGE OTTAWA

Did you know that citizens of Ottawa could once learn ballroom dancing or how to ride a bicycle… on the top floor of Somerset House?

These and other fun facts were revealed when Hallie Cotnam of CBC Ottawa Morning took a drive down Bank Street with Heritage Ottawa president David Jeanes to discuss its history and earliest businesses. Along the way they were joined by history professor Bruce Elliott and author Ian McKercher.

Hear their conversation here on CBC Radio.