Centretown

Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. There are no precise definitions. The city defines it as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway Freeway and on the west by Bronson Avenue."[1] Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the Rideau Canal, while Lower Town was everything to the east. For certain purposes, such as the census and real estate listings the downtown core is included in Centre Town as it has few residents.

Centretown is marked by a mix residential and commercial properties. The main streets such as Bank Street are largely commercial while the smaller ones are more residential. Most of the area consists of single family homes, but there are town houses and a number of low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings. A construction boom which began in the mid-to-late nineties (and which, as of 2005, has not yet ended) has significantly increased the number of both residential and commercial high-rise buildings.

Landmarks include the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Ottawa Curling Club and the Ottawa bus terminal.