The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aazhaway meaning "the carrying place" or just "(a)cross"
Oshawa was incorporated as a village in 1850 with a population of approximately 2,000

See Also A Look Back - Oshawa

Wikipedia Entry On Oshawa
A Brief History Of Oshawa

GM Headquarters on Colonel Sam Dr.

City Hall - now under re-construction (Nov 2008)

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, built in 1969

McLaughlin Public Library

GM Centre

Regent Theatre, first opened in 1919 but had sat vacant since 1989
re-opened Oct 2008

Downtown Murals

Murals depicting the history of the city at various locations in Downtown
The Automotive Heritage, the rememberance of War, and Northern Dancer are among the sights
Downtown Murals

Bobby Orr Public School. Orr played for the Oshawa Generals from 1962-66

A couple -of the hundreds- of Churches around the city
above is the Ukrainian Catholic Church Of St George‎, present version built 1955
below is the Simcoe St United Church built in 1867-1868

Star Records, an Independant Record Company and store for many years

Oshawa Airport

The airport originally opened in June 1941 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as No. 20
Elementary Flying Training School RCAF Station Oshawa. Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and
were trained by civilian instructors from the Oshawa, Kingston, and Brant-Norfolk flying clubs.
A few of the original bldgs still stand at the south end of the airfield including aviation & military museums

Lakeview Park

Beachfront Park includes Historical Buildings, Bandshell, Jubille Pavillion, Pier and Lighthouse
and is a regular stop for large freighter ships and an occasional visit from a Canadian Forces Destroyer

A shot from the Whitby harborfront, just west of Oshawa's Lakeview Park

McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve

In 1990, General Motors of Canada Limited celebrated the construction of their new "green"
Canadian Corporate Headquarters as well as the creation of the McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve
Named after the automakers' founder, Col. Sam McLaughlin the Reserve occupies in excess of 41 ha (108 acres)
of land. A series of 11 trails connect to the Second Marsh Wildlife Area and Darlington Provincial Park.
http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z/mclaughlin-bay-wildlife-reserve/

151 Chadburn RCAC Squadron

Automotive Museum, established in 1961, was a car dealership in the 1920's

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