A small town of seven thousand people, Carleton Place used to resemble a too-quiet ghost town. Since it became more often a corridoor town, serving commuters to Ottawa, and its Council attracted very clean, non-polluting industries to the area, the whole atmosphere seems to have changed. By the thousands, people flock to the several home fix-it places and vie with each other for greater beauty, a seemingly endless update on the towns' face and figure.Ten years ago the populus was 75 percent over retirement age. Now the average age of Carleton Place dwellers is a surprising 32.5. Reflecting the changing look of the area are, below, a set of casual 'porches',welcoming spaces for rest, play, utility and shelter.
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To the left, an antique side porch used to be the haunt of ice-cream fanciers on a summers'day. It was part of the picturesque beauty of Lollys' Tearoom, on Bridge St, in the nineties .THe business overlooks the Mississippi River. |
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Second to the left, the towns' own Townhall door reflects recently improved lighting on Bridge Street. |
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Third, a backyard sunporch catches the sun in deep winter. |
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Click the lavender door to connect back |
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Click the garden door to holiday porches |
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