# ? about a government building in Ottawa, Canada **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 6, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503 "2006-04-06T00:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/21 "2006-04-09T16:01:25Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] and I didn’t know that little street was named Vittoria - I always thought it was just an alley or something. [/QUOTE] What will you do with that new-found knowledge? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/22 "2006-04-09T16:43:45Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] Well, while they’re waiting, why the _Sam Hill_ can’t they sand and paint it? It looks tacky as all get-out! [/QUOTE] that in itself would require a decision… > [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > > [@Northern Piper](#): > > > > and I didn’t know that little street was named Vittoria - I always thought it was just an alley or something. > > What will you do with that new-found knowledge? 😉 As it happens, I’m going to be in Ottawa this week and will be in the area around the Court. I will walk down Vittoria Street towards the cathouse confident in my expanded knowledge of the Parliamentary precincts! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/23 "2006-04-09T17:08:06Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] that in itself would require a decision… As it happens, I’m going to be in Ottawa this week and will be in the area around the Court. I will walk down Vittoria Street towards the cathouse confident in my expanded knowledge of the Parliamentary precincts! [/QUOTE] Have fun at the cathouse! I got some nice pics of Mrs. Mercotan there. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/24 "2006-04-17T02:52:55Z")
right - I’m back from Ottawa - and I’d not looked at the Federal Court Annexe closely for a while, since it’s just part of the landscape - man, it needs paint! I also chatted with an old friend, who confirmed that it’s now a heritage property. You would think that at some point, heritage designation is worth a tin of paint. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/25 "2007-02-23T04:17:52Z")
No doubt shamed into action by the critical comments on this thread, the federal heritage bureaucracy has creaked into action! I was in Ottawa a while ago and lo and behold, the Annexe has been scraped, primed and re-painted! They did a nice job - still a simple white frame building with black trim, but it looks neat and tidy. Rejoice and revel in your power, O Dopers! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503/26 "2007-02-23T16:20:07Z")
[QUOTE=Northern Piper] Rejoice and revel in your power, O Dopers! [/QUOTE] And I was just _threatening_ to go to Ottawa! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-a-government-building-in-ottawa-canada/351503.md?page=1)