▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁Bel den ' s ▁Historical ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Car leton ▁County ▁in ▁Ne pe an ▁Tw p ., ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁Lot ▁ 3 6 ▁in ▁Con cess ion ▁A , ▁Ott awa ▁Front . ▁Mechan ics ville ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁was ▁consider ably ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁Ott awa ▁neighbourhood . ▁ ▁Its ▁western ▁boundary ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁present - day ▁Park dale ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sir ▁John ▁A . ▁Mac don ald ▁Park way ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁River ▁Park way ) ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Capital ▁Commission , ▁large ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁were ▁ex prop ri ated ▁and ▁demol ished . ▁While ▁this ▁created ▁green ▁space , ▁the ▁park way ▁and ▁on ▁and ▁off - ram ps ▁at ▁Park dale ▁Avenue ▁have ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁bar rier ▁to ▁the ▁water front . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁expansion ▁of ▁Scott ▁Street , ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Trans it way ▁along ▁the ▁old ▁rail ▁line ▁on ▁Scott ▁has ▁served ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁Scott , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mechan ics ville ▁neighbourhood . ▁ ▁Area ▁character ▁The ▁area