▁Mechan ics ville ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁Lot ▁ 3 6 ▁Con cess ion ▁A ▁of ▁Ne pe an . ▁ ▁The ▁limits ▁were ▁( B urn side ) ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁running ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁River ▁at ▁the ▁S lu ce ▁cutting ; ▁First ▁street ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁( St one h urst ▁Avenue ); ▁Road ▁allow ance ▁and ▁the ▁Canada ▁Central ▁Railway ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁( Sc ott ▁Street ); ▁Fif th ▁Street ▁( P ark dale ▁Avenue ) ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mod est ▁houses ▁were ▁probably ▁built ▁about ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁of ▁ ▁wood ▁bal lo on ▁frame ▁covered ▁with ▁ 1 x 1 2 ▁in ch ▁pl anks ▁inside ▁and ▁out ▁with ▁wood ▁or ▁other ▁s iding , ▁with ▁the ▁found ations ▁project ing ▁four ▁inches ▁beyond ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁finished ▁frame ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁brick ▁finish ▁as ▁people ▁became ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁this ▁lux ury . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Some ▁sources ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁Mechan ics ville ▁arose ▁after ▁this ▁an nex ation ▁because ▁it ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁blue ▁col lar ▁workers , ▁especially ▁those ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁rail ▁yards , ▁or ▁l umber ▁and ▁paper ▁mill s ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Mechan ics ville ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁that ▁name