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The Prescott shares a reputation with The Lafayette House in the Byward Market as the oldest licensed drinking establishment in Ottawa. Originally called The Preston Hotel (it stopped renting rooms in 1978), the establishment was re-baptized The Prescott in 1941, it is held, in recognition of its status as the last watering hole between Ottawa and the town of Prescott, 100 kilometres down the Prescott Highway. This fact also earned it the moniker "The Last Chance."... The Preston Street area is such a distinctive neighbourhood. The uninspired architecture is at first overpowering for its drabness. This, of course, is the first superficial view of an outsider. Little on the street can be cited as distinctive with any unanimity. But there is an historical building on Preston Street that is not only the oldest on the streetscape, but contains, perhaps, one of its most controversial, yet most relevant, stories. That building is The Prescott... Founded in 1934 by partners Giuseppe..

Also known as: The Prescott

Primary location: Ottawa