Preston Street (Ottawa Road #73) is a street inOttawa,Ontario, Canada, running between Scott Street in the north andPrince of Wales Drive andQueen Elizabeth Driveway in the south. It is the main commercial artery in Ottawa'sLittle Italy, home to numerous small business and Italian restaurants, and is synonymous with "Little Italy" to many Ottawa residents when referring to area businesses.
Preston Street is marked atCarling Avenue by a metal arch lit in the colours of theItalian flag, built in 2002 to attract tourists from theDow's Lake area immediately to the south. At the same intersection is the tallest building in Ottawa, the residential condominium towerClaridge Icon.
Since 1974, Preston and its side streets are closed to traffic each June for the Italian Week festival, Ottawa's celebration of Italian culture. Preston Street has been given a commemorative Italian nameCorso Italia.
In 1986, the Preston Street Business Improvement Area was formed, representing local businesses to the City of Ottawa.[1]
In 2015, Preston was temporarily extended north fromAlbert Street toKichi Zibi Mikan (then the Macdonald Parkway) in order to serve as the main arterial toGatineau,Quebec while Booth Street was being closed due to theConfederation Line construction.
Preston is either named for former city treasurerJohn Honey Preston or aldermanGeorge Honey Preston.[2]
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