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SHIFTHEADS: West End Ottawa Born and Raised. What’s On Your Mind Stefan Keyes?
Ottawa nostalgia and urban development collide when the place that held your childhood firsts starts coming down by machine. Stefan Keyes grew up in Ottawa's West End, close enough to walk to Westgate Shopping Centre. He watched his first movie there. He got his first passport photo there. He has not been inside in years and he is going to miss it anyway.
There is a difference between a place you visit and a place that holds something for you. Stefan Keyes names it precisely: the physical manifestation of memory. When it goes, the instant recall goes with it.
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