Monday, May 15, 2006

Ave Moffat AVe

L'avenue Moffat a été nommée en l'honneur de James Moffat, un rentier qui demeura dans sa belle résidence à l'angle de cette avenue et du boul LaSalle.
 
Moffat avenue was named in honnor of James Moffat, à retiree who lived in a beuatiful residence on that avenue and LaSalle Boulevard.
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L'avenue Manning  fut nommée en l'honneur de feu Charles Manning, Maire de la Cité de Verdun 1915-1917
 
Manning Avenue was named in honor of deceased Charles Manning, Mayor of the City of Verdun 1915-1917.
 
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6 comments:

bahama865 MSN said...

guy, was this the alpin residence on blvd lasalle? the large white one of a kind home. carolyn bennett

guy5479 MSN said...

Carolyn, I don't know. I will take a photo probably this coming Saturday and post it. Guy

guy5479 MSN said...

Carolyn, Here is the photo of the James Moffat house at the corner of Moffat and Boul. Lasalle wich I took saterday. That's my station wagon parked in front. That is certainly a very majestic looking house and  no wonder you still remember it. It would be interesting to know the complete history of this house, from the time it was built and who owned it besides James Moffat, past and present. I will see if I can dig up this information at the SHGV. Guy

bahama865 MSN said...

  GUY, I REMEMBER IT WELL, ACROSS FROM THE PLAYGROUNDS IN MY DAY, THE ALEPIN HOUSE ,CHARLES ALEPIN, WAS I BELIEVE AT CORNER OF BRAULT  AND LASALLE, MY GRAND FATHER CHARLES BENNETT WAS EMPLOYED THERE LATE 40,S AFTER HE RETIRED FRON CNR. HE WAS FATALLY BURNED IN A FAULTY FURNACE FIRE THERE, AND DIED AT VERDUN GENERAL. SO THE IMPRINT IN MY MIND YEARS LATER. A BEAUTIFUL HOME. CERTAINLY NOT TUDOR. STYLE.  MY DAD ,WHO WAS IN REAL ESTATE, AS YOU KNOW, VISITED ALL THESE HOMES AND HAD STORIES GALORE TO TELL.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HISTORIC INPUT TO THE SITE. IT MAKES LIFE A LITTLE MORE EXCITING HERE IN FLORIDA. CAROLYN BENNETT

guy5479 MSN said...

Carolyn, I will also take a photo of the Alepin House at the corner of Brault ande LaSalle this coming Saturday. Guy

bahama865 MSN said...

    thanks guy, carolynwonder if alepins still own it.