Recognise this old Theater,...........................................??
Ahh Yes Back where we started from,.............................I've poste a few Movie spots before,.....but with as many new members as we've had join over the last little while,..maybe some of these will spark a memory or a story or two ,from some ......................................What Montreal Spots ,..would you like to see,...and we'll try to find them for you,.............or better yet if you do have some old Montreal or of course Verdun,shots of familiar old Spots,.......then
let's have a look,..............we'd really appreciate that....................
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 578 Newer› Newest»Remember when the Molson Brewery looked like this,......? I got to go down to the Harbour quite often as a kid,.and I Remember this old place,.just before tey built into the present day large building,.......Have a look in the background you can see the superstructure of the Jacques Cartier Bridge,..............it always seemd like a neat place ,with all the industry,.....around the HArbour,...exciting stuff for a little kid,........seeing the ships in the Harbour,and getting to go into many of these old industry buildings,.from Canadian Vickers Ltd,.....and places like the Montreal Shipyard,.and JPCoates LTD. & Fry-Cadbury,.......DuKypers Distellerie on Bridge street,..... J&R Weir Ship Repair,....etc etc Drummon McColl ,..Montreal Welding,......sat outside many a Bar as a kid too ,.with my bag of chips & a coke............hahahahahah HF&RV
Remember when the EAst-end was full of Oil Storage Tanks,.& Refineries Can you imagine the ground contamination in these areas.........hahahaha Bet they didn't turn the ground & aerate it like they do today,.............. HF&RV
Some views along Commune Street, Remember all this area,had 'Cobblestone Roads' ,...I used to travel all around here from my oldmans shop,..and played in & around all these areas,try driving a bike over the cobblestones,...makes for a real bumpy ride.........hahahahahahah & watch out for the tracks,.....Yikes !!! Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Gosford Street Tunnel: How about the Nelson Hotel ................... ....... .and How about Rue Saint Paul,..........I think this is supposed to be the oldes street in Montreal,................?? .....and Saint Antoine: many years ago,....... Have a look at the name on the 'WaterTower' on that building to your right: Montreal sure had a lot of advertising painted right on the bricks of the buildings,.........I think it had a certain character to the streets, and Here's another spot on Saint Antoine ,.the Coronet Tavern .......................Just a quick little tour of Montreal many moons ago: -----Have Fun & Remember Verdun---
The 'Main' ....Boul Saint Laurent,..........................checkout the Delicatesen sign the phone # is LA 2060 (?) can anyone look that up in Lovell's to see which store had that phone number .....another shot on Saint Lawerance Blvd Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Wes, You mentioned J&R Weir. My brother, Bob, worked there until they owners locked the doors and skipped town with the money! Did not expect to read that name anywhere. I did not know the area well, but I know he knows it well. The bars, too :)
Here's the satellite shot of Nun's Island from Google Earth. The two lakes are apparent.
Bill
Hi Glen,.....BlacksBridge Tavern ,.would be one of them ,.....actually the closet one ,.and the men from J&R always snuck across the street,for a quick one,...........and I don't think the words "Man I could've had a V8 " was ever heard,............ There also was a little store beside the Bar called Vic's ,.it was like a little convience store,that also sold Toasted Hot Dogs, as well as having a Barber Shop in the back room too,.......... Another one they might escape to ,as well was on McGill called the 'Ivy House'.........there were a few around there,........and word has it,that if any scrap metal seemd to be getting in everyone's way,.it was 'relocated' to Bedards Scrap Yard on St Patrick St,........(of course this is just hearsay).......hahahahahah HF&RV
Good shot,................Apperently in 1990 they made a lake from the marshland area,..perhaps they just added a lake near the marsh,..and I think I heard that there was a bird sanctuary on Nuns Isalnd,..I imagine that it. HF&RV
Glen I hadn't heard about the owners absconding with the Do-Re-Mi,.....but the family that owned J&R Weir ,...(at least at some point) were the Thow family,......and oddly enough,while running the Ship Repair business,in Montreal,.they both owned some houses side by side here in the 'Uplands' (Victoria's version of Westmount) ,....... but a year or so ago,........an Investment (adviser) by the name of Ian Thow, here in Victoria, seems to have misplaced millions of Invester's money,and has decided to move back down to the Seattle area, I believe they are related,...............Seems the apple didn't fall far from the tree,...in his case..........hahahahahaha ...Here he is ,enjoying his hard earned pay in a Chopper that was returned to the real owners after Ians chegue got lost in the mail........hahahahaha Ian Thow "Like a thief in the night" - BUSINESS EXAMINER http://www.investorvoice.ca/Scandals/Thow/Thow_Index.htm the link brings you to a bunch of newspaper articles.....re: Mr Thow HF&RV
An Outremont Street in Fall,.................. this shot is from a few years back,.but are the leaves starting to fall yet in Montreal? being late September ,I would think they are at least starting to change colour & beginning to fall,.Mind you Montreal has had some tremendous weather lately ( temp wise,)............ HF&RV
....................................................Centre Ville...................................................... ...........................that's one spindelly (sp?) tree,.........Could Qualify almost for a Charly Brown's Xmas Tree,......................Yikes !! It's coming sooner than you think,................Thanksgiving ,......Halloween,........Christmas HF&RV
A wintery Sherbrooke Street,..................around 1925ish....................... This field in the next photo is the area where Dorval Airport would be built,.there's an exisitng runway there,.....but check out just how rural Dorval really was: ..................A lot of changes ............. HF&RV
It seems that Ice Castles or the Ice Hotels ,we've all heard about in the past few years ,.is not exactly a new thing,.........Here's an old photograph of an Ice Castle or Ice Palace, built in 1909, near Mount Royal HF&RV
Dominion Square,.......................many moons ago,........................... HF&RV .........a picture of Montreal's old port: .....Dorcester & StLawance,......................................... HF&RV
Craig Street,.........................................(now called Viger)??? How about McGill & Sherbrooke,...................Yikes checkout the whitestuff and this one is very appropriatlely named ' Cote de Neige' ......................................................................havefun&rememberVerdun
The ten story Tramway building, bult in 1928, on StAntoine, HF&RV
A few of you may Remember this place,................ Weredale . ..................................HF&RV
Trinity Church on Sherbrooke,...look at the size of the building,...... all three of the last photo's including Weredale House,.....were all built by the same architecs Ross & McDoanld .in the 5200 block of Sherbrooke ( Westmount) ,Trinity Memorial Church built in 1923....................................... HF&RV
These guys built a lot of well known buildings around Montreal,including this one where many of us as little kids ,got to see Santa........... built in 1925 the Eaton's Building was readily recognizable to all Montrealers,............. 9 floors,situated at 677 St Catherine HF&RV
We've seen some of these photos before,.but here someone put it altogether in a video prsentstion of one Montreal's lost areas,. Victoria Town ( Goose Village) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTEoFAf_zQs&mode=related&search= .......................and this video ,.is of "GriffinTown" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRfiE2yvbd4&mode=related&search= .We've all been through these areas,or at least know where they are,..................................sort of a mini return to Our Past......... Have Fun and Remember Verdun
The Original Installation,.......................................of the questionable Landmark Montreal sign,..... ...........being installed in 1948 .............................................................. Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Leaves starting to change quicker these days? This is a great time of year to take a car ride,..to either the Lauerentians,....or towards the Eastern Townships,.............and take in that sea of changing fall coulours,..... Remember those days? or walking through a City Park,....and the massive amounts of fallen leaves (maybe still a little early for that) but as we approach Halloween,..I always Remember the piles of Leaves on just about every street,..................... ........................not sure exactly where this one is taken,.but it does look like the start of Fall /Autumn,.............................................Halloweens Coming Have Fun & Remember Verdun
A well known Montreal Building,....... which of course now houses the Stock Exchange,.............. tour de bourse ( which we've mentioned before) but Here's a shot of a very early version of Plc Victoria,............ ................................construction of Place Victoria, Montreal HF&RV
Hockey at McGill circa early 1900's .................................... ..the last photo is of the Montreal Canadiens having an outdoor practice, before it becam fashionable for the new NHL to have an outdoor game: HF&RV
Remember this end of StCtherine St,.used to be the start to all the well lit ,& very much alive, Nightlife portion,of the Saint Catherine St we all knew, but here's a story in this mornings Gazette re:the derelict old SevilleTheatre The black hole The last surviving business on a strip of Ste. Catherine St. W. has closed, and now the entire block is a dead zone The outer limits of downtown The strip of Ste. Catherine St. W. was once alive with nightlife, full of Montrealers heading for Canadiens games at the Forum, movies or shows at the Seville Theatre, and meals and cocktails at restaurants and bars. Read the whole story if you like ,and in case these photo's posted above disappear (as some are apt to do) then click on the link for the Gazeette story,.and then click on the link ' Gallery' http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=f0d4268a-ee39-448a-87dd-b9fdccc9af38&k=87208 Have Fun & Remember Verdun I do Remember that this sectionof STCatherine was in decline as far back as the late 80's,................and now the last business has closed as well. Maybe it will now be developped into some really nice,........
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Is this a good price for a 4 1/2 flat (it's in Ville Emard) it looks pretty clean ,it's at 6087 Hamilton,........ Kind of neat to see inside some of the old houses,.rooms were small,and we all learned to share(what with all the kids ) but Remember standing in the hallways near the oil burner furnace,to thaw out or warm up before heading off to shcool on those cold winter mornings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, here's some of the details ( electric heat ,I guess that's expensive) but the rent is only $525 / month, that seems reasonable, but if that's for one flat,you could own the whole place for not much more ,(couldn't you) We have a second floor 4 1/2 for rent in a quiet residential street, 5 min. to downtown, near metro Monk, the Lachine canal bicycle trail and all services. The apartment vas just been renovated, with new window and new door, wooden floors. One bedroom, ideal for single or couple. Utilities and appliances are not included.
Available September. Rent: $525.00
el: (514) 978-8168
(514) 432-7836
Email: hyperplane@gmail.com
Apartment sizes: 4.5
Types of housing: Unfurnished
Available: Sept 01/Immediately (long-term)
Rent: 525
Type of flooring: Hardwood
Type of heating: Electric
Buses: Metro Monk
..............................................and you could visit Montreal or Verdun in minutes....... have fun & Remember Verdun
Situated in a historical building this beautiful 1100 sf loft comes complete with fridge and stove. Located in historic Old Montreal the apartment offers quick access to both the Old City and downtown Montreal. A mere seven minute walk to the Old Port and about 1 kilometer from the downtown core this magnificent loft style apartment allows for easy access to Montreal's finest events, or famous shopping.
Apartment sizes: Studio
Types of housing: Unfurnished
Available: Immediately
Rent: 1100
Utilities included: NA
Appliances included: Fridge, Stove
Type of flooring: Hardwood
Type of heating: Electric
Amenities: Laundry Room in Building, Video Surveillance. ...................Now this seems like a cool place to live,....in old Montreal & fairly cheap really............Check it out: .......Now this could be a neat place to hangout for a year or so........... HF&RV
Les I used to live on Fort and Ste.Catherine in the CJAD CHOM bldg. That part of Ste.Catherine from the Pepsi Forum heading east.. man for those 3 blocks or so...most of it looks like hell and smells just like it. They did try to open some businesses there but failed. Even the Texan Rest. did renovations but never opened after the Habs moved. Too bad that used to be nice place to start walk or finish to catch metro.Could be expensive walk now if you gave to all the panhandlers,who for the most part were o.k. Some real characters. Lad Lad
the new Monk Street bridge which crosses over the Lachine Canal, hmmmmm looks strangely familiar,.stolen design from the 4th avenue Bridge over the Acky,,,,,,,,,, simple design ,.but it works,, HF&RV
1931 map of the Cote St Paul, area,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .....you can see the name Riviere StPierre,..........many may not have known about this River runnign through to the real river the STLawerance HF&RV
Remember the St Remi tunnel ? sped up through there a few times I'll bet: ....same place different view............................................................. HF&RV
Les I bought a Shell Station road map of Montreal from the 50s on ebay. I wonder if I can get it copied to CD at some print shop? It's quite large when opened. None of the freeways are there nor are the name changes, so I find it interesting especially Griffintown and Victoria Town.
Bill
Goodmorning Bill;....... I would think you may be able to find a local shop that could scane it (even if by sections) and then reproduce it on a CDRom Also check with an actual map company.and ask their thoughts on it, Good luck ./////// you also could scan it in the largest sections available to you on your scanner,then re-assemble them or just burn all the different sections to a CD..... HF&RV
I would suspect that Kinkos/FedEx would be able to scan and burn the entire map onto a CD. Try their website to see if that is available.....just a thought.
Les, Message 239, Map of C척te St Paul, Montreal 1931: I am surprised to see that the Rivière St Pierre is still shown on the 1931 map as this river is apparently still there but now covered. I am doing research on the rivers and lakes that covered the island of Montreal from the beginning of the colony to today. Enclosed is a map covering period 1542 to 1642. I have access to several maps to help me in my research but all additional information is welcome. Guy
Hello Guy ,..if I come across more info on Rivers on the island of Montreal,.I will post them here ( or the web address) ,.You sure havea lot of projects on the go,.I hope all the people at SHGV appreciate your efforts,. preserving history is important,......as most of us are going to witness over the next bunch of years,.Things around Montreal ( like the disappearing Turcot Yards etc etc ) will not be Remembered by the up & coming generation,.but if it's not documented now,....it's history will be subject to the memory's of selctive recall: Yikes !! ,,,We have already seen here ,that some of the information we've collectively found & shared from various websites & library's around Montreal/Quebec have had many mistakes,...........these are a direct result of 'not' documenting things as they happen ,and not from memory later............. Good luck with this new project ,Who knows ,perhaps years from now ,as the present day generation growsa older,they will learn to appreciate ,all the work this generation did ,to perserve history for them to enjoy.................Take pictures everyone ,of every where you live ,.as they will be of interest to many others in the future ( just as we appreciate ,the old photo's that we've come across.............. HF&RV
Anyone recognise this area of Montreal ,.........? .................................corner of Monk & Springland , the old Steinberg's parking lot,..............presently a Jean Coutu pharmacie ( see how things keep changing)..................hahahahah I wonder what these people in teh photo are doing now,..........the year (roughly 1950) Women from StJeande Bosco parrish,,,,,,,,,,, I'm sure some of them are still around,....... have fun & remember Verdun
....part of the Cycists path along the Lachine Canal ......the first picture shows this odd shaped building in the background, I guess when being by the Canal was a premium spot,then they built whatever fit on te property,.........interesting use of the space,..... ...have many of you taking the time to ride these neat paths around Montreal? HF&RV
LES Monk Bridge...you can take it in from Verdun straight up to Notre Dame.Turn Left and just as fast get right and straight out.Easy to get home from there. Lad
Les The photo of Monk..nice..remember the Steinberg's best friend worked there . Remember we would figure he had it made..bagging. That entrance is still there..now its Jean Coutu Pharmacy.. The only thing that is still there that I can tell is the bldg. over the bus.Still looks the same last time I saw it a few months ago. That brown bldg. on corner is now a depanneur..(Mac's ) Got anymore Lad
Les The old white building in the picture is a CN Bldg. Looks like the tower down by the exit and entrance to the station. Remember the bus yards down by the Wellington Tunnel, Right there.You can see this tower if I am not wrong from just past Bridge street. Lad
the lad: Right you are about the building beeing a CN property & near the Wellington Street tunnel ,.Good Memory,............ this last picture is te same as that one from te other post (that showed the cycle path)...the area has changed a little ,but that 's the same old building in the background for sure.............. Remember this area near Bridge too ! .............I Remember getting off the #58 Bus at Bridge & Wellington and walking up to Expo67,............. I also worked at Canada Packers a few years later,...........so I hoofed it up that street a few more times too...........hahaha Have fun & Remember Verdun
Les Near Canada Packers do you remember name of candy factory next to it? Lad
Les Message 248 Oct 30 th. Picture Monk Blvd. & Springland Ave. 1950 Suspect photo to be much latter than 1950, theres a bus on Monk, in 1950 there would have been the number 36 street car, and many years more of street cars There was a street car stop at this corner. I worked has a delivery boy for the grocerie store on corner 1942/1943, and lived two blocks down on Springland St. Ron
Thanks Ron,....your probably right,.I think the site I found that picture on mentioned the year,.but as we've seen over the years ,a lot of wrong information shows up even on nMuseum,or Library sites where you would think they'd get it right.... maybe someone can pinpoint the timeframe closer , that only cars that we can see look like early 50's and the white car in the background near the bus,looks 52-54ish?? Thanks for the input,,,,,,,,, HF&RV
Have a look at the name on this horsedrawn sled: neat old photograph with the snow falling.and people in the background trudging along ,with that old familiar 'chin tucked into the chest' while you froze walking along the street,...........Remember that feeling ,peering up every so often with sleet or whatever stinging your eyes.......Yikes !! HF&RV
Do you think the sign 'means' Final Stop ? ....................................Terminus everybody off....................... Yikes !!! Have Fun and Remember Verdun
.........Now this is a 'slow' night......................................... between the barman the waiter, the customer,& the photographer this doesn't look like a Payday...................................................HF&RV
.....more stuff on Turcot, (may have been posted before,? ,but here it is) 2006 02 02 The Turcot Yards to the Turcot Interchange 2 A short history and the creation of a temple for the automobile
By Doug Scholes
The Turcot round house was in use until the mid 1960’s when the popularity of the automobile increased, which in turn caused the decline of goods transported by rail. As well, Montreal was preparing for the World Exposition in 1967 and was beginning to put into place the necessary infrastructures such as transportation and communication networks that would present the city as an urban model of the future. The Turcot round house was finally demolished in the early 1960’s to make way for the Turcot Interchange, part of the system of autoroutes that would allow automobile traffic to move freely and unimpeded through and around the city. The Turcot yards were in use until 2002 as a transfer yard, a place where containers are on- and off-loaded between road and rail transport vehicles. By 2003, the yard was stripped of all the tracks, and the administration and holding buildings were demolished, leaving the space empty - an erased record with very little evidence of its industrial and natural past.
The land now has a different use, at least part of it does. The larger section that stretches west of St-Henri has remained (as of Jan. 2006) a blank slate that awaits future development to give it identity, to give it a visual profile. At the east end (closest to St-Henri) stands the Stonehenge-like structure that ties together the concrete and asphalt arteries of autoroutes 20, Decarie, and 720. Technically known as the Turcot Interchange and dubbed the spaghetti junction, this mass of twisted roadways is the complicated solution to keep cars and trucks moving smoothly through the convergence of three major autoroutes. It was seen as a way of the future, and in particular, the means by which automobiles and communities could co-exist. Suspending a road on pillars was seen as a win-win situation: allowing traffic unimpeded movement through densely developed areas and allowing the community below the raised roadway to exist (with minimal changes) as it had previously done. http://readingcities.com/index.php/montreal/comments/the_turcot_yards_to_the_turcot_interchange1/
.may be of some interest,( I haven't read it.just came aacross it actually),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.... HF&RV
Meant to ad that this site looks like it is a sort of collage of links to Montreal Stuff ?? might be worth checking out further: http://readingo.readingcities.com/index.php HF&RV
For the Turcot Yard Buffs,.......................the shots don't get much older than this,. Remarkable & Simple ,.........but impressive nonetheless,............HiTech many years ago,.those Locomotives aren't exactly light,.....yet the turn table rotates perfectly balanced,...........and allows the exact eninge to turn around & carry on......................................................................................Cool Stuff(I wonder how much of this stuff ende up in local scarp yards,..........paying for more than a few meals at Magnon's .....................hahahahahah HF&RV
Les, Whats that building in the background. Guy
The Point Shops,................more than a few of Our members & relatives worked in this place.......................................... HF&RV
More Turcot ......................................................................................................... Guy ,.that's a good question ,.off hand I have to say I don't know ( & I hate saying that...hahahahaha) but i'm sure one of our members will know havefunandrememberverdun
3 more Turcot shots ,...all of the round about Choo - Choo- Choose the ones you want to keep,......hahahahha HF&RV
More Montreal Spots: ...........................and How's this for a busy Turcot Yards.............?????
Guy,Les I think that is the old RCA building. Ron.
Ron, I think the RCA building is further east.It may be a warehouse that was/is at the corner of St R챕mi and St Jacques. Guy
Here's the RCA building,.maybe a compaerison can be made with the other photo:
Having previously served as development and manufacturing center for audio, electronics and military hardware, the upper floors of the old RCA building has largely been taken over with artist and craft studios. .What's the verdict gentleman? Same building ? HF&RV
.from the Lenoir st side: .these buildings were originally built for the 'Berliner gramophone Company".....later RCA ....................... .........................................I think you guys are right>>>>> HF&RV
Looks like a familiar old ad,............ for His Masters Voice,.( I always ,and I would bet most of us ,.always associate this logo with RCA ( seeing it appears on all of RCA products,)........but it looks like old Emille Berliner used it first...................... ............................................................have fun & remember Verdun.......
from the Montreal Standard (I never heard of that one either, thought it was the Gazette or the Star)...................but here's what appeared on Christmas Day Dec. 25th...........................................1920 New Factory for Berliner Gram-o-Phone Co. Limited
reproduced from the Montreal Standard, December 25, 1920 "During the past summer a notable industrial building has been erected at the corner of St. Antoine and Lacasse Streets, St. Henry, for the Berliner Gramophone Company Limited. It is hoped that this new two million dollar extension to the factory will be large enough to take care of the growth of business until 1940 - so that the musical longing of babies now in their cradles, is being planned for when they set up homes of their own." ................................................................................................................HF&RV
Les; the Standard was the Saturday paper published by the Star, they also published a noon paper the Herald which was like the present day Sun. Gordo
Hi Les ! Interesting site on Point St. Charles and Griffintown: http://www.histoire-pointesaintcharles.org/index.html Map of Griffintown: http://www.histoire-pointesaintcharles.org/version_anglaise/accueil.htm Leaflet: http://www.histoire-pointesaintcharles.org/version_anglaise/pamphlet/index.htm JM
First on the continent,....................................................I didn't know that!! .and it's still around,.... HF&RV
That plaque is on this old Montreal building,...............I meant to include it in the previous post,...........................but that's what happens when your stupid..................................hahahahahahah you can see the plaque on the right hand side of the entrance doors,perhaps that's why it's known as a 'cornerstone'................................. HF&RV
hi Maroonvet ( Gordo) ,.Thanks for that info on the Montreal Standard,.and on today's PointStCharles site,.there is a picture of a church,in the Point,.and the picture, is from a copy of the Montreal Standard,.......weird coincidence,.but now I've not only heard of the paper ,but have also seen a copy of one,............ Thanks Again for the input & info,......Btw: How's the Vette couple ? got them put away for the winter now? best regards from Canada's Westcoast............. HF&RV
hello JMH ,.thanks for the links,.I was aware of this site,........but always good to be remided,.and to check things out again,.as most sites are constantly adding to there collections,........................................ HF&RV
Les Message 265 great shot of the yards..where did you get it? That is one I will try and keep. This would be just west of Turcot more at Hickmore and Cote de Liesse near the T Can. or off the 20 in Lachine heading west. Its called Taschereau Yard. In the photo is the Diesel Shop bottom left..bottom right locos waiting to go out after being serviced..or just parked there. Called the hole at one time.Top of photo right shows the Hump Yard where freight trains would be assembled..by shunting down hill and sending them on their own. That is gone now and has been replaced by TurcoT Yards. Guessing top view of city is looking towards Ville St Laurent. as Hump was at that end of yard..North end if I got my directions right. Never was a boy scout....hahaha Les great photos of roundhouse also heard there was one buried there after it went off the rails and sunk... Thanks Lad
Candian Science & Technology Museum: Click on this link & have a ball looking at the many railway pics etc etc http://www.imagescn.technomuses.ca/index1.html Have Fun & Remember Verdun
the Lad: you can 'right click' on most of the photo's I post,& it generally will allow you to either 'save as' or 'email to' ......or click on 'properties' and this will show you the web address (usually) you can 'copy & paste' ythe link (after hi-lighting it) .and it will bring you directly to where I found it,.... Or just Save it to a folder on your computer,and then you've got forever. that is a good idea ,cause I have seen these sites change their collection & no longer list certain pics ,.etc etc ................... You'll enjoy the site posted in the previous post. Canadian Science & Technology has it linked through there as well,.Good Luck............... HF&RV
Thanks Les much appreciated. Lad
Always was a busy spot: hf&rv
A lot of these spots are still around,..........( the buildings I mean) checkout SaintHelen's Island ,...................an Oasis in the middle of the River,and escape from the City: .......a lot of changes ,just in Our lifetime so far,.........and now the City is still planning & changing........................ hf&rv
how's this for an old shot of PlaceD'armes.............(Quick Fresco ,JMH,.what kind of tram is that?)..........hahahaha ..........and here's an old shot of Dominion Square,............all familiar places .and do you Remember this busy Street,..Yup, yet another shot of Montreal's main drag,..Saint Catherine Street ( when it was a two way street) Now that's a prety busy Montreal Spot for sure.......................... hf&rv
Here's one more of Place D'Armes.............checkout that cool ride on the cornner ,looks like a 32-ish coupe,..................... hf&rv
Been there,......................... Remember the Observation Cars??? ...how about the old wooden floors in woolworths,.or the soda fountain, hf&rv
Re picture of St Catherine st. notice two way traffic wich is now one way going east, this picture dates no doubt from the 50s judging by the cars and GM buses. I recognize a black 1956 Ford Meteor on the bottom as my wife had one. Would this picture have been taken at the intersection of Guy St. looking east. Guy
Hello Guy,.no doubt about the era being 50's (later),..but you can see the street sign on the right hand side of the photo,.and it looks like it's right at Peel & StCatherine: hf&rv
PlaceD'Armes, during Rush Hour (1941) Feature. Rush Hour at Place D'Armes / Conrad Poirier – August 10, 1941
Call no. P48,S1,P6878
Source: BAnQ, Fonds Conrad Poirier
Comment: Pedestrians and rush-hour riders getting on and off streetcars at Place d'Armes. hf&rv
Looks a little nicer these days,...........(cleaner in anycase).........but where do they dump the cars nowadays..................hahahahaha \ Have any of you taken any rides on the Canal since they revapmed it? it looks like it would be a nice afternoon cruise,.(during the good weather of course)......................................................hf&rv
Here's an old Thibault Firetruck from Verdun,.....parading down Jolicoeur ........I guess they saved quite a few old Montreal area trucks,. I didn't realise there was an Auxialry Fire Departmeent,.but this group has been around for 60 years it seems........... I just thought every city had their own Police & Fire Equipment,......at least until the emergence of the MUC ( that took care of an amalgamated police force,...........) here's a shot of the Black Watch marching in the same parade as the firetrucks............ http://www.firecanada.ca/reports/2004/08/photos-20040823a.php there's a bunch of pictures of many different Montreal area trucks ,.etc etc ...from all over the island & a few from off the island too (eg: Napierville, Pincourt ,..Kahnawake (sp?) the old Caughnawagna.................. hf&rv
Les, Yes, I took a ride in this boat a few years ago. It is a must for those visiting Montreal and who know something about the Lachine Canal, as all Verdunites do. The following article appeared in our (SHGV) spring 2006 revue of the canal, the top photo is from 1942 and the bottom one is 2002 of the same Saint Gabriel Lock. You will see all the old factories , many of wich were transformed into condos. The tour starts at Atwater and goes to the Peel street basing wich is next to the Bonaventure Expressway and back. If my memory is correct, the price is in the $15.00 range. I may have some photos of the tour, I will check. Guy
Here is a july 2 - 2006 photo of the bateau mouche on the Lachine Canal. Sorry for the large photo. You can also admire the Montreal Skyline in the background. Guy
i agree with you there Guy,.it would be a 'must thing to do' on any visit to Montreal/Verdun...... also I'd like to do the Jet Boat Trip up the Lachine Rapids,..that looks like it would be fun too, Here's a picture from a site I came across earlier ,while looking for Verdun stuff,..and lachine etc etc ,.........it looks almost the same as the picture in your post,.the site is informative as well,.you might like it, Have a Look http://www.montreal-guidetouristique.com/Pole-des-Rapides/Marche-Public-Lachine/ It's a Montreal Tourist guide type of site,.not bad really HF&RV
Les, The photo that I posted is a photo that I took myself with my Kodak camera. Guy
That is a good shot,..the tour boat is quite long,.nust seat quite a few,......Do any of the Cruise boats ,do a full length of the canal tour? If they do that would be a nice afternoon cruise ,in good weather,.they could drop people off at certain spots,where they could eat or have a drink,etc etc ,.and continue on down towards either Old Montreal ...or the nice park at the Lachine end.................... hf&rv
Hey Les here's a pic from the Lachine Canal.
Steve
That's a McCallister Tug,.......... I haven't seen this picture before,.but I do have some ( I think) showing this same Tug out of the water,.actually still in that spot,.but the Canal was emptied to make way for the refurbishing of the Canal as it is today,.i'll try to find them & post 'em up here,.....but I've just had a house load of People just popped in for my Daughters 19th Birthday YIKES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha and I've got to go and make sure everyone's loke after,....................I'll check back later,.......... Thanks for the input.................................................................HF&RV
Don't rush Les.Wish your daughter a happy birthday from me Les.
Steve
Rscognise this spot? used to be called BB,.......but now is known as the Hippodrome.( whatever that is) .......more than a few paychecks used to call this their home...........Yikes!!! hf&rv
they must be racing hippos there now!!!!!
Okay, sorry to be the perpetual nerd....but "hippos" is Greek for horse...(Equus is the Latin equivalent, as used in "equestrian." So, hippopotamus is "river horse" just like hippocampus is "sea horse."
Cheers,
Bryan
(formerly of 5th Ave)
Bryan, I seem to recal your telling us that you are a professor. Guy
So the place should be shut down by the language police...........Greek ( who do they think they are?) ..........hahahahahah I guess it means See Horse,.Bet on Horse ( Good Concept) hahahahahhahaha......................... Thanks Bryan for clarifying that, I still think Blue Bonnetts, was a good name,........ Hip- Hip - Hipporay,........ hahahaha I am relieved that the Stable Boys/Girls / Persons etc etc ,.........will have know need of this sign: ................................................ Have Fun & Remember Verdun
that should have read 'will have know need of the sign:' hahahahah sorry that's a real stretch but it's onl 8am here................. hf&rv
Blue Bonnets now called Hippodrome do MOntreal , The Quebec government under the able stewardship of Bernard Landry Parti Quebecois , changed the name and invested at LEAST 20 Million into horse races , for a for instance when it came time to put grass in the infield , there were two bidders one to put sod and the other to seed, sooooooooooooo , they both got a contract, That rail going around the track is aluminum and cost a cooooooool million , wonder where the money went , word around the track was, one of the Quebec politicians was on the board of directors of a large insurance company , in the States owned by a Quebecer , who also owned horses , hence scratch my back and I scratch yours . No wonder we all hate politicians , Brian was a small fry , what a dummy , jim
Jimmy please say it isn't so ,.a politician on the take,.especially one from LaBelle Province,..................hahahahahaha The more things change ,.the more they stay the same...........Yikes,................ Have a Good Christmas kungfu All the best from Canada's Westcoast............ HF&RV
Les not a politcian , THE Politician , however on your west coast , does not seem to be any better , except for the weather and not sure about that anymore , hahahahaha Jimmy
Right you are Jimmy ( kungfu),.and these cars are quick on the learning curve,............I've watched them for over 30 years now ,go from rather low key apprentice's in the game to almost 'contenders' for Quebec's crown......hahahahaha but the whole world is doing a rather good job a duping the public,(more like milking the public).........it's a great game isn't it?......................hahahahahaha HF&RV
You know les the little guy does not stand a chance and it pisses me off, wish I knew then what I know now, I love people , but politicians , well , dont get me started , and hey whats 20 million give or take , hang tough pal Jimmy p.s your car anology was great , keep your hand on the wheel jim
Les, You sure know how to get our attention, HOT DOGS, we can't do without them. Here is a picture I took on the 2nd of July 2006 on Aqueduct street. If I remeber correctly, the place was closed. I also went the previous year with relatives from California. I must say I was disapointed as I mentioned then, not at all like it was on Notre Dame Street and the spruce beer tasted like water. Barbara Strudensky did look sick, very skinny and with a cigarette in her mouth. I must try the one in the point and I will report back. Guy
As soon as we arrive in Montreal we head to Atwater Market and next stop Paul`s on Charlevoix for steamed hotdogs and french fries. I have to say that they are better than Lafleur`s. As a kid we used to walk over Mountain bridge to Notre Dame and get hotdogs but I could never handle the spruce beer just give us plain coke. I have to admit that I have never hit Paul`s when he was there just some French speaking girls serving.
Les, If you look at my picture of the Emile Bertrand restaurant you will notice that the date I took the photo was July 2nd 2006. The McLeans article on Barbara Strudensky says that her daughter Andrea visited her on July 2nd, the day before her death. That explains the reason why the restaurant was closed. That's quite a coincident, don't you think. I guess you might say that I have contributed to the Montreal Hog Dog history. There is enough history on Montreal Hot Dogs to write a book. Guy
Well we had the horsedrawn milk wagons & bread etc etc ,...............but here's a rare-ity(sp?) ..........a horse Drawn French Frie Wagon........although I think I read somewhere that Lafleur's Hot Dog also started with a cart of some sort ,.whether it was horse drawn or not I'm not sure: Just another old Montreal memory.............................HF&RV
Here's another Montreal image,.and season appopriate it seems ( as I understand Montreal is getting some Winter Weather today,.......... Skating at Lafontain Park: hf&rv
Les, Do you have any text that accompanies the photo of the horse drawn hot dog wagon (Year?). I have started to accumulate photos, text etc. referring to hot dogs in the Montreal area, of course that includes Verdun. I have made copies of the articles you posted. Guy
Guy this is all that appears beside that particular photo
Vendeur ambulant
1950
Jacques-Cartier
(Mont챕r챕gie)
Photo de Inconnu
Don de Raynald Belval
Fourni par Soci챕t챕 historique et culturelle du Marigot
12 x 8 cm Vendeur de patates frites. I posted a bunch of pictures quite awhile ago,of different HotDog Restaurants all around Montreal........but the site doesn't seem to exist any longer ,but id I find something like it ,I will post it again for your hotdog project............................. hf&rv
Here's where a lot of photographs used to be held,prior to the new BNQ .the old BNQ on MontRoyal Av? Just an old Montreal Spot hf&rv
I believe this one is now closed? Fraser Public library checkout the streetcar tracks too !! hf&rv
........third box car, midnight train.......destination.....blah blah blah !!! Canadian Northern, now that's an old logo........ hf&rv
Now this piece of equipment ,was certainly used a lot in the early 60's ......spreading all that road salt to help us get rid of our fenders & rocker Panels quicker....................hjahahahaha .....................................................................................................hf&rv
hello- les i went to centre street yesterday, and i took a few pics for you the smoke meat and meats store, it was closed so i didn't have oppurtunitiy to go inside and check it out.
Thanks Walter ( I'll have a look at them).........Did you try the Paul's P{atates for some steamies & the real Spruce Beer ? It's around the Point somewhere,I posted a story about the brewer from the old Emile Bertrand's on NotreDame St,who has now teamed up with Danny Roy who owns the Pauls Patates,& now they are the place to go...I haven't had a chance to try it yet,but one of these days,maybe............................. HF&RV
Walter (Metalman) That's a good shot of the boardwalk, the Quebec Smoked Meat used to supply a lot of the Montreal eatery's generally Scwartz's is one of the few that actually makes their own Smoked Meat, ( speaking of which, I made Smoked Meat sandwhich's Friday night,with a packaged my buddy shipped out to me last week,.......and it was fantastic,..I steamed the bread properly & the package I had was already sliced thinly ,so I could pile it up properly on the sandwhichs....They were Great.............................................................. HF&RV
hi- les next trip, i'll go and test it out, also post the pics of the event
Perfect Thanks ,.......... HF&RV
A Montreal scene from the later 60's ( could easily be the 30's) not a lot changed for many years................. shot taken from an NFB site,......hope it remains visible for a bit anyway: HF&RV
This was a sequence of photo's showing the demolition of Little Burgundy .a little of Montreal History...........................Remember that? Have Fun & Remember Verdun
playing in the rubble: seems to have found something interesting? HF&RV
Here's the address to the site ( NFB) ,.and there is a Video clip available to see ( you have to have Real Player,.but most would have it I think. it's a free download if you don't )......................... This was a film made about the new Montreal Plan for 'Urban Renewal' everyone was ordered out,interesting old Montreal stuff ........... http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=11000 Scroll down and you will see 'View Excerpt'.......or checkout the still photo's too................. HF&RV
.a brief tour of Montreal , from a YouTube Video,added two hours ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F_RXOqgke4 .hf&rv
Hi Les, that was very cool. I'm going back home Tues. for a wk. to visit my Dad and brother. Don't know if I'll have much time to visit the old haunts, but I'll try and maybe post some pictures when I return. Wendy
......a few years before the big Expo party,.Remember when Saint Helen's Island was an adventure to go to? ,,,,Look at how barren the islands really were, (picture is after 1930 ,as the JC bridge was only built in 1930 I think: Have Fun & Remember Verdun
NotreDame & DeLormier........Wow have things changed a lot in Our Times so far........ HF&RV
Saint Denis Street, in what seemed to be a simpler time: .the above photo is circa '55............ the next one dates back to 1937-ish,............. and the street is Saint Hubert ....it would be tough to find anytime of day now ,where you could take a photo on almost any Montreal street,without it being loaded with cars & traffic of all sorts,vehicular & pedestrian....................................................................hf&rv
Saint Laurent,............from way back,.but this artery has always been a 'Main' street in Montreal ,recognised as the dividing point btwn East - West ( at least that's how I had learned it).... ....................................................................................hf&rv
Hope this picture shows,............... ..........the Stockyards building..................... a little ways back,......... hf&rv
A kitchen picture from GooseVillage shortly before the demolition of the whole area by the city checj out the old stove & the stove pipes Remember those ,usually ran te length of the hall as well ,.down to the 'Quebec Heater' or Stove,.....where you would stand to thaw out after a skate ,or where you stood for a few minutes to hopefully warm up all your duds,before hoofing it to schook,when it was -20 F,..........Yikes.,....... How about the oil cloth,& the old wooden cupboards too !!///////// hf&rv
First, where was Goose Village? Also, I do remember thinking way back then that how did Santa Claus come through the chimney? (The stove pipes). Then I thought he must have come through the sky light instead, lol. Have a great day, Carole
hi claroleca,........... Goose Village was initially known as VictoriaTown,........it was 'unofficially known as GooseVillage, If you drove down to Bridge & Wellington from the PointStCharles side,.and turned right and headed towards the Victoria Bridge,,you would be in GooseVillage from Mill St.to the River ,and then over to the end of Mill St at Blacksbridge,.( BlacksBridge was roughly the start of the Lachine Canal,where the big grain elevators are).it was a very small community ,whose residents ,would have moved into Griffintown ( GriffinTown bordered GooseVillage)....from the Point & Verdun ,& Griffin Town ,once lived in Goose Village , Sort of Westmount South ,....hahahahahaha I will try to find a better map,...... Incidentally the Stove Pipes ,as I was told was where Santa's Elves ( being considerably smaller than Santa) would sit and keep their eyes on us kids to report back to Santa, who was being good,.....hahahahahaha have fun & remember Verdun
I f you look at this map,.you can see ,what they refer to as the Fever Sheds,.where many died,it's close to the Bridge ( Victoria Bridge), where the famous Black Rock, stands as a Memorial to all the Irish Immigrants who died ,....... Btw: that map is very old and shows the street leading right up to the watersedge,.as St Etienne St ( known to us as Bridge Street now)..................... hf&rv
another photo with some description ,as provided by Ian Hebert ,.who knows a lot about GooseVillage ,...also another place to find GooseVillage stuff, & Griffintown, as well as the Point,.......is on George McCraes ,Point St Charles site,.which is linked through here under Our 'links ' section........ ......................................................................HF&RV
Remember this view,in your kitchen or hallway?? ..look at the breadbox on the wall, and a pair of scissors hanging up, and the canisters for Flour,Sugar ,etc etc beside the sink.......................Space was certainly at a premium ,especially if you had at least 6 kids, & 1 bathroom,..Remember those days , Yikes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ps: MaggieMck ,I'll bet you would think that only 6 kids sharing 1 bathroom would be a luxury,wouldn't it..........hahahah HF&RV
In reply to Carole's comment about how Santa got in.... My brother and I were talking about this at Christmas. We also had stovepipes in the kitchen - that stove was the only source of heat and cooking in our flat for many years. How Mum made decent meals on a coal stove is beyond me. Being curious children we wondered how Santa got in without burning up in the stove as he came down the stovepipes. Now I can tell you. Apparently, he "took a pill" that made him small and impervious to flames, then he jumped out into the kitchen, left our presents in the living room, then went back up the chimney. Our parents told us this so it must be true, right? The other thing about those stovepipes is that you could hear birds chirping at the top of the chimney. If we kids weren't behaving in the weeks before Christmas our parents told us that the birds would hear us and report us to Santa who would mark it down on the naughty side of his book. Boy, did we smarten up fast! Have a great day everyone. Pat Daly
Does anybody remember when it came time to clean those stove pipes. You had to take them down, stand them up on old newspapers, tap the sides and reinstall them. What a mess. Guy
Yes Guy I Remember that very well ,.then carefully wrap up the newspaper & get rid of it,....and holding your head away from the pipe while scraping it with a wire brush or tapping on it to empty them,.& try to avoid breathing in the soote (sp?) brfore I entered ,sales ,& business mngm't I had a job cleaning chiney's & furnace pipes,................and I got dirty ......hahahaha All in all it was a job,.and did the trick for a young guy ,who went out after cleaning up & washed all that soote down with a few cold ones...................hahahaha YIKES !! HF&RV
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went to a doctor when I was in elementary school and they thought I
smoked cigarettes. I was only 9 years old.
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Does anybody remember when it came time to clean those stove pipes. You had to take them down, stand them up on old newspapers, tap the sides and reinstall them. What a mess.
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another job ,that came around every so often,.was having to climb the pole,& fix or put the clothes line back on the pulley..........and thhos e poles in the lanes in Verdun were Not Exactly Giant Redwoods in Stature or Diameter, You climbed those things & they would wave around as the tops were considerably thinner than,the bottom...............Yikes !!! .......and it would appear None were ever put in the ground ,with teh intention of having them stand straight ( which may have helped a little............hahahahahha Also Remember climbing the telephone poles,you would get a boost from your buddy ,so you could reach those first 'steel pegs' that went up the pole to act as steps............. HF&RV
Les, Those lanes were our playgrounds, much safer than playing on the roads. However, I was struck by a car when running out of my yard on Galt ave. but luckely only suffered minor bruises. Not so lucky was one of my friends who was struck by a car at the corner of Bannantyne and Church in the early 40s and ended up in the hospital but he survived. We Verdunites are sure made though. I note that someone is washing his car in one of those garages, most of them are gone today so are the sheds. Is this a Verdun scene ? Probably from the 30s. Guy
Yes Guy ,It is a lane from Verdun ( I don't know which one)...but it is from around 1930 ( as per info supplied with the photo,.but as we have seen in the past ,there are many mistakes ,so there's no guarantee ,, as for the water running down the lane ,.your probably right about someone washing their car,.......but it occured to me ,that Noone was particulary environmentally conscious ,as they would be today,.and it could very well be someone flushing the radiator in their car...........Yikes !! Antifreeze,..... here's the info that appears with that previous photo, Ruelle de Verdun
Fonds Ville de Verdun
1930
Ville de Verdun, Qu챕bec, Canada
Activit챕s : De loisir
Édifices : Domestiques
Paysage : Urbains
Personnes : Groupe
Sexes : Masculin
Transport : Automobiles
Type : Image
Caract챕ristiques suppl챕mentaires : Ann챕es 1930 ......as found on the site Centre Culturel de Verdun ( Musse Virtuel or MVC) we've posted these before ,but with many new people on board ,it's always neat to see them again.......................... HF&RV
Here's a link to a live streaming webcam of St Hubert ST ,Plaza ? http://spag33.com/ ..I hadn't seen this Montreal Webcam before,..there seems to be a few new ones ,with a live streaming camera, of some parts of Montreal, I really would think that a Live 360 degree, webcam would be great if Crescendo Restaurant in Verdun on the River would get one installed ,.I'm sure it would get many hits,& small ads on the side of the screen ,would more than pay for it,. ? Someone should go in there and tell them ( or make them a proposal) and explain with the amount of Ex -Montrealers / Verdun ers (or ites),.that they would get many hits, Imagine being able to scan the boardwalk or the river ,or a pan of the surrounding area (in real time) ,We would probably checkout a cam like that fairly often: That my though anyway........................................... HF&RV
Wow , Winter storm or not ,it doesn't look too bad on StHubert St,.and plenty of people out & about..........Amazing ,winter doesn't slow down these Montrealer's.................................................................................HF&RV Incidentally the afternoon Habs game can be heard on CJAD ( hit Listen Live, button) .......it's 1-0 Montreal ( just scored pp goal) a good start to this game,............and after this game of course there's that little event called the SUPER BOWL,......................go Patriots ( I hope they can make history )...............but never count out NewYork they have been super hot after an early season slow start ,they too can play............... Have a good weekend everybody....... hf&rv
Yikes,....this might help those who want to hear the Habs game on CJAD,.I meant to add the link to the previous post obviously....... http://www.cjad.com/ hf&rv
Hey the Habs game is also on CBC Sports regular TV ( I just noticed flipping through channels)........... CBC almost never carries Montreal games anymore ,since RDS makes you pay & has exclusive rights,.....(or are the Habs games still televised for free in Montreal???) In anycase it's on CBC hf&rv
A Griffintown & Point St Charles link,.......with a PDF: file available in both French & English,. it's been posted before,but worth having a look or read for some ,so here it is: http://www.quebecheritageweb.com/trail/trail_details.aspx?&trailID=33 HF&RV
An old StJames Street with a lone streetcar sailing along,..... looks like a somewhat 'slushy' day,.Remember all the Slush that gathered at each intersection near the curb,.and you would try to jump over it,.but the odd time swoosh ,your in a deep puddle that came over your boots......................hahahahah YIKES!!! HF&RV
Les, That looks like the corner of St James and McGill early 30s maybe. I am familiar with that area as I worked at the corner of Notre Dame and McGill in th early 50s. Guy
This was a sad day in Ville Lasalle Steve
Hello, Does anyone know how to get the names of those that perished in the fire? I am looking for any of my nieces and nephews that may have perished as my sister and I lost touch with one another, she lived in Lasalle heoght had 5 kids. George
You might go to the Gazzette Archives and look on that date or the following day. Steve
Mention was made the other day about Montreal Cemetary's?? MONTREAL'S PROTESTANT CEMETERIES There are some links on this site ,that may or may not be usefull http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/cemeteries.htm HF&RV
.and another site called appropriately :
Browse by City: Montreal I have no idea how good this site is ,but checkitout,if you have an interest to: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=city&FScityid=250503 hf&rv
A well lit night on Our favourite main street ( Ok ,second favourite main street aside from Wellington of course) Saint Catherine Street ............................Have Fun and Remember Verdun...............
Have any of you been to this place?????? 'Super Sex' is this a major nightclub in Montreal now?? and wasn't there a nightclub in Montreal called 'le sex machine' or something like that,.............. This particular place ,sure spent some money on their sign.....not exactly trying to be low key..................hahahahaha ..........................................................................................hf&rv
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Hi Les, that was the name of the club I was looking for, le sex machine on Cresent. Wendy
A ateamie or two ,has been wolfed down here in this Montreal Spot....................................................................... ..................and fairly close to another Montreal Spot ,.where , Montreal Smoked Meat is the main course generally,...... I guess you all.know that place across the street....... hf&rv
This shot was taken in December,but the theme is still relevant today from the weather reports I've been hearing! "Yikes !!!!" supposed to be almost spring.................................(psst: Global Warming) ...................a month or so & you'll be having a cool one on a terrace patio of a Downtown Bistro ........Cheers!! HF&RV
Another neat shot,.............anyone know the location of this picture???? Looks a little 'chilly' just like we like Our Beer .'bain froide' ......................Have Fun & Remember Verdun................!!!
I Remember now !!! Freezing Cold Winters........ another good photograph though, brings back all the memory I need of those days ,standing waiting for a bus,stamping your feet to keep some circulation going,or shovelling out the car ( after you locate ,for being towed a block over..............hahahahaha or just clearing the snow off the car till the green 'Cold' light on the dash would finally go out,.. or driving in the ruts down the middle of the avenues in Verdun, Yup , I Remmeber that very well HF&RV
How about remeberring all the fire escapes around Montreal,.................and walking through a lane & jumping up to pull the staircase down........... ..Oh yea & kids ,.....don't stick your tongue on these metal stairs or the fence at school................Yikes !!! HF&RV
Familiar sights all around Montreal,...we all remember this .for sure....... .......and these were a welcome sight ,to see,after a snowfall Montreal Memory's always neat to see,............HF&RV
Maybe some new inspiration for a new name for two Delivery Company's to Merge together: Look on the far side of the street in this photo & you can see a FedeX.....................truck: and here in this photo there's a UPS delivery truck: Now with all this extended Winter that Montreal is having ,.I'm sure they are mostly tired of all the white stuff so a merger of these two company's (who seem to be getting around during this winter,....) if they merged they could be named FedUps ............I'm sure they are by now,....... Ok not the best ,but hey just trying to CheerUp our Montreal & Eastcoast members..........Yikes ! have fun and remember Verdun
Another great shot of Montreal in winter from Les' research. Thank you for your service..
Bill (Second Avenue)
Well the roads look pretty good according to some of tese Montreal area traffic cams...........actually look quite dry & clear ( nice job clearing) http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/en/cameras/montreal/index.asp click on the link ,.& then pich a camera ,most have an Ok picture,but some cams have an ice build up over the lens,... but all in all ,it's a quick visit to Montreal Also of course here's the other webcam link(I'm surprised there are not more available cams around Montreal http://www.montrealcam.com/ HF&RV
http://www.metrodemontreal.com/orange/berri/archmain.html In my research for my novel I found this site. The art work underground in the metro is outstanding. There's another site showing all the stations and the artwork but I just can't find it now. Here's an example and I remember when the station was built. I met Gaboriau at that time --- he was married to someone I knew during my theatre days in Montreal around the late sixties. Interesting artist... and interesting times. Brought back memories. Question: Which station is your favourite and why?
Cold & Desolate ,.this gal makes her way along a wintery Montreal street,...... not a lot of traffic here,.one lonely bus in the background, Remember the days when you stood ,waiting for a bus for what seemed like hours,........cars abandoned in snowbanks etc etc .............Yup ,I don't miss that part of Winter HF&RV
Wonder why in the last two posts ,.that only women are out braving the weather................getting the job done ....... .....................................that sidewalk looks like it's been plowed once at least,.casue I can Remember walking over mounds of snow piled high,..............always a bit of work to walk through that stuff........................................ HF&RV
Hey what are the chances of this place setting a record on Opening Day....................hahahahahaha Not Likely ..............................................................................HF&RV
Remember this old Movie Theater,.....looking rather sad in this picture....................................... HF&RV
This one is the old Imperial ............I Remember seeing 'It's a mad,mad,mad,mad World ' in this place early 60's . These places were very opulent in their day,You couldn't buildone & make it cost effective nowadays: hf&rv
Inside the Imperial: and again if the pics is a no show,.you can check out the site Cinema Treasures at http://cinematreasures.org/news/11475_0_1_0_C/ HF&RV
This looks like it might be a neat thing to checkout next week in Montreal,....it will be an exhibition showing all the ( or some of the ) projects slated to change Montreal's Future Look.....
A MAJOR EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED:
THE 'MONTREAL OF THE FUTURE' EXHIBITION
2nd edition
Dates: March 25 to 31, 2008
Where: The Grande Place in complexe Desjardins (located in downtown Montreal), in a neighbourhood that is home to several future urban development projects.
Description: We are proud to present the 2nd official edition of a unique public event that highlights real estate development and infrastructure projects (commercial, residential, institutional and governmental) that will change the landscape of Montreal over the next quarter-century. This special event will feature a record number of architectural models, designs and plans loaned by various promoters and organizations and presented at the Grande Place in complexe Desjardins.
The first edition in March 2006, presented at the CDP Capital Centre, was a huge success. This time we are planning for an even greater number of exhibitors and participants, and will be adding two new important elements - major TRANSPORTATION infrastructures and ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS (sustainable development).
Members of the business community and government officials will be on hand for the official opening event at the exhibition site on March 25, 2008 hosted by honorary president Benoit Labonté, Mayor of the Borough of Ville Marie. This event will be attended by over 500 guests, all of whom are involved in and concerned about the urban and economic development of Montreal.
The exhibition will be open to visitors free of charge. Thousands of visitors are expected over the course of the event, given that the complexe Desjardins attracts traffic of some 36,000 people every day.
For more info on the exhibition: Robert J. Vézina, organiser 514-875-1353 ext. 205 rjv@bbcm.org
www.boma-quebec.org
.............................................................& Look it's Admission Price conatins one of my most favourite 4 letter words 'FREE' if you do go Why not take some pictures and show them to us here on the site?We'd appreciate it............................HF&RV
stLawrance & VanHorne circa 1953........................... hf&rv
a very busy StAntoine Street,..................... we've seen alot of these before ,but there are many newer members who may not have seen these old B&W's of Montreal....... .............and a couple more old shots............ .....................................................................................hf&rv gotta get out & wash the car ,.so I'll see you all later:
Now the guy (gal) who choreographed this was thinking & had a sense of humour (& timing).......I suppose this could have been posted under the 'After the Storm' thread..... but it isn't............hahahahha Have a look and see if We all Remember exactly how this little job used to go: http://www.livemtl.com/2008/02/montreal-snow-neige-time-lapse-by-lynxeyedotca/ ............and after hours of shovelling ,we sometimes (make that often,) pissed off and in a less than happy (down right scrapping mood) when Someone else parked in (what we thought) was Our Spot..................hahahahahahaha sort of like squatters rights I guess....................... HF&RV
Here's the more direct link to the YouTubeVideo I mentioned inthe last post,....( you had to scroll down & click on the Vid,......) So I thought I'd post the direct link here ,I'm sure we've all done this a time or two......hahaha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DWJx3InUa8 Good choice of Music ,...... hf&rv
Now this video brings me right back to those old Winter Days............................ & this was from a few months back Scary ,that it's still going on ,......the opposite of Endless Summer ,.for sure,....but contains some sights & sounds that we all know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AQne0Qu-ek&NR=1 HF&RV
Here have a little Visit to Montreal in Winter,....a neat Video,.....accompanied by a nicely done song,.....It's gotta bring you home,.( sort of).......hahahahha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYb7Sw52WIk Have Fun & Remember Verdun ( & Montreal)
Thought I'd resurect the Montreal Spots thread again ,.with some old photo's of some spots around Montreal .....................some may Remember Place Jacques-Cartier HF&RV
Here's another look at the same Place Jacques-Cartier,from a different angle............. ..............Just another bit of History from 'Vieux Montreal' Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Two more from different parts of ...Place Jacques-Cartier, Things look a little different these days ,.but these were the basics for sure............................. HF&RV ..................................Again Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Well we've seen examples of this type of Observation Bus ,in various spots around MOntreal,....but have a look at the building in the background & you will recognise easily where this Montreal Spot is: ....Maybe it's time for Montreal ( and other big city's) to resurrect these type of observation bus's ,.I'm sure they would do well...........................................................HF&RV
Hmmmmmmmm been there (not lately) ,...you can hear the collection plates rattling from here.........Yikes!!! hahaha HF&RV
Look at all the tourist's visiting this very familiaer Montreal Spot,........complete with Horse Drawn Caleche's a great old Montreal memory,seeing the horses and climbing all those stairs to get up the Mountain,or walking over to Beaver Lake,....a day on the old Mountain,.always felt like a great escape from the city.................. HF&RV
.Can You say .........Ka-Ching,............hahahahahah Remember also the special lane for people to go up on their kneees ,while saying a prayer on each step..Yikes! I have to admit,.I wouldn't have a prayer........hahahaha Sure was an impressive building though,..... HF&RV
Look at the amount of People walking along STCatherine that was always part of the fun of going Downtown, was the amount of people out & about,.... HF&RV
Again a Montreal Spot that needs no introduction,.....this one looks like it was prior to Expo67 many a picnic was had over on IleStHelene ,another good escape from the City. HF&RV
Saint Catherine Street again,.this shot West near Bishop Checkout the old Coke Truck ,there were lots of those around the old City, and the Traffic Cop in the middle of the road ( Remember those white police caps they had) HaveFun&RememberVerdun
Ok I know we've posted this one before several times ,but what would pics of Saint Catherine Street be without a Night Shot..........................................still looks like a neat photograph to me................. HF&RV
and here's another: Ok I promise ,that's the last one today,......(maybe)HF&RV
When I was dating my wife, she is Catholic and I Protesant (still am), she took me to the Oratory to look around as I was curious. It was certainly a beautiful building and when I asked her what was with all the crutchs in the cathederal, she said" Do you remember the people walking up the stairs on their knees? These are the really devout Catholics. The crutches were to help them back down !! Keith Harrison
An old aerial shot of StHelen's Island & Champlain Bridge,..................looks a little sleepy in this picture,who would have thought that Most of the World would come here for a visit in '67 it sure looks different today: HF&RV
What a ride this would have been,....................... On board the same boat ,shot taken showing the forward deck near the bow,....... another shot of a river boat crusing near the rapids:These captains must have known the river really well: ......................Have Fun & Remember Verdun.....................
All of us drove through this ,at some point or other ( now it's gone) Here's some shots when they commenced building it,......We've posted these before ,but with many new members,it's worth showing them again, ps: Remember everyone would really spped up going through here............................! ................Wellington Tunnel .........just being built, hmmmmmm feeling older yet, ....hahahahahah Have Fun & Remember Verdun
A little before most of Our times,........... Believe it or not that's a picture of the Victoria Bridge,in it's original form:.......................... HF&RV
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