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Arts et spectacles, samedi 29 juillet 2006, p. ARTS SPECTACLES9
La radio quitte le 211, Gordon à Verdun
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... Le vieil 챕difice a d'abord accueilli l'ancienne station CKVL le 3 novembre 1946, fond챕e par l'homme d'affaires Jack Tietolman, qui y a travaill챕 jusqu'en 1995. Au d챕but des ann챕es 50, M.Tietolman y implantait une nouvelle station, CKVL-FM, devenue CKOI en 1976.
Les plus grands noms de la radio priv챕e qu챕b챕coise se sont produits dans les studios et au studio-th챕창tre du 211 Gordon. L'immeuble, qui ne r챕pondait plus aux normes de la radio moderne, sera d챕moli sous peu.
The radio leaves the 211, Gordon, Verdun
... The old building initially accomodated old station CKVL on November 3, 1946, founded by the businessman Jack Tietolman, who worked there until 1995. With the beginning of the Fifties, M.Tietolman established a new station, CKVL-FM, become CKOI in 1976. The great names of the Quebecers private radio occurred in the studios and with the studio-theatre of 211 Gordon. The building, which did not meet any more the standards of the modern radio, will be demolished soon.
13 comments:
Thanks for that info, I will be sure to take pics when I am there if I am not too late! 10 days and counting down.
Oh my gosh.... The CKVL building being torn down. They just can't stop from tearing out hearts out. All the theaters gone, now CKVL, Wellington Tunnel filled in, St Anne's demolished. I know many of us have left Verdun, but we still have our memories!!!! Thank Heaven!!!!
Oh my gosh.... The CKVL building being torn down. They just can't stop from tearing out hearts out. All the theaters gone, now CKVL, Wellington Tunnel filled in, St Anne's demolished. Bannantyne School gone. Maybe we should start a new title, TITLED GONE. No, that would we to depressing. I know many of us have left Verdun, but we still have our memories!!!! Thank Heaven!!!!
JM Voici une photo de cette bâtisse à 211 Gordon. Si l a tendance se maintien, il vont probablement ériger des condos car c'est plus payant. Here is a picture of the 211 Gordon building. I guess they will erect condos as it is so lucrative. Guy ARCHIVES SHGV
Salut Guy ! Merci pour la photo. A l’arrière plan, on voit mon ancienne école primaire (convertie en coopérative d’habitation) Thanks for the pic In the back, one can see my old primary school (converted into a cooperative housing) JM
The radio station is going into the memory bank. We lived at 215 Rielle St. Our back veranda and shed faced the station. I drove for the first time in my life in their parking lot. Played in the snow that was piled up there in the winter, it was a blast. Still happy times. Dina Steenhorst-Penning Cobourg, Ont.
Hello Dina ,....my back gallery stared right at the old CKVL building and it's big radio tower in the back:I see by your age you would be that same age as one of my sisters (she turns 50 Aug 25th,nect month),....So we most likely have at least passed each other in those lanes,..... In the photo that Guy posted you can see the Richard School in the background,they always had an ice rink in their yard,and all the kids from the neighbourhood used it quite often,as well as using the little front yard for playing football (on Galt Av side,.btwn the two staircases), Guy5479: if you read this ,perhaps if you have a chance ,could you see if somewhere in that CKVL station bldg,....there may be a picture of the Big Tower ,in the back,...I'd like to see a picture of that ,if they have one,.........all the pictures of the old Station,.......I haven't found one showing that Tower ( I climbed that thing as a kid,..much to the dismay of the CKVL watchman ,who couldn't catch me.............hahahaha ) it was surrounded at it's base by a large chainlink fence with the barb wire at the top of it,...but it proved to be no obstacle to the neighbourhood kids,..........hahahahaIn anycase if you can find a picture showing the Tower ,that would be great,....i would think there must be some really great old opictures ,somewhere in that old building,it would be a shame if they were lost to the 'wrecking ball',..............the tower, by the way ,has been gone for many years now,so a modern day picture is out of the question.........it ceratinly was a Verdun Landmark in it's own right,....standing watch over us for many years ............. ........................ Lots of kids around Verdun ,got their taste of fame ,by going to the Amateur Talent Shows ,held in the back of these studios: "Have Fun and Remember Verdun "
Hi Les ! Did the CKVL tower look like this from your home ? BTW, did you climb up to the top. I remember when they built that tower (early 50s, I was student at Ecole sup챕rieure Richard on Galt, it was our backyard). Apparently, only the Mohawks were able to build this kind of structure. JM
Hi Les, We skated at the school too, went to the church across from the school on Galt Ave. It is still there. We drive by it everytime we are in town. Funny, I have now lived longer away from Montreal then I lived there, but it will always be home to me.
I remember they used to have amateur night at CKVL on Friday nights. All the local kids would go and sing or dance and when we left the studio, at the end of the show, they would give us free Laura Secord suckers or, sometimes, pink pop corn.
The wellington tunnel is not filled in just bypassed. In fact you can see Robert De niro walking in it in the film The Score.
Guy, I wonder if you noticed that the Neon sign reads DANCING, as prior to being CKVL it was the Woodhall Dance Hall. Which also had quite a history. Gordo
Gordo, Sorry, I am not familiar with the dancing in the building. Perhaps some members can help us. Guy
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