I took these pictures today of 4835 Wellington where Tousignant & Frère was situated. You can see it is the same building that was modified. Notice that the store has a mattress on display leaning against the window. It seemed to be strapped as if it was for advertising purposes, It is a furniture restauration shop.
Mattresses should not be allowed outside and the city should forbid it. I checked the 1959 & 1960 Guardians in our archives (SHGV) but did not find the article on the murder of one of the brothers. Our archives on the Guardians are between 1930s to 1960s. I may be wrong but I feel the incident happened earlier in the 50s. However, I have a mutual agreement with the Messanger and I will see if I can come up with the article.
Here is another photo of the whole building but looking in the opposite direction. The old Tousignant store was where the mattress is.You can also see the beautifull arches that I find attractive and that are prominent in Verdun. We did'nt seem to notice them in our younger days living in Verdun.
HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE SAME ANGLE AS THE OLD PHOTO SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE. I JUST CAN'T STOP ADMIRING THOSE ARCHES. TOO BAD THOSE VEHICULES ARE IN THE WAY.
Guy
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It definitely the sixties
I don't know, Guy. That mattress has been out there a few years now. My guess would be that if you polled people they would prefer to see it stay as it has become something of a landmark (Of course I am also assuming that it is not the same mattress and that maybe he actually sells one occasionally).
Ken M
I remember the incident, although not the date. I am sure that it was in the 60's (63 or 64) because i was old enough to be in school
Guy, I am wondering abut your comment, " This should not be allowed and the city should forbid it"., do you mean that furniture restoration should not be allowed. or the display of a mattress (outside?)?
Maggie,
I'm talking about the mattress. This type of display looks cheap. We had a similar situation here in our neat municipality of Roxboro and the merchant had to remove the mattress after complaints from the citizens.
Guy
I will take a picture from the same angle as the old photo on my next trip to Verdun wich will give us a better view to be able to compare and of course it will be more impressive for our archives. I am perticularly interested to see if the Arches on the second floor are still there.
Guy
It was not in the 50's whatsoever Guy,.it definetly was closer to mid 60's ....guaranteed,..If there are police records available in the SHGV, you might come across it there. I was living btwn: Gordon & Galt on Wellington,when this hapenned & I walked up to see the spot,where Mr Tousignant was shot,.I lived in that spot on Wellington from about 63-68..then I moved to 9th avenue in Lasalle. HF&RV
ps: Guy did you happen to notice if the building right on the corner still had those arch's over the front gallery/balcony ? See the old photo.
Les,
I forgot that I had also taken a photo the whole building but from the opposite direction.
Guy
I guess that the store on the far left is Alepin's Draperies. Anyway, the polliceman standing in the street - I wonder if that was around the time that Mr. Acre went missing. According to one of my older advirsors, it was around 1950 that they eventually retrived him from the river near 3 or 4th ave - entangled in the chains that the little boats used to anchor themselves. I like the pic because it shows the pharmacy on the corner of 4th where I would wait for my dad to get off the 58. I think the Tousignant thing had to be in the middle 60's - I have a call into one of my friends whose dad was on the police force at that time - she might remember the exact year. But she is is en vacances right now so she'll call me when she gets back home.
Ok here's some things I was reminded of at Sunday dinner here at my place,..The Edwards family lived right near Tousignant's & I think Valerie may know exactly what year it was,....also Remember 'Grant's Mens Wear' was on the same block as Tousignant's .and I beleive Grant's wife was Barbie Lenihan (who as a child I had a big crush on...hahahaa even named my youngest sister(born March 1st 1963),after Barb Lenihan,...and of course Barb Lenihan's brother Brian was married to Valerie Edwards,.....and so the circle goes,...now someone on here,one of our members I think is in touch with Valerie ..was it George??
If so maybe we can pinpoint the incident of Mr Tousignant's demise through Vallerie's memory ??
HF&RV
Btw: Guy thanks for posting that other photo,it sure confirms the building is the same one from the old photo...
Grant's Men Wear was right across Wellington from Tousignant and Alepins was berween 3rd and 2nd on the same side of Wellington as Tousignant.
Gordo
Yes that's it, right across the street from Tousignant's and the Edwards lived on either the 2nd or 3rd floor I believe. HF&RV
I'm trying to make contact with one of the Edwards' girls. I'll let you know their answer when I receive it.
George
Grants Mens Wear was different side of the street but same block as the meat store Mr Tousignant owned,Bank of montreal was on the corner,and the night deposit box was near the end of the building along wellington.the doors to the bank were on an angle right at 4 th avenue & wellington.I think the furniture store was called vims,and the five and dime store was united.I think the shooting was 1964
Guy,
You are the best. Thanks for all the great photos and history on Verdun-Walter
Vims Furniture was between 2nd & 3rd ave next to Roxy fish & chips, York Chrysler, Later the Dominion store
Gord
Man had forgot some of those stores....Thanks
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