Historical Capsules

5060 Saint-Laurent Boulevard At the beginning of the 20th century, Saint-Louis town council worked to set up a prestigious municipal centre around Lahaie Park: Saint-Enfant Jésus church was enlarged with a new façade in 1903; Saint-Joseph Boulevard, an upscale residential artery, was inaugurated in 1905; after the widening of Saint-Laurent […]

Mile End Branch, Merchants Bank

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At the beginning of the 20th century, the property now occupied by 4556-4560B Saint-Laurent housed various construction-related businesses, including Louis Bolduc, carriage manufacturer; Ryall Screw & Specialty Company and Hill Electric Switch Company. Following its acquisition by coachbuilder Théodore Trudeau in 1910, it became an automobile centre. At the time, it […]

Automobile Exchange

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Since 1842, the northeast corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Mount Royal Avenue had been part of a very large property that extended further north than the present-day Jean-Talon Street. Its owner, politician and doctor Pierre Beaubien, subdivided it in 1876. This particular lot, however, belonged to the Beaubiens for another […]

S. S. Kresge

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