Montreal was flourishing economically at the beginning of the 20th Century. Banking and industry leaders flocked to Montreal. The shift of smaller enterprises to larger corporations like Montreal Heat, Light and Power, Bell Telephone, and Dominion Textile lead Montreal to be Canada’s undisputed economic capital of the time.
The building you see is of Montreal’s first Stock Exchange. In 1969 the stock exchange was converted to the Centaur Theatre. The Centaur went on to become one of Canada’s lead theatre companies, producing such classic Montreal plays as David Fennario’s Balconville.
Source: The McCord Museum and the Centaur Theatre
