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daniel mcallister, Historic, montreal, port, s.s. durham city ossie83
2:21 am
Montreal’s port was once the busiest in Canada, acting as a transportation hub between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. Every boat traveling the St Lawrence Seaway had to pass through Montreal. In 1850 the Harbour Board expanded the facilities at the port by digging a channel between Quebec City and Montreal. Once finished larger ocean-going ships could safely travel to Montreal.
In the picture on the right you can see a typical scene of the Montreal port at the time as the S.S. Durham City unloads its freight. On the left you see what has become of the old shipyards. The Daniel McAllester sits alone, floating next to the wharf season by season. If you look closely you can see branches from plants that have took root in the tires of the boats stern. (Not shown in this photo is the upscale tourist restaurant that is next to the boat).
Source: The McCord Museum
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1922, 2007, Bell Telephone, Historic ossie83
1:33 am
Bell Telephone moved their offices to Montreal in 1929, just a few months before the great depression. As Bell bought up local telephone companies in Quebec and Ontario the number of employees working in its headquarters swelled to 2000 people. When originally constructed the Bell Telephone building was the second tallest in the city (next to the Sun Life Building). Now the stone structure is dwarfed by glass and steel sky scrapers.
(Note here in this picture is an annex built on to the building, I chose this angle of the building to show the much newer larger Telus Tower looming behind the old stone building.)
Source: The McCord Museum
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1922, 2007, Historical, Phillips Square ossie83
1:24 am
At first when Phillips Square was built, between 1842 and 1844, it was surrounded by houses. Over time the square attracted major businesses and companies such as Birks jewelers, Morgan’s department store and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Several hundred people would come to work in these new establishments that were changing the economy of Montreal forever. Although the prestige that it once had has faded, today, Phillips Square remains an important economic center in Montreal
Source: McCord Museum
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1905, 2006, Historic, St Laurent, Ste Catherine ossie83
1:10 am
Formerly the corner of St Lawrence and St Catherine, this corner remains one of the city’s the busiest, it is also one of the most (in)famous. Worlds collide as people from all walks of life merge on two of the city’s most vital streets. This corner has seen economic ups and downs throughout the years. Although the buildings and even the names have changed the hustle and bustle of this corner remains.
Source: McCord Museum
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McGill
Thursday, Nov 29 2007
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ossie83
10:55 pm
Once located at the end of a dusty dirt road in the country McGill has remained as the city grew around it. McGill was built during the rebellion period as English Montrealers worked to keep their grip in the city The university began issuing medical licenses in 1833, a decade later and Arts faculty was founded. By the end of the 19th century McGill had five faculties, the university is now host to twenty one faculties and schools.
Sources: McCord Museum and McGill
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ossie83
7:28 pm
Hello,
I’ve decided to change the format of this website to a blog so that it would be more organized and I will be able to continue the blog after I am done Hist398f. I think that WordPress will give me the tools that I need to create this visual historical website.
This website is a virtual tour of Montreal past and present. I want to cement this virtual tool in the real world, so I am providing a google map of the locations depicted in the image gallery to give a little context.
-Ossie
Nov 29, 2007
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