This took a bit of research using Google Maps and Lovell's.
I believe the building being contructed is the Cote de Neige pumping station at 4160 Cote de Neige. Google maps show the building as having a green metal roof and a rock wall foundation. I believe it was built to match other older looking buildings.
My grandfather, Edwin Wayte, and his wife lived in an apartment building at 4100 Cote de Neige in 1956. He spent a good part of his life working for a company called Maltby Estates who may have owned the apartment building he lived in. During his life my grandfather was involved with amateur theatre and children's theatre in Montreal. He directed plays at McGill University and at Victoria Hall in Westmount. I believe he died around 1958.
I don't think the apartment building shown is the one my grandfather lived in but one just south of it on Cote de Neige. It had a short street on the side of it where they built a newer apartment building around 1955 on Blueridge Crescent.
Well, I had to cheat and looked on Google Maps. I remember this building from riding the old 65 Cote de Neiges streetcar in the Fifties.
I thought it was a Tramways Substation, but, now looking at it on Google Maps, I see it is a water reservoir. Hmm.
It is on the South side of CDN opposite Blueridge Crescent.
The grassy reservoir roof is visible on Google.
Now, in the centre of the lawn on Google is a BLACK Hydrant, which, I was informed, is used to bleed air from the water mains when they are being charged.
There used to be a BLACK Hydrant in front of the Mc Tavish Reservoir into the Sixties, along with the standard RED one for fire protection not too far West from the recent water main break that flooded downtown.
Could that be the construction of the reservoir on Cote des Neiges near the Cote des Neiges Armoury? The apartment buildings would be on Cote des Neiges as we look east. The apartment building on the right would still be there at 4131 Cote des Neiges also known as "The Rockcliffe."
Do photos exist of the small brick-walled Hydro Quebec Substations in NDG??
There was one, the older, around Draper and Cote St. Luc on the SE Corner.
Another on Somerled betwixt Doherty and O'Bryan on the North side?
We used to walk to school along Somerled and could go up the steps to the front door and look thru the window at the centrally-located General Electric clock visible on the North wall within to check out our progress, or lack thereof.
Also visible on the far wall were electric meters and such.
In the rear of the building was the Transformer Yard with gates at the East and West ends out onto the streets.
Heavy power feeders marched North on tall poles to intersect with other feeders parallel to the CPR up from South Jct. in VSP past St. Luc Jct. to the large Hydro Yard to the North of the CPR East of Rosedale.
The Somerled Substation lasted into the Seventies.
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Nobody’s gonna get this one. Are you serious that this is in Montreal?
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Colin. Old apts on mountain side of Cote des Neiges road.
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This took a bit of research using Google Maps and Lovell's.
ReplyDeleteI believe the building being contructed is the Cote de Neige pumping station at 4160 Cote de Neige. Google maps show the building as having a green metal roof and a rock wall foundation. I believe it was built to match other older looking buildings.
My grandfather, Edwin Wayte, and his wife lived in an apartment building at 4100 Cote de Neige in 1956. He spent a good part of his life working for a company called Maltby Estates who may have owned the apartment building he lived in.
During his life my grandfather was involved with amateur theatre and children's theatre in Montreal. He directed plays at McGill University and at Victoria Hall in Westmount. I believe he died around 1958.
I don't think the apartment building shown is the one my grandfather lived in but one just south of it on Cote de Neige. It had a short street on the side of it where they built a newer apartment building around 1955 on Blueridge Crescent.
Well, I had to cheat and looked on Google Maps. I remember this building from riding the old 65 Cote de Neiges streetcar in the Fifties.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a Tramways Substation, but, now looking at it on Google Maps, I see it is a water reservoir. Hmm.
It is on the South side of CDN opposite Blueridge Crescent.
The grassy reservoir roof is visible on Google.
Now, in the centre of the lawn on Google is a BLACK Hydrant, which, I was informed, is used to bleed air from the water mains when they are being charged.
There used to be a BLACK Hydrant in front of the Mc Tavish Reservoir into the Sixties, along with the standard RED one for fire protection not too far West from the recent water main break that flooded downtown.
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Could that be the construction of the reservoir on Cote des Neiges near the Cote des Neiges Armoury? The apartment buildings would be on Cote des Neiges as we look east. The apartment building on the right would still be there at 4131 Cote des Neiges also known as "The Rockcliffe."
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ReplyDeleteDo photos exist of the small brick-walled Hydro Quebec Substations in NDG??
There was one, the older, around Draper and Cote St. Luc on the SE Corner.
Another on Somerled betwixt Doherty and O'Bryan on the North side?
We used to walk to school along Somerled and could go up the steps to the front door and look thru the window at the centrally-located General Electric clock visible on the North wall within to check out our progress, or lack thereof.
Also visible on the far wall were electric meters and such.
In the rear of the building was the Transformer Yard with gates at the East and West ends out onto the streets.
Heavy power feeders marched North on tall poles to intersect with other feeders parallel to the CPR up from South Jct. in VSP past St. Luc Jct. to the large Hydro Yard to the North of the CPR East of Rosedale.
The Somerled Substation lasted into the Seventies.
Thank You.
Another Reservoir beneath our feet.
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Amazing!
Thank You.