There's nothing about this building that would suggest it is a fire station: no large garage doors, etc. Clearly, it was originally a residence.
For public buildings--including fire stations--researchers may consult "Les Edifices Publics" ISBN 2-920295-00-4 published in 1981 by the MUC and available at the larger public libraries.
I tried to find out who build the building for you using Lovell's directory. Lafontaine Park was originally Logan's farm, then Logan's park. In 1885 Rachel stopped at Berri. The area north of Logan's farm was known as the Town of St. Jean Baptiste. The area around Lafontaine Park wasn't developed until approximately 1898. I wasn't able to find 1101 Rachel East in the directory, but did find the police and fire station on Rachel. By the way, I was born on De La Roche near St Zotique. Is that in Rosemount? Just curious.
According to the City of Montreal's publication "Les Cartiers Municipaux de Montreal depuis 1832", pages 43-44, the streets De la Roche and St. Zotique are within the district of St. Edouard, incorporated in 1921 and separated from the districts of St. Denis which lies south of the CPR tracks, and the district of Montcalm just east of rue de Lanaudiere.
Note that "electoral district maps" may or may not have different boundaries, as adjusted for political purposes.
Gabriel Deschambault of the Société d'histoire et de généalogie du Plateau Mont-Royal has a good write-up on this building, as well as earlier pictures of it, here: http://histoireplateau.canalblog.com/archives/2011/12/29/23093723.html
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The way to figure this out is to locate the building you can see on the left, but that too may have disappeared with the years.
ReplyDeleteWow , what a beauty. Prince-Arthur just east of University ?
ReplyDeleteChristophe Colomb at Rachel.
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The initial clue was the trolleybus wires, and then I noticed the fire station in the background.
emdx it's so annoying! I thought "fire station" but got hung up on the idea it was the one on Mont-Royal east of Papineau.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing about this building that would suggest it is a fire station: no large garage doors, etc. Clearly, it was originally a residence.
ReplyDeleteFor public buildings--including fire stations--researchers may consult "Les Edifices Publics"
ISBN 2-920295-00-4 published in 1981 by the MUC and available at the larger public libraries.
@UrbanLegend
ReplyDeleteThe fire station is the building on the left. Just part of the side of it is visible on the photo, and yes it has large garage doors on the front.
Obviously, I am referring to the partly-demolished building in the foreground as a residential one.
ReplyDeleteThe building to the left shows the east wall of fire station 16--address 1041 Rachel E. The garage doors front onto Rachel and are not in view here.
Just about everyone who has ever visited Lafontaine Park is familiar with this fire station.
I tried to find out who build the building for you using Lovell's directory. Lafontaine Park was originally Logan's farm, then Logan's park. In 1885 Rachel stopped at Berri. The area north of Logan's farm was known as the Town of St. Jean Baptiste. The area around Lafontaine Park wasn't developed until approximately 1898. I wasn't able to find 1101 Rachel East in the directory, but did find the police and fire station on Rachel. By the way, I was born on De La Roche near St Zotique. Is that in Rosemount? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the City of Montreal's publication "Les Cartiers Municipaux de Montreal depuis 1832", pages 43-44, the streets De la Roche and St. Zotique are within the district of St. Edouard, incorporated in 1921 and separated from the districts of St. Denis which lies south of the CPR tracks, and the district of Montcalm just east of rue de Lanaudiere.
ReplyDeleteNote that "electoral district maps" may or may not have different boundaries, as adjusted for political purposes.
Gabriel Deschambault of the Société d'histoire et de généalogie du Plateau Mont-Royal has a good write-up on this building, as well as earlier pictures of it, here: http://histoireplateau.canalblog.com/archives/2011/12/29/23093723.html
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