St. Denis Street. The buildings on the left are still there but that tower is gone.Nowadays there's a multi-coloured flag standing near where that little building with the sloped roof once stood.
I admit I do not know the east end of the city all that well.
Route 72 operated South on St. Denis from 33rd. ( Jarry ) and turned back at Harbour and St. Catherine and was converted to Autobuses in November 1953.
The photo was taken after 1934/35. At this time front lighting was applied to streetcars with 5 light bulbs concealed under a horizontal metal hood across the front of the car beneath the front windows.
This lighting made the cars more visible to approaching motorists, autos becoming more and more common city-wide, and also provided illumination for commercial advertising placards and other signage.
As a general rule, Tramways streetcars painted Creme with Red trim were boarded at the front, as the sign on the right dash indicates. Cars in a Olive Green with Creme trim were boarded at the rear doors, the colours subtly indicating to the awaiting passengers which door to get on at and they would move that way as the car approached the stop, saving time en route.
The white stripe on the pole to the left indicates this was a streetcar stop.
Round cast iron 'Crucifix' roundels were at first bracketed to poles to signify Autobus Route stops.
These Autobus signs became solid sheet steel in Black and Yellow after 1951 and were changed to white in the late Sixties.
( Found a Tramways 'Crucifix' cast iron Autobus roundel on eBay for a friend a few years ago and it was $110! )
A cast iron Tramways Autobus sign appears next to this Mack Autobus, view looking South on Atwater in 1943.
http://www.stm.info/en-bref/882.htm
The use of cobblestones permitted the Tramways easy access to the sub grade to do track work without having to tear up the street as would be the case with asphalt or concrete.
Cobblestones were a 'low tech' and labour-intensive paving.
Cobblestones were terrible to drive a car, truck or a bicycle on, but, the spaces between did offer some traction to horses' shoes when they were equipped with spikes.
The stones came in various pleasing colours and added a pleasant touch.
You were correct, MP&I about the 72route. I should have referenced my map.
This photo (viewer facing east) clearly shows the 72 tram heading west on Ste. Catherine Street, corner of Beaudry which is behind the gentleman in the black uniform.
This tram will eventually turn north onto St. Denis.
Those office buildings are still there, if showing a little inevitable upgrading.
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on St-Denis Street ;)
ReplyDeleteI will guess here:
ReplyDeleteThe St. Denis route 72 or 68 streetcar heading westbound on Craig Street toward the terminus (now St. Antoine).
I admit I do not know the east end of the city all that well.
ReplyDeleteRoute 72 operated South on St. Denis from 33rd. ( Jarry ) and turned back at Harbour and St. Catherine and was converted to Autobuses in November 1953.
The photo was taken after 1934/35. At this time front lighting was applied to streetcars with 5 light bulbs concealed under a horizontal metal hood across the front of the car beneath the front windows.
This lighting made the cars more visible to approaching motorists, autos becoming more and more common city-wide, and also provided illumination for commercial advertising placards and other signage.
As a general rule, Tramways streetcars painted Creme with Red trim were boarded at the front, as the sign on the right dash indicates. Cars in a Olive Green with Creme trim were boarded at the rear doors, the colours subtly indicating to the awaiting passengers which door to get on at and they would move that way as the car approached the stop, saving time en route.
The white stripe on the pole to the left indicates this was a streetcar stop.
Round cast iron 'Crucifix' roundels were at first bracketed to poles to signify Autobus Route stops.
These Autobus signs became solid sheet steel in Black and Yellow after 1951 and were changed to white in the late Sixties.
( Found a Tramways 'Crucifix' cast iron Autobus roundel on eBay for a friend a few years ago and it was $110! )
A cast iron Tramways Autobus sign appears next to this Mack Autobus, view looking South on Atwater in 1943.
http://www.stm.info/en-bref/882.htm
The use of cobblestones permitted the Tramways easy access to the sub grade to do track work without having to tear up the street as would be the case with asphalt or concrete.
Cobblestones were a 'low tech' and labour-intensive paving.
Cobblestones were terrible to drive a car, truck or a bicycle on, but, the spaces between did offer some traction to horses' shoes when they were equipped with spikes.
The stones came in various pleasing colours and added a pleasant touch.
Thank You.
St. Catherine East at Beaudry.
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You were correct, MP&I about the 72route. I should have referenced my map.
ReplyDeleteThis photo (viewer facing east) clearly shows the 72 tram heading west on Ste. Catherine Street, corner of Beaudry which is behind the gentleman in the black uniform.
This tram will eventually turn north onto St. Denis.
Those office buildings are still there, if showing a little inevitable upgrading.