December 24th, 2008
Montage du jour : La rue Sherbrooke au coin de la rue Peel
By Guillaume St-Jean // 2 Comments
195?-2008
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Not at all. The Van Horne mansion was at the corner of Sherbrooke and Stanley street. It wasn't demolished during the night but during the day, with a demolition permit.
Here's a picture of the place : http://www.flickr.com/photos/guil3433/2276320874/in/set-72157594359525754/
The 1950s image shows the Van Horne mansion, the home of Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, President of CP Rail.
He was instrumental in building the railroad across Canada.
The home was illegally destroyed in the middle of the night against municipal law ... an example of the much destroyed Montreal heritage and culture.
Comment by Mike
December 28, 2008 | 6:12 pm