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Montage du jour : De Mt-Royal Barbecue à la Caisse populaire Desjardins

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1979-2009

Cet édifice situé à l'intersection de l'avenue du Mont-Royal et de la rue Rivard fut construit en 1944.

Source : © Direction des bibliothèques, Université de Montréal,PB27650

 

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Hm. Would have been nice if they could have kept some of the elements from the Mtl BBQ building.

Comment by Niomi
November 5, 2009 | 9:33 am

Good thing they got rid of that ghastly cladding, this isn't Second Cup!

Yeah. I like the original design better.

Comment by Circeus
November 5, 2009 | 10:47 am

I agree with Niomi. Wish they'd found a way to retain that DooWop style signage.

Comment by Shawn
November 5, 2009 | 4:24 pm

For what it's worth I had the best club sandwich ever at Mount Royal BBQ!

Check this out for a look at some old time signage at The Silver Dragon at Laurendeau and de l'Eglise in Cote Saint Paul.
http://midb.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-silver-dragon-laurendeau-de-leglise/

 
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