Vanishing Montreal

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Vanishing small house on Sainte-Marie - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

This empty lot is what's left of a small house that used to be there on Sainte-Marie in Saint-Henri. I don't have a picture of said house but you can see a glimpse of it in the Google Streetview screenshot below.

The photo directly below was taken in March 2013 with bin and portable toilet still present while they finished demolishing the small house.

(image: google streetview)

Before & After: on Ave. Laporte - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

Photo above posted on October 11 2011. Photo below taken in April 2013.

Condos on Charlevoix - P.S.C.

This compact condo building on Charlevoix in Pointe-Saint-Charles was built on an empty lot/parking lot.The great thing about this address is that it's right next to the metro (one step away from the Charlevoix station). The bad thing about this address is that it's right next to the metro (traffic...noisy).

This photo was taken in March 2012

(image: google streetview)

Vincent subs restaurant on Wellington - Verdun

The Vincent subs restaurant on Wellington street in Verdun was set to be demolished when these photos were taken in March. It must be gone by now. I'll do a follow up on this site to see what kind of project will replace (wild guess: condos?)!

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Before & After : church on Gordon street - Verdun

Here's an update on the demolition of the church on Gordon street in Verdun. The condo project is almost completed.

Link and link of previous posts

Before & After : Small house on Rielle - Verdun

The Before & After of the small house on Rielle street in Verdun which is now a small condo building.

Link of previous post.

Update : corner LaSalle blvd and De L'Eglise - Verdun

The Esso station on the corner of Boul LaSalle and De L'Eglise was demolished in June 2012. Today, the land is still empty. No banner or billboard advertising what will happen there.

Link of previous post.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Horse Palace is no more - Griffintown

The stable and the small house behind the triplex on Ottawa are gone. It was there just a few weeks prior, as the bottom photo shows but since that photo was taken and posted here they demolished the Horse Palace.

Before & After - Horse Palace - Griffintown

Building on Murray st. - Griffintown

A building for a business on Murray st in Griffintown was painted over in yellow to advertise about the new condo project that's going to replace it.

(image above: Google streetview)

Peel & Ottawa - Griffintown

The two top photos were taken last November and shows all the buildings/structures being demolished for new condo projects while the other photos were taken a couple of weeks before. The Corlab building was reportedly sold last year.

Friday, January 25, 2013

New buildings next to Olympic Village - Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

New construction of condos next to the Olympic village in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The photos were taken last September. I'm certain the folks living in the OV buildings are happy that their view has been blocked.

The construction is on the left hand side of the Olympic village buildings. This Google Maps view shows the empty space (and parking lot) which was replace with the new buildings.

Long-abandoned lobster restaurant on Mackay - Montreal

The long-abandoned lobster restaurant on Mackay in downtown Montreal was still there last summer when I took these photos. Quite amazing when you consider all the action which has been going on in Montreal in the past couple of years.

New building on rue Centre - Pointe-Saint-Charles

This piece of land on the corner of rue Centre and De La Sucrerie in Pointe-Saint-Charles has been empty for a long time and was once a parking lot as well but construction started in spring 2012 (above) and the building was well on its way to be completed August 2012 (below) when I took these photos. The building will be a retirement home.