Update: Vieux Munich/Medley construction site

Here are some photos of the construction site where the Vieux Munich/Medely used to be. I took these photos during the heat wave in March 2012. I already wrote about this here, here and here.

Update: Greystone on St-Jacques + article in The Gazette - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

The old greystone building on St-Jacques street in Saint-Henri, built in and around 1880s, was demolished overnight just a few weeks ago after its burnt shell, gutted by a fire (here), stood neglected for a year and a half. As expected new condos will be built there. This building was the focus of an article in The Gazette.

 

This small house was partially hidden because of the greystone building. Since its demolition, we can clearly see it.

Le William condo project - Griffintown

Major condo project on William between St-Martin and Des Seigneurs in Griffintown. This is a big project with two individual buildings on the single site built around the existing old factory. The old factory will be part if phase One with a bigger addition integrated next to it on Des Seigneurs and phase Two will be situated on the St-Martin street side. There will be a spacious inner courtyard between the buildings. Previously, part of the land was mostly parking space but two structures (storage?) were demolished in the process.

(image: google streetview)

The two structures that were demolished formely on William and St-Martin 

(image: google streetview)

A panoramic shot of the construction site from Des Seigneurs

(image: google streetview)

La Tour Windsor - Montréal

A new office tower project called La Tour Windsor (see last image) will be built where this 8 storeys building is located. This was an addition to the Windsor station. From the looks of the new Tower, they might keep part of it as a facade.

NEW: Vanishing Montréal on FACEBOOK

Vanishing Montréal is now on FACEBOOK. For better or worse. I know a lot of people don't like Facebook but it's an easy place to suggest places and stuff and like recent posts. Link

Before & After : ETS building - Griffintown

The new ETS building in Griffintown on William street. Top photo was taken last spring. The 2 photos below were taken today. You can use the old style street lamp as reference point in the two first photos.

It looks like a fight between David and Goliath...I guess Goliath is winning this time

Before & After : Dow Brewery Chimney - Griffintown

The chimney was shorten with the word DOW removed/cut, with only BREWERY remaining. The brick color also changed in the adjoining building. They also added a couple of floors in the structure just next to the chimney: in the before photo the roof reached up to the last letter E but now the roof goes all the way to the first R in brewery. And part of the building just below the chimney was demolished and removed, including the chute and the tree growing on it. The After is cleaner and with more windows but I prefer the Before. Much more character.

LE SEVILLE Condo construction - Brief video

When I was at the construction site I took a brief video of the area

Update: LE SEVILLE Condo project - Montréal

4 photos of LE SEVILLE condo project being built. Two previous posts, one in April of 2010 (link) and May 2011 (link). It's two years since the first post and they're still a long ways in completing the project. Slowly but surely.

A few snapshots of Montréal with new camera...

Building on Peel st - Griffintown

New banner on this empty building on the corner of Peel and Ottawa st. shows what Phase 3 is  supposed to look like. Begins on April 18, 2012. I might just be there...

Update: Bus depot on Wellington - Griffintown

The commercial bus depot on Wellington st in Griffintown is now history, as the two top photos show. Most people won't miss it but I liked that corner. It sorta was a nowhere land of sorts where only cars, going or leaving downtown, drove by it.

2 summers ago, before the entire brouhaha about the impending changes that would take place in the neighborhood, I waited for the 107 bus there for what seemed to be an eternity. The day was hot and humid. Previously, I had spent several hours taking photos of the area and my feet needed a rest. Standing there, where few people stood, cars coming and going, with the overgrown weed and grass jutting out of cracks on the sidewalks and scorching pavement, I remember thinking that this moment won't happen again. Even with the traffic going by, it was a very peaceful and quiet moment, just near downtown Montreal.

A few notes...

I'd like to mention a few things:

First - I got a new camera, a Nikon P7100, so you might see some differences with the new photos. I still have my old digital and 35mm cameras, which I'll still be using from time to time but this new camera has been an improvement over the previous digital one because the lens is so much wider, perfect for capturing buildings/architecture/landscapes.

Second - Since I started the blog, I tried to cover neighborhoods or specific areas in order of location and such, until I ran out of photos of those areas, which always caused some delays if I had new/breaking photos from another area. Right now, I'm changing this and I'll be going over different areas randomly. If, after a while, I find that it doesn't work, I'll go back to the old way but now don't be surprised if the blog seems to go all over the place.

Third - Open File Montreal mentioned my blog in one small article. Here's the link.  Cool.

Update: Building corner of Peel and Wellington - Griffintown

The gritty building on the corner of Peel and Wellington in Griffintown is already gutted, with only  its facade remaining. A 20-storey building will be built there. They're not wasting any time. Already mentioned here September 2011.

Also, as seen in the picture below, facing the gutted building, the District Griffin sales office has moved from its Peel location (link) to Wellington st.

Greystone building on Ste-Catherine and Cartier - Montréal (Le Village)

This beautiful greystone building on the corner of Ste-Catherine and Cartier in the Village district of Montréal has been derelict since it burned down. Google Streetview shows pretty much the same and the image date is April 2009 so nothing has been done since then.

Condo project on De Lorimier/Parthenais - Montréal

I'm currently sorting out some issues with my computer so I won't be posting much until that's resolved. In the meantime...

New condo project between De Lorimier and Parthenais just next to Jacques Cartier bridge, just at the edge of Le Village. There has been an empty lot there for some time. The two photos at the bottom were taken last fall.

Condo project on Congregation & Wellington - PSC

New condo project on the corner of Congregation and Wellington in Pointe-St-Charles. There used to be an empty lot there. Looking at the same location in Google Maps, this condo project was announced as far back as 2009 and it's only being built right now.