Posted Apr 30, 2013, 12:20 PM
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Pass me the Vomit Bag.
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Otisburgh
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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
That building is awesome, and very underrated. And worry not, it is not abandoned or threatened. Before Canadian Pacific went on a rampage and tore down the neighbourhood south of St-Antoine, this part of town used to be full of buildings such as this one. As one of the last ones standing, it will surely not be going anywhere anytime soon.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ontreal_04.jpg
By the way, that building was built in 1935 as the central post office of Montreal. It is now used by Federal government agencies.
Absolutely not, I also think that if it came to that, this building could be a great podium for a future development, like a massive tower. Who knows what the future holds, as this part of downtown becomes re-intergrated into the urban fabric, land values are going to rise and older buildings are going to have to adapt, or go. But that's in a few decades from now. |
This building is fucking awesome. Always loved it, even when it was soot-encrusted during the 70s.
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