Posted Mar 30, 2021, 8:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
The Montreal General Hospital is a giant complex of red brick buildings perched on the mountain near downtown Montreal. It's got an entrance of Cote-des-Neiges road but it's main entrance is on Cedar further uphill.
It was built between 1952 and 1955 by architect firm McDougall, Smith & Fleming, which was prominent during the post-war modernism sweeping the city . It's a weird blend of mid-century modernism and touches of art-deco. The height of the main 23 storey tower is 95m, which in 1955 would have made it Montreal's 5th tallest building, and probably the 10th tallest in Canada.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51084641936_40a5dd27dd_b.jpg)
screencap by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-25-25 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-25-14 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-24-42 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-25-36 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-26-14 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-26-29 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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2021-03-30_04-26-41 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
If you get close enough to it you'll find little gems like these:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51084738142_af9275bcd2_c.jpg)
2021-03-30_04-34-59 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
The parking area on CDN has some neat views of the city
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51084719542_3ecccdb825_c.jpg)
2021-03-30_04-25-53 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
Officially the hospital's main entrance is on Cedar Avenue, 30m uphill.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51049367176_7d1190fdeb_c.jpg)
Montreal_General_Hospital_in_March_Series_05 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
The Cedar parking has some nice views of downtown as well:
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51049449677_bb1a93cf91_c.jpg)
Downtown_Montreal_in_March_Series_03 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
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The MG in 1954
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/1519/23992937206_301f8ca8b5_b.jpg)
Montreal General Hospital 1954 by dianp, on Flickr
View from the 18th floor in 1954
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/5750/23936477611_c558ecd302_b.jpg)
View from Montreal General Hospital 1954 by dianp, on Flickr
Last edited by Rico Rommheim; Mar 31, 2021 at 4:00 PM.
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