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Old Posted Apr 16, 2020, 11:52 PM
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I love it!

I also miss the old CIBC logo at yonge and bloor.
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Old Posted Apr 17, 2020, 1:01 AM
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Great stuff as always. And a reference to Tommy Sexton and Greg Malone to boot!
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Place d'Armes, 1775

https://i2.wp.com/thehistoryjunkie.c...pg?w=840&ssl=1


Place d'Armes, 1830


https://static.torontopubliclibrary..../MC/jrr109.jpg

Place d'Armes, 1844

https://static.torontopubliclibrary..../MC/jrr112.jpg

Place d'Armes feat. the bank of montreal, 1848

https://static.torontopubliclibrary....MC/jrr1878.jpg

Place d'Armes 1895



Place d'Armes 1900

http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.c...ew/v3173-a.jpg

Place d'Armes 1900

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ce_d_Armes.jpg

Place d'Armes 1910

https://www.british-immigrants-in-mo...trust_bldg.jpg

Place d'Armes 1913

http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/ObjView/v5031.jpg

1913

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...2008-01-09.jpg

Place d'Armes, 1916

https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/...2a.preview.jpg

Place d'Armes 1931

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...3473-00-22.jpg

1940 - these buildings will be cleared in 1965.

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...6465-00-09.jpg

Place d'armes 1955

http://www.taylornoakes.com/wp-conte...64efb881_b.jpg

1959


Place d'Armes 1961

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/03/15/90/0...b5b4936b59.jpg

1966 - this is the lot directly west of PA, and not the actual square.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/31/5f/2d/3...176a618f98.jpg

replaced by the 500, Place d'Armes in 1968


1965

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...ande/06-08.jpg

2002

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...ande/06-06.jpg


https://www.cca.qc.ca/img-collection...039/378870.jpg

2012

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...ande/06-09.jpg


http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inve...ande/06-10.jpg

2014

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...laceDArmes.jpg

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Old Posted Apr 17, 2020, 8:26 PM
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Where do those stairs go?
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This is one of those rare cases of where historic architecture's been replaced that I'm actually really conflicted on — so often it's easy to argue the old was better, but here I think I like the before and after equally. I love the second picture with all that grand pre-war classical architecture surrounding a picturesque square, but man, is 500 Place d'Armes a great looking Modernist tower.
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Old Posted Apr 17, 2020, 11:14 PM
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Definitely one of my favourite squares in Montreal!! Awesome pictures, I really wonder how different the city would be if the streetcars would have stuck around
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Where do those stairs go?
They were built as public bathrooms in 1938. They were condemned and closed off in the 80s.
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McGill street 1859. Notice the mont-royal in the background.


McGill street 1870


mcGill street 1875


McGill street 1910


McGill street 1924


McGill and St-James street 1930


McGill street 1937
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very old picture of Calgary skyline

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Back when Toronto's skyline was Jacksonville-ish

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Man, those light standards were so cool.
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1984 Ontario map cover, had a cool pic:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alesk...ek/ontario.htm

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Life in Toronto during the 80s, from https://www.instagram.com/torontostarchives/?hl=en:
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And some 1960s & 70s Toronto, also from https://www.instagram.com/torontostarchives/?hl=en:






































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Old Posted Jun 2, 2020, 10:43 PM
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Always nice to see the evolution of Place D'armes

Also amazing Toronto shots.
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Life in Toronto during the 80s, from https://www.instagram.com/torontostarchives/?hl=en:
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So many deaths.
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