Stone detail – Armoury on St. Catherine Street

Former Bell Telephone Company Westmount Branch Exchange (1900).
(Sherbrooke at Metcalfe)

In 1909 the Montreal telephone service was run by four exchanges, Main, East, Uptown and Westmount. A year later a fifth exchange, St. Louis was added. The first conduit was laid (underground) in 1890. By 1909, there were 360 miles of conduit accessed by 353 manholes. (Source: Map Showing The Bell Telephone Company’s Underground System in the District of Montreal (1909).

Former CPR freight office (1953) – Hillside Avenue

Former CPR freight office (1953) – Hillside Avenue

Former CPR freight office (1953) on Hillside Avenue

The last road post in Westmount. Used by the Sulpicians in the early 1700s. Cote St. Antoine and Forden.

Former Montreal & Power Company (1930) building on Hillside Avenue

http://hydroforthefuture.com/capsules/57/history

“The Great Depression (1929–1939) brought to light the abusive practices—inadequate service, high rates, exorbitant profits—of the electricity monopolies that were operating in Québec. The government was urged to intervene and to regulate a service that had become essential. On April 14, 1944, the Québec government created Hydro-Québec and gave it a mandate to manage the electric and gas facilities of the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company. From the start, the new utility faced a formidable challenge: meeting demand that was spiraling upward at an astounding 7% per year. To cope with this growth, Hydro-Québec had to double its generating capacity every ten years until the beginning of the 1980s”.

Melville corner of St. Catherine, Westmount Quebec

Cover stamped with the name “Pluvial” in the Westmount Athletic Grounds.