F. H. Brown, Canadian Freight Agent, Credit Valley Railway (1899)

Randolph Hersey, Pillow Hersey Manufacturing Company (1899)

From: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/companyinformationcanada/ccc-steelco.html

“Montreal Rolling Mills had acquired the Pillow-Hersey Manufacturing Company in 1903, seven years before the merger. And Pillow-Hersey was successor to the businesses of Mansfield Holland, founded in 1856, and the City Nail and Spike Works, founded in 1839 to carry on the business of a cut nail plant established in Montreal by John Bigelow some time in the 1790’s. Montreal Rolling Mills Company had itself been organized in 1868 to take over the business of Morland, Watson & Company, founded in the 1850’s. The property today forms the Notre Dame Works, largest of Stelco’s four plants in the Montreal area.”

J. A. Nicholson, Principal, Westmount Academy (1899)

W. D. Le Boutillier, Tooke Brothers (1899) a haberdashery company.

Alex Hardman, Chief Clerk, Guarantee Co. of North America (1899). The company is still in existence today, providing surety products.

Joseph M. Aird, baker & confectioner (1899)

Thomas Binmore, Manager, Shoe Wire Grip Company (1899) – Formerly The English and Canadian Wire Fastening Company of Montreal.

This piece of art has an interesting history. It is named “Erotisme 1983-1986” and created by A. Vaillancourt.

It was quite different in appearance when it was initially installed: it depicted frontal nudity.

Due to the “horror” of some local residents, M. Vaillancourt was sent back into his art studio to create several pieces to cover the “offending parts”.

So there we are, something for future archeological scholars, when we are all gone, to unearth about Westmount.

A massive piece of art that reminds me of Atlas. There is no sign that credits the artist.