| Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
9/5/2007 1:51 AM | remove |
that building in the corner on the right has some of the coolest washrooms in the city
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| Posted by Emperor Wang |
9/10/2007 2:08 AM | remove |
How so?
From the interwebs:
On the South side of the square, where Alfred Joyce once had his pastry shop, is the Canada Cement Building, (606 Cathcart) built in 1921. Designed by Barott and Blackader, the dignified 10-storey building was the first office tower to be built completely of reinforced concrete. Canada Cement was founded by Max Aitken, later Lord Beaverbrook, and Barott convinced him to use concrete in the building of his head office to advertise his cement-based products. The building was considered avant garde when it opened because it was the first skyscraper in Montreal to have an underground parking garage, at a time when there weren’t too many automobiles on the road.
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| Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
9/10/2007 11:51 AM | remove |
not the canada cement building, the 'new birks building" corner cathcart and union. the 9 story building with the entrance on the corner, its all jewelery manufacturers, anyways, amazing old building, up on the 9th floor they are pulling down an old suspended ceiling revealing plaster details unseen for years. also they have a bank of 4 elevators, 3 of which are in use, the 4th? abandonned!
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| Posted by Emperor Wang |
9/10/2007 3:36 PM | remove |
Ok then, but what's so interesting about the washrooms?
Also, I think we should all chip in and get you a camera :-)
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| Posted by nel58 |
9/10/2007 4:01 PM | remove |
That is a clever idea EW...where is the donation box ?
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| Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
9/11/2007 1:50 AM | remove |
haha, the washrooms are about the same vintage as the ones under the square, they have those huge honkin urinals. they have these huge windows in that building, kinda scary pissing and the window next to you wide open only a 2 feet up from the floor and you are nine floors up!
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| Posted by Daedalus Rex |
9/29/2007 12:25 AM | remove |
Can anyone access the washrooms under the square - or is this more of an 'al capone's vault' sized undertaking?
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| Posted by controleman |
9/29/2007 4:55 PM | remove |
http://farm2.stati...8_a9b7007a22_o.jpg
not the same place, through
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| Posted by tijeff |
10/5/2007 12:32 AM | remove |
But exact same configuration
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| Posted by tijeff |
10/5/2007 12:33 AM | remove |
http://www.uer.ca/...cs/norm/241340.jpg
http://www.uer.ca/...cs/norm/241342.jpg
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| Posted by mewthree |
10/30/2007 1:11 PM | remove |
so we believe...
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| Posted by maZe |
11/11/2007 7:03 PM | remove |
Actually, I know for a fact that it's a very, very close configuration but the heating system was different... Anyway, more to follow soon. :)
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| Posted by mewthree |
11/12/2007 11:06 PM | remove |
nice.. good luck!
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| Posted by SPEK Photo |
12/1/2007 4:48 AM | remove |
the top of the stairs from both side are use as electrical outlet for the kiosques. for sure there is something interesting down there with electricity and lightning.
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| Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
12/3/2007 2:12 PM | remove |
lightning??? i dont want to go down there if there are bolts of lightning everywhere, lighting would be a whole other affair
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| Posted by maZe |
12/7/2007 1:03 PM | remove |
lol (imagines getting down there and the guys from Grease starts their "Lightning" choreography... )
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| Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
12/7/2007 1:56 PM | remove |
"greased lightning go greased lightning"
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