
Name
Geo. W. Reed & Co.

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Overview


Description
Under highway 720

Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Very Easy Watch out for any guards
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Very Easy Watch out for any guards
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby

Hazards
- water

Security Measures
- Fences that doesn't go all the way around, lol!

Required Equipment
- flashlight
- a rubber daisy

Physical Information
Address
Richelieu Street in St.Henri
Westmount, Quebec
Canada
Owner: Archivex (?)
Richelieu Street in St.Henri
Westmount, Quebec
Canada
Owner: Archivex (?)

Interesting Features
Next TA Wall. They tried to make loft out of it, but they abandoned the idea.
All of the floor in the lower level has been removed as have most of the window frames. The place is wider open now than ever before. If you cant find your way inside you need another hobby.
All of the floor in the lower level has been removed as have most of the window frames. The place is wider open now than ever before. If you cant find your way inside you need another hobby.

Historical Dates
Built: 1895
Closed: 1982
Closed: 1982

Recommended Equipment
Tripod

History
The foundry was built to manufacture coaches for trains. This metallurgical workshop occupied an important place in the industrial history of Montréal. During the Second World War, the factory employed more than thousand people and manufactured parts of plane and tanks. After closing, the factory was rented to sculptors who used the building to carry out works of art.

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Moderator Rating
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Category | Rating |
Photography | 6 / 10 |
Coolness | 4 / 10 |
Content Quality | 5 / 10 |

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It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 11/16/2014 11:36 PM.

Latest Changes
- on Nov 16 14 at 23:36, Emperor Wang validated this location
- on Nov 16 14 at 23:36, Emperor Wang changed the following: Status
- on Mar 28 14 at 16:16, Emperor Wang validated this location
- on Mar 28 14 at 16:16, Emperor Wang made this location public
- on Mar 18 14 at 18:22, Deconstrukt changed the following: Status
- on Aug 19 11 at 2:13, Opheliaism validated this location
- on Aug 18 11 at 22:04, vince148 updated panorama vince148 - Le toit (01/10)
- on Aug 18 11 at 22:03, vince148 updated panorama vince148 - Le toit (2009)
- on Aug 18 11 at 22:03, vince148 updated a panorama image
- on Aug 18 11 at 22:03, vince148 added a panorama vince148 - Le toit (2009)

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decay | fivepointsix | 2 | 885 | 10/30/2008 7:51 PM by fivepointsix |
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Geo. W. Reed & Co. | PhoBac | 1 | 963 | 7/19/2004 10:38 AM by nostra-YOUPPI! |

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