Posted Mar 30, 2021, 8:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
The Montreal General Hospital is a giant complex of red brick buildings perched on the mountain near downtown Montreal. It's got an entrance of Cote-des-Neiges road but it's main entrance is on Cedar further uphill.
It was built between 1952 and 1955 by architect firm McDougall, Smith & Fleming, which was prominent during the post-war modernism sweeping the city . It's a weird blend of mid-century modernism and touches of art-deco. The height of the main 23 storey tower is 95m, which in 1955 would have made it Montreal's 5th tallest building, and probably the 10th tallest in Canada.
screencap by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-25-25 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-25-14 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-24-42 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-25-36 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-26-14 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-26-29 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
2021-03-30_04-26-41 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
If you get close enough to it you'll find little gems like these:
2021-03-30_04-34-59 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
The parking area on CDN has some neat views of the city
2021-03-30_04-25-53 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
Officially the hospital's main entrance is on Cedar Avenue, 30m uphill.
Montreal_General_Hospital_in_March_Series_05 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr
The Cedar parking has some nice views of downtown as well:
Downtown_Montreal_in_March_Series_03 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr |
The MG in 1954
Montreal General Hospital 1954 by dianp, on Flickr
View from the 18th floor in 1954
View from Montreal General Hospital 1954 by dianp, on Flickr
Last edited by Rico Rommheim; Mar 31, 2021 at 4:00 PM.
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