5201-5217, boulevard Saint-Laurent (interpretation panel)

Held by

Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent via Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent — panneaux d'interprétation

Creator

Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent

Dates

2011 (indexed as 2011)

Level

item (source: Panneau d'interprétation)

Scope & content

Interpretation panel at 5201-5217, boulevard Saint-Laurent, from the series « La Main, toujours de son temps – Mile End / The Main, Forever in Tune – Mile End » installed by Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent in 2011. L’édifice à l’angle nord-est du boulevard Saint-Laurent et de l’avenue Fairmount est érigé en 1895-96. Il s’agit d’un projet de spéculation pour ses propriétaires, les plombiers, ferblantiers et couvreurs Blouin, Girard et Collard , qui participent à sa construction. Occupant trois anciens lots, le bâtiment abrite des commerces au rez-de-chaussée et des logements aux étages. Le 5201-5217 Saint-Laurent se démarque surtout par son extraordinaire corniche de métal ouvré , sans doute réalisée par ses propriétaires pour démontrer le potentiel du métier de la ferblanterie à la veille du 20 e siècle. Mais les travaux de maçonnerie sont également impressionnants. Au rez-de-chaussée, les pilastres de pierre calcaire terminent par des chapiteaux aux motifs simples. Aux étages, le parement de pierre de texture bosselée est percé par des fenêtres de proportions verticales avec des encadrements de pierre bouchardée. Le parement de pierre tourne le coin de l’édifice, qui est de forme arrondie et à l’origine était surmonté d’un clocheton . La façade secondaire sur l’avenue Fairmount est revêtue de brique rouge. La propriété est vendue en 1896 au comptable G.H. Townsend, qui l’exploite jusqu’en 1911. Parmi ses locataires commerciaux on trouve J.P. Lanoix Dry Goods et l’épicerie J.E. Lafond. Entre 1911 et 1981, la propriété appartient à une succession de marchands et d’agents, sauf pendant les années 1930 quand le Crédit foncier Franco-Canadien en est le propriétaire. Les commerces de proximité qui occupent le coin incluent Benny’s Store, qui devient Benny’s Meat Market, et le Family Barber Shop, qui devient le Family Shoe Repair Shop. Depuis les années 1980, le rez-de-chaussée abrite surtout des restaurants et des bars. The edifice at the northeast corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue was erected in 1895-96. It was a speculative project for its owners, Blouin, Girard & Collard, Plumbers, Tinsmiths and Roofers , who participated in its construction. Occupying three former lots, the building housed stores on the ground floor and apartments on the upper two storeys. The feature that distinguishes 5201-5217 Saint-Laurent is its extraordinary ornamental metal cornice , no doubt crafted by its owners to show the full potential of the tinsmithing trade on the eve of the 20 th century. But the masonry work is also impressive. The limestone pilasters at the ground floor level are topped by capitals with simple motifs . The rough-hewn stone cladding of the upper levels is pierced by windows of vertical proportion with bush-hammered surrounds. The stone cladding turns the rounded corner of the building, which was once surmounted by a tower . The secondary façade on Fairmount Avenue is clad in red brick. The property was sold in 1896 to accountant G.H. Townsend, who remained the owner until 1911. His commercial tenants included J.P. Lanoix Dry Goods and épicerie J.E. Lafond. A succession of merchants and agents owned the property between 1911 and 1981, except during the 1930s, when the Crédit foncier Franco-Canadien took over the ownership. Among the local businesses that occupied the corner were Benny’s Store, which became Benny’s Meat Market, and the Family Barber Shop, which became the Family Shoe Repair Shop. Since the 1980s, most of the ground floor occupants have been restaurants and bars.

Places

5201-5217, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal

Location

• 5201 boulevard Saint-Laurent · address · confidence 90% · address:exact · found as “5201-5217, boulevard Saint-Laurent”
• boulevard Saint-Laurent & avenue Fairmount · intersection · confidence 80% · intersection · found as “Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue”
• boulevard Saint-Laurent · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “boulevard Saint-Laurent”
• avenue Fairmount · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “avenue Fairmount est”
• Mile End · neighbourhood · confidence 70% · landmark:curated · found as “mile end”

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Genre / form

Interpretation panel

Language

French, English

Access & use

© Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent | Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard, 2011. Sources et crédits / Sources and credits: https://amisboulevardstlaurent.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/5201-17-SC.pdf

Harvested

2026-10-17T06:33:22Z · source datestamp n/a · amisboulevard

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