Montreal buildings: LAS of statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square, TILT DOWN and PAN to buildings bordering square and TILT UP.…

Held by

NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots

Dates

1954 (indexed as 1954)

Level

item (source: Stock shot)

Extent

9 min 53 s, 35mm neg b&w

Scope & content

Montreal buildings: LAS of statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square, TILT DOWN and PAN to buildings bordering square and TILT UP. Various PANs of buildings all around square. MS of Sun Life Building, TILT UP building from across Dominion Square. Shot of facade of the Bank of Montreal on Place d'Armes and TILT DOWN to street level and to pedestrian and motor traffic. CU of columns at entrance of bank, of people entering and leaving. TRAVELLING LAS of tops of series of old homes. Français : Édifices de Montréal: P EN CP de la statue de la Reine Victoria sur la Place Victoria, PAN VERS LE BAS et PAN sur des édifices bordant la place et PAN VERS LE HAUT. PANs variés d'immeubles entourant la place. PM de l'édifice de la Sun Life, PAN VERS LE HAUT de l'immeuble filmé depuis le côté opposé de la place Dominion. Plan de la façade de la Banque de Montréal sur la Place d'Armes et PAN VERS LE BAS au niveau de la rue et sur la circulation des piétons et des véhicules. GP des colonnes à l'entrée de la banque, des gens entrent et sortent. TRAVELLING P EN CP du sommet d'une série de vieilles demeures.

Places

Montreal

Location

• Sun Life · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “sun life”
• La reine Victoria · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “la reine victoria”
• Banque de Montréal · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “banque de montreal”
• place d' Armes · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Place d'Armes”
• place Victoria · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Place Victoria”
• place du Canada · street · confidence 45% · street · former street name · found as “place Dominion.”
• Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”

Correct the location

Access & use

Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.

Harvested

2026-10-21T05:51:35Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb

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