Montreal: HAMLS of buildings and skyscrapers in downtown Montreal

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

10 min 48 s, 35mm neg b&w

Scope & content

Montreal: HAMLS of buildings and skyscrapers in downtown Montreal. Short PAN over buildings. MLS of Saint James Cathedral (today Queen Mary of the World). PAN of street with incidental shots of traffic. TRAVELLING SHOTs of streets and buildings along street in vicinity of Brennan Street. Murky shots of skyscrapers in downtown Montreal. TRAVELLING SHOTs of Saint James Street West, of McGill Street, of streets adjoining Victoria Square, of residential sections including shot of luxurious apartment buildings. Murky shots of Notre Dame Church, of Aldred Building, of city, ship moving in foreground. Français : Montréal: PG EN PL d'édifices et grattes-ciel du centre-ville de Montréal. Bref PAN sur des édifices. PG de la cathédrale Saint-Jacques (aujourd'hui Marie-Reine-du-Monde). PAN de la rue avec des plans d'images fortuites de la circulation. PLANs TRAVELLING de rues et d'édifices le long d'une rue avoisinant la rue Brennan. Plans embrouillés de grattes-ciel du centre-ville de Montréal. PLANs TRAVELLING de la rue Saint- James ouest; de la rue McGill; des rues voisines de la Place Victoria; de secteurs résidentiels incluant un plan d'édifices à appartements luxueux. Plans embrouillés de l'église Notre-Dame; de l'édifice Aldred; de la ville, un bateau en mouvement en arrière-plan.

Places

Montreal

Location

• Édifice Aldred · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “edifice aldred”
• rue Brennan · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Brennan Street”
• rue McGill · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “McGill Street”
• place Victoria · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Place Victoria”
• rue Saint-Jacques · street · confidence 45% · street · former street name · found as “Saint James Street West”
• 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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