4242-4258, 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

2010 (indexed as 2010)

Level

item (source: Panneau d'interprétation)

Scope & content

Interpretation panel at 4242-4258, boulevard Saint-Laurent, from the series « La Main, toujours de son temps – Sherbrooke/Mont-Royal / The Main, Forever in Tune – Sherbrooke/Mont-Royal » installed by Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent in 2010. La Caisse Desjardins Portugaise occupe deux anciens lots s’étendant du boulevard Saint-Laurent jusqu’à la rue Clark . Quelques petits édifices de deux étages sont érigés le lon g des deux rues pendant les années 1880 et 1890. Au début du 20 e siècle, le lot sud appartient à la famille de Firmin Hotte, qui y réside et vend de l’huile en gros. Le marchand Louis Solomon, propriétaire de Montreal Tire Sales, l’achète en 1926 et y vend et change des pneus. En 1932, il acquiert le lot adjacent au nord, et les deux bâtiments sur la Main abriteront par la suite divers petits commerces et manufactures, entre autres Karl’s Shoe Shop, Colonial Jute Products et Modern Outfitting Co. Les deux lots sont vendus en 1969 au marchand Harry Rossdeutscher. Le lot nord devient alors un stationnement, mais les constructions du lot sud continuent à abriter des locataires résidentiels et commerciaux, incluant Azores Hardware. En 1978, les deux lots sont acquis par la Caisse d’économie des Portugais de Montréal, dont le siège social, situé au 3958 Saint-Laurent depuis 1970 , est trop petit. Le nouveau siège , inauguré en 1980, se distingue de ses voisins plus anciens par sa volumétrie horizontale et ses matériaux contemporains. Il abrite des services bancaires et des commerces aux niveaux inférieurs et des cliniques et des bureaux à l’étage supérieur. En 2010, la CÉPM, aujourd’hui la Caisse Desjardins Portugaise, renouvelle sa façade pour correspondre à l’identité qu’elle veut pro jeter sur la Main du 21 e siècle. The Caisse Desjardins Portugaise occupies two former lots extending from Saint-Laurent Boulevard to Clark Street . Small two-storey buildings were erected along both streets during the 1880s and 1890s. At the beginning of the 20 th century, the buildings on the south lot served as the residence and wholesale oil business of Firmin Hotte and his family. The property was sold in 1926 to merchant Louis Solomon and became the home of his business, Montreal Tire Sales. In 1932, Solomon bought the adjacent lot to the north; the two buildings on the Main subsequently housed various small stores and factories, such as Karl’s Shoe Shop, Colonial Jute Products and Modern Outfitting Co. Both lots were sold in 1969 to merchant Harry Rossdeutscher. The northern one became a parking lot and the buildings on the southern lot continued to house apartments and shops, including Azores Hardware. In 1978, the two lots were acquired by the Caisse d’économie des Portugais de Montréal, which had outgrown its headquarters since 1970, located at 3958 Saint-Laurent . The CÉPM’s new building, completed in 1980, stood apart from its older neighbours because of its horizontal massing and contemporary materials. It originally housed banking services and retail space on the lower levels and clinics and offices on the top floor. In 2010, the CÉPM, now known as the Caisse Desjardins Portugaise, is refurbishing its façade to reflect the identity it wishes to project on the Main of the 21 st century. Illustrations : 1 Photographie, Roch Coulombe 2 Chas. E. Goad Co., volume 3, planche 302, 1914, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, www.banq.qc.ca 3, 4, 5, 6 Caisse Desjardins Portugaise 1 Photograph, Roch Coulombe 2 Chas. E. Goad Co., Volume 3, Plate 302, 1914, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, www.banq.qc.ca 3, 4, 5, 6 Caisse Desjardins Portugaise

Places

4242-4258, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal

Location

• 4242 boulevard Saint-Laurent · address · confidence 90% · address:exact · found as “4242-4258, boulevard Saint-Laurent”
• 3958 boulevard Saint-Laurent · address · confidence 90% · address:exact · found as “3958 Saint-Laurent”
• boulevard Saint-Laurent · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “boulevard Saint-Laurent”
• rue Clark · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “rue Clark .”

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Genre / form

Interpretation panel

Language

French, English

Access & use

© Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent | Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard, 2010. Sources et crédits / Sources and credits: https://amisboulevardstlaurent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4242-58-SC.pdf

Harvested

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

Digital objects at the source

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