Art Deco on Ste-Catherine St: Pharmacie Montreal
From my collection of vintage postcards of St.Catherine St. in Montreal, Quebec,
this is the PHARMACIE MONTREAL – built in the early 1930s – designed by Quebec Architect Raoul Gariepy.
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Text on Postcard:
PHARMACIE MONTREAL
916 Est Rue Ste. Catherine St. Montreal, Que.
The Largest and Most Luxuriously Appointed Drug Store in the World
To serve you HARBOUR 7251 DAY AND NIGHT
La plus Grande et Plus Luxeuse Pharmacie de Detail au Monde
Pour vous server HARBOUR 7251 JOUR ET NUIT
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Background Information
Charles Duquette opened the Pharmacie Montreal in 1932
It was the first pharmacy to stay open 24 hours a day
By the end of the ’30s it was the biggest retail pharmacy in the world
In the early ‘40s, the Pharmacie was the first in Canada to install automatic doors.
Pharmacie Montreal was the first pharmacy in Canada to issue a FRANCHISE and one of these was sold to JEAN COUTU – the pharmacy chain we know today!
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nice card.
That’s a beautiful card and interesting history.
i love art deco buildings..what a beautiful facade!
What an interesting card. A good then about being a blog group you have a means of seeing hearing about things you might never see. Thanks for sharing. I love your part of the world.
Quite a bit of history from a postcard.
Thanks for sharing!
Living it up at Lakewood,
Cindy
I love the art deco period. The architecture, the clothes, the cars. Wow.
This sure was a progressive business in that time.
It’s so nice to know the background behind this beautiful postcard – I really love the Art Deco era!
Cheers!
Fun to practice my French (way back from HS and College days) using your card!!!
Thanks for joining the fun today.
Love the art deco pattern on the card, I love this style of historical items. Have a great VTT!
I loved the card and the history of the building. Happy VTT..have a great weekend.
I love your art deco postcard. Very interesting. Also, we love Montreal. We’ve visited several times. Beautiful city!
What a beautiful card!
Thank you for sharing this.
Sherrie