Place Viger | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways
Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (4/12)
This is an early twentieth-century view of a tram and horse-drawn carriages in front of Montreal’s Place Viger Hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway Station. Canada has had its own flag since 1967, but this postcard predates as you can see the British Ensign in the top left-hand corner.
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Historic views of Montreal’s trams in the early 20th century (3/12)
This vintage postcard (1910-1920) features a tram between two Montreal theaters: the Orpheum and the Princess. Both were located on St-Catherine Street and neither exist today.
The Princess is the Montreal theatre where the incident occurred that led to the death of wold-famous magician. As the story goes, Houdini had invited a McGill University student to do his portrait after his show at the Princess. At a certain point – in a test of Houdini’s strength – the student punched him in the stomach. Houdini left soon after for his next show in Detroit, and died there a few days later. After the Princess was torn down, the site was used for Wesley Congregational Church.
The Orpheum was originally called Bennett’s Theatre. this helped me date the card since the change took place in 1910.
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Montreal In The Time Of Tramways | Introduction
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