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Universite de Montreal – Tradition and Tragedy

The Universite de Montreal  began as a regional branch of Quebec City’s Catholic Universite Laval, but came to encompass the Ecole Polytechnique (engineering) and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Business). Nowadays it’s a secular institution. This postcard depicts the Art-Deco main building which was designed in the early twentieth century by famed architect  Ernest Cormier.

Sadly, in 1989 the  Ecole Polytechnique was the site of the Montreal Massacre in which 14 female engineering students were shot to death by a deranged gunman.

Of Possible Interest:

L’Universite de Montreal – An Aerial View

Vintage Postcards Of The City Of Montreal

Further Reading:

Université de Montréal – Héritage Montréal

January 26, 2012 - Posted by Evelyn Yvonne Theriault | . | art deco, deranged gunman, Ecole Polytechnique, Ernest Cormier, history of Montreal, Marc Lepine, Montreal Massacre, Universite de Montreal, universite laval, University of Montreal