Canadian Switch and Spring Co.
- Title:
- Canadian Switch and Spring Co.
- Address:
- 1401-1545 rue St-Patrick
- Type of Building:
- factory
- Building Materials:
- brick
- Date Construction Completed:
- 1898-99
- Date(s) of Alteration:
- 1942, 1994
- Image Description:
- View from rue du Canal, looking east (1999)
- Notes:
- In 1994, the building was extensively modified. The wall facing the canal has been largely preserved. Currently occupied by Agmont, a knitting and dyeing plant.
- Sources:
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Archemi. Inventaire et évaluation des ressources culturelles Canal de Lachine. Montréal: Parcs Canada, 1995. : 487-90
Location: Centre de documentation. Parcs Canada- secteur de Lachine.
Visuals: exterior photo.
Centre canadien d’architecture. An Industrial Landscape observed: the Lachine Canal, 14 July to 25 October 1992. Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture=Centre canadien d’architecture, 1992. .
Visuals: interior photo.
Communauté Urbaine de Montréal. Architecture Industrielle Montreal. Montréal: Le Service, 1982. : 96-7
Visuals: exterior photo.
Laguë, Jean., Willa Burgess, and Mark London. Proposal: Canal de Lachine, Ecluses St-Gabriel. Montréal: Héritage Montréal, 1985. : 13
Visuals: exterior photo.
Riga, Andy. “Canal zone retro: Discreet Logic takes the lead in developing a high-tech industrial park in the Lachine Canal district just west of Old Montreal.” . Montreal Gazette, 19 Jul. 1997: C1
Sicotte, Anne-Marie and Rene Theriault. The Lachine Canal Historical Guide. Montréal: Association Les Mil Lieues, 1987. : 29
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Canadian Switch and Spring Co.", Industrial Architecture of Montreal, McGill Libraries
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/items/in062.html
Rights
- Image Rights:
- Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/