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| Canadian Rubber Co. of Montreal |
1840, rue Notre-Dame est;
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(unknown)
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factory |
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brick |
| Begun: |
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1854 |
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Canadian Rubber Company of Montreal was the first company in North America to manufacture rubber. Plant damaged by fire in 1916. Occupied by Uniroyal Tire factory until 1982. The oldest section was demolished in 1995. |
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| View of the renovated façade, looking south-east (1999) |
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| View, looking east, along avenue Papineau (1999) |
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| Illustration, looking east (ca. 1903), of factory complex; from Ernest Chambers, The Book of Montreal: a Souvenir of Canada's Commercial Metropolis (Montreal: Book of Montreal, 1903), 181. |
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| Illustration of offices and warehouse (ca. 1903) on north side of Notre-Dame, looking west; from Ernest Chambers, The Book of Montreal: a Souvenir of Canada's Commercial Metropolis (Montreal: Book of Montreal, 1903), 181. |
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| Illustration from 1906 of factory complex with offices and warehouse visible in behind; from Montreal: The Commercial Metropolis of Canada and the History of the Gazette 1778-1907 (Montreal: Gazette Printing, 1907), 152. |
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| Advertisement from 1907; from Montreal: The Commercial Metropolis of Canada and the History of the Gazette 1778-1907 (Montreal: Gazette Printing, 1907), 153. |
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| Detail of company logo (1907); from Montreal: The Commercial Metropolis of Canada and the History of the Gazette 1778-1907 (Montreal: Gazette Printing, 1907), 153. |
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Industries of Canada. City of Montreal Historical and Descriptive Review. Montréal: Historical Publishing Co., 1886. : 106
Location: Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections. McGill University Library.
Montreal, The Metropolis of Canada, Illustrated. Montréal: Consolidated Illustrating Co., 1894. : 314
Location: Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections. McGill University Library.
Burgess, Joanne. Paysages industriels en mutation. Montréal: Université du Quebec à Montréal; Écomusée du fier monde, 1997. : 34-35
Visuals: exterior photo, interior photos from 1889
Chambers, Ernest J. The Book of Montreal: a Souvenir of Canada's Commercial Metropolis. Montréal: Book of Montréal, 1903. : 181
Location: Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections. McGill University Library.
Visuals: exterior rendering.
DeVolpi, Charles P. Montreal Recueil Iconographique/ A Pictorial Record. Montréal: Dev-Sco Publications, 1963. : 221
Visuals: exterior rendering.
Note: Image only.
Rose, David. "Fast-disappearing industrial architecture portrayed; Group compiling inventory of district." . Montreal Gazette, 2 Dec. 1995: K5
Visuals: exterior rendering.
Siberok, Martin. "Building that rocks: Former factory rents more than 100 practice rooms to local bands." . Montreal Gazette, 25 Apr. 1997: F1
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