{"id":45949,"date":"2016-09-02T22:35:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T02:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wreckyratbird.com\/?p=45949"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:13:58","slug":"abandoned-places-to-find-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/2016\/abandoned-places-to-find-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned Places to Find in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not in Ontario, but, if you take a trip into Quebec it will be nice to have a list of places to see. There must be a great list of places in Quebec City too. Of course, there is the possibility that some of them will be gone before you get there. I found the Restaurant Chez Clo (#10 on the list) is already gone when I looked at the Google Street View link. You can still see it from overhead on Google Earth. But it magically disappears when you go in for a close up to Street View.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47333\" src=\"http:\/\/ontarioexploration.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/demolished.png\" alt=\"demolished\" width=\"713\" height=\"671\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With all of the new construction\u00a0going up around Montreal, it\u2019s easy to forget about the city\u2019s rich history. But Montreal has a long legacy of fascinating buildings that have been abandoned for various reasons. Here are ten of the coolest ones to check out.<\/p>\n<p>1. Silo No. 5 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?ie=UTF-8&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=ca&amp;q=Parc+historique+Pointe-du-Moulin&amp;cid=16335121196300776524&amp;ei=oKeYU4X4A8q3yAS36YFo&amp;ved=0CJkBEPwSMA8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Pointe-du-Moulin<\/em><\/a><br>\n2. Brock Street Tunnel &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/Rue+Saint+Antoine+%26+Rue+Beaudry+Sud\/@46.0159857,-73.4451292,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cc8bdc4641dba11:0x9d46320b4c8452de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rue St-Antoine and Rue Beaudry<\/em><\/a><br>\n3. CN Wellington Control Building &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/45%C2%B029'28.4%22N+73%C2%B033'23.3%22W\/@45.4913218,-73.5583055,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Near Rue Smith and Rue Murray<\/em><\/a><br>\n4. Omnipac &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?q=6240+avenue+du+parc&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4cc91974019d6d37:0xc38e21d3c0dc7533,6240+Avenue+du+Parc,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H2V+4H5&amp;gl=ca&amp;ei=xc2YU__RIdekyASj_oKgDQ&amp;ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>6240 Avenue du Parc<\/em><\/a><br>\n5. Blue Bonnets Raceway &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?q=7440+Boulevard+decarie&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4cc919d13a901935:0x5b9e24156b80237a,7440+Boulevard+D%C3%A9carie,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H4P&amp;gl=ca&amp;ei=bs-YU-PXF4yMyASc54GYCg&amp;ved=0CBsQ8gEwAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>7440 Boulevard Decarie<\/em><\/a><br>\n6. Jenkins Brothers Steel Co. &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/Y+Laram%C3%A9e+Couvreur+Inc\/@45.4405264,-73.6627572,17z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x95adc88febac6879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Between Avenue Georges V and Ave 1re<\/em><\/a><br>\n7. CN Fruit Warehouse &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?q=500+rue+bridge+montreal&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4cc91a891da09f9b:0x299ef3c9765c9bd5,500+Rue+Bridge,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3K&amp;gl=ca&amp;ei=HJ6EU8KnMdSwsATc3ICQDw&amp;ved=0CCoQ8gEwAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>500 Rue Bridge<\/em><\/a><br>\n8. Dow Brewery &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/990+Rue+Notre-Dame+Ouest\/@45.4437581,-73.6444768,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cc916d39a5b5f01:0xf7ab184ef1267ea3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>990 Rue Notre Dame Ouest<\/em><\/a><br>\n9. The Negro Community Centre\/Charles H. Este Cultural Centre &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?q=2035+rue+coursol&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4cc91a6fe9f3ad4b:0xcbad868878ffd9e8,2035+Rue+Coursol,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3J&amp;gl=ca&amp;ei=A9aYU8TaOYizyATyiIAQ&amp;ved=0CBsQ8gEwAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>2035 Rue Coursol<\/em><\/a><br>\n10. Restaurant Chez Clo &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/preview?q=3199+rue+ontario+e&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=0x4cc91b91c425ca1b:0x2addc33731c5414e,3199+Rue+Ontario+Est,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H1W&amp;gl=ca&amp;ei=DdqYU-zmIcW1yASS8oHgCw&amp;ved=0CBsQ8gEwAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>3199 Rue Ontario Est<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtlblog.com\/2014\/05\/10-abandoned-buildings-in-montreal-worth-exploring\/\">10 Abandoned Buildings In Montreal Worth Exploring | MTL Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I took a look at that church\/ community centre. Google&#8217;s images are from 2012, the post from the MTL Blog was from 2014 so no telling what shape that&#8217;s in now, if it&#8217;s still there. I noticed something interesting on top of the roof. I thought they were butterflies, but possibly not.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47334\" src=\"http:\/\/ontarioexploration.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/montrealchurchb.png\" alt=\"montrealchurchb\" width=\"1266\" height=\"919\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47335\" src=\"http:\/\/ontarioexploration.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/montrealchurchf.png\" alt=\"montrealchurchf\" width=\"1588\" height=\"890\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47336\" src=\"http:\/\/ontarioexploration.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/montrealchurchs.png\" alt=\"montrealchurchs\" width=\"1290\" height=\"851\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47337\" src=\"http:\/\/ontarioexploration.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/montrealchurchw.png\" alt=\"montrealchurchw\" width=\"646\" height=\"881\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/2016\/abandoned-places-to-find-in-montreal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Abandoned Places to Find in Montreal\"><p>Not in Ontario, but, if you take a trip into Quebec it will be nice to have a list of places to see. There must be a great list of places in Quebec City too. Of course, there is the possibility that some of them will be gone before you get there. I found the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[62],"tags":[83,486,103,564],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76147,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45949\/revisions\/76147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thatgrrl.com\/site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}