eastender85 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Until Montreal scrapped its streetcars in 1959, the Craig Terminus was one of the hubs of the city's sprawling tramway network. Located near the corner of St. Urbain and Craig (now Viger St. Antoine), 14 different tram lines merged into this imposing stone building, built in 1925. It was demolished in 1970 when the Ville Marie Expressway tore through a huge swath of downtown Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eastender85 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Terminus Craig 1925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Merde c'était beau! Merci de partager! Ah...les années 60-70... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brubru Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 On avait déconstruit le terminus Craig, en numérotant chaque morceaux, dans le but de le reconstruire ailleurs si je ne me trompe pas, le tout à été retrouvé entreposé près d'un autoroute... sans jamais de deuxième vie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastender85 Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 On avait déconstruit le terminus Craig, en numérotant chaque morceaux, dans le but de le reconstruire ailleurs si je ne me trompe pas, le tout à été retrouvé entreposé près d'un autoroute... sans jamais de deuxième vie. Effectivement on en parle dans cet article http://www.stm.info/info/infostm/2004/040730.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denpanosekai Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have to say I'm still not sure why the terminus had to be destroyed for the highway, but not 159 st-antoine, which is still there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franktko Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I have to say I'm still not sure why the terminus had to be destroyed for the highway, but not 159 st-antoine, which is still there today. I'd guest that it's either a) the terminal building was longer (maybe all the way to Viger street) - it makes sense when you consider buses and trolleys were running inside it; looking at the foot print of the 159 St-Antoine, it would be a bit tight. Or b) it wasn't destroyed for the expressway but by the Palais des Congrès construction: if you look in both pictures below, the wall and lamp posts behind the terminal looks very similar to the one running along side the expressway today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franktko Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Grâce au lien que monctezuma nous a fourni (http://www.mtlurb.com/forums/showthread.php/21244-1947-2013-comparez-Montr%C3%A9al-d-hier-%C3%A0-aujourd-hui-en-un-clic-%21), on peut voir le terminal et le 159 du haut des airs! Je pense qu'une partie du terminal a été détruit pour l'autoroute; sur la photo de mon post précédent, on voit que la brique est beaucoup plus propre et récente à l'arrière que sur le côté... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franktko Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Grâce à une image qui est apparue dans le fil Request: Ville-Marie (720) under construction / coverup, on voit bien que le terminal avait survécu à la construction de l'autoroute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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