Bungalow-style record shop on Mount-Royal avenue: zero points for dense urban development; ten points for being so darn cute.
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Bungalow-style record shop on Mount-Royal avenue: zero points for dense urban development; ten points for being so darn cute.
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Cuteness aside, I think I prefer the adaptive reuse of this one (and a half?) storey house to razing it for a multi-unit building, especially when there are triplexes galore just about everywhere else in the neighbourhood.
Zéro points pour le commentaire qui est complètement à côté de la plaque.
Il faut comprendre que la maison date du temps où l’avenue du Mont-Royal était un chemin de campagne, et que cette maison est (rimshot) une maison de campagne (tadaaaaa!!!!), qui a échappé au pic du démolisseur.
Elle n’a donc jamais été prévue pour être du «développement urbain dense», ni pour être «mignonne». C’était une maison de campagne on ne peut plus ordinaire et normale.
Whoa there, tiger! It’s not the tallest possible thing, that I will grant you. But don’t confuse it with a latter-day bungalow. Along with similar structures on the south side of that stretch of Mont-Royal, it’s probably among the oldest buildings on the Plateau, remnants of the rowdy old village that grew up around the tanneries there.
Your density report is just wrong — I know the girls who recently ran an alternative-y craft boutique on the second floor in this very building. We’d go up there and have wine at the “vernissages”.
The Usine 106-U can now be found on rue Roy just off boulevard Saint-Laurent.
A bungalow, by definition, doesn’t have a second floor.
Well, since there is a second floor, maybe calling it a bungalow would be the second error in this post.
whoa – the description of the photo was intended to be a bit tongue in cheek. I completely agree with Sarah and DC that this is a great re-use of a historic building and an example of how resilient Montreal’s older buildings are.
The plateau is one of the densest neighbourhoods in North America AND it maintains its historical roots and much character and charm, which this record shop embodies in every way. This is in distinct contrast to how development is so often done now, with characterless towers and inflexible big-box commerical spaces, pushed through under the banner of high density/sustainable development.
@newironshapes – I didn’t realize the building had a functional second floor used as a craft boutique. sounds like a great space.
strange how everyone compliments the building and not the record store that has been there for years adding value to the neighbourhood and this stretch of rue Mont Royal.
it’s Paul’s Boutique rather than the building itself that makes it so special. and the guy who runs the shop is super nice too.
i’m on the fence as to whether or not the building has heritage value. it doesn’t look like it’s salvageable.