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At the River's Edge – Parc des Rapides, Ville LaSa…
Arrelle Extermination – Galt and Laurendeau, Montr…
À la claire fontaine – Montréal, Québec
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Front Doors of the Marine Building – Burrard and W…
Regal Place – Hastings Street between Cambie and A…
The Marine Building – Burrard and West Hastings St…
"Wildlife in the Heart of the City" – Georgia and…
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Douglas Fir Fur – Nitobe Memorial Gardens, Vancouv…
The Banff Apartments – 1201 West Georgia Street, V…
"Moss Always Points to Civilization" – UBC, Vancou…
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The Remembering Lantern – Nitobe Memorial Gardens,…
Behind the Teahouse – Nitobe Memorial Gardens, Van…
Forest Clearing – Nitobe Memorial Gardens, Vancouv…
Au-delà de la réparation (Beyond Repair) – Sherbro…
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Old Colliery Locomotive – Canadian Railway Museum,…
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One Nights Only – The Main below Saint Catherine,…
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CPR Engine 144 – Canadian Railway Museum, Delson,…
Place Saint-Henri – Montréal, Québec
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Waiting at a Level Crossing – Saint-Ambroise Stree…
Boiler Pressure – CPR Engine 144, Canadian Railway…
When Men Were Men ... And Horses Were Horses – Can…
Railway Lines – Canadian Railway Museum, Delson, Q…
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Rivard Street below Mount Royal Avenue – Montréal,…
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The Streetcar Driver – Canadian Railway Museum, De…
Corona Antiques – Décarie Boulevard, Montréal, Qué…
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste – Rachel Street, Montré…
They Don't Come Here to Play Pool! – Montreal Pool…
Turret Cigarettes Sign – Westmore Avenue and Sherb…
A Handy Place to Sit – Saint-Denis Street between…
No Parking – Saint-Laurent near Villeneuve, Montré…
The John Molson Locomotive – Canadian Railway Muse…
Onions – Atwater Market, Montréal, Québec
The Corner of Rachel and Mentana Streets – Montréa…
Former Site of the Montreal Pool Room – The Main b…
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East Meets Notre-Dame Street West – near Beaudoin…
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Laurier and Saint-Laurent – Montréal, Québec
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Blue on Blue – Saint-Denis Street below Duluth, Mo…
Tomatoes – Atwater Market, Montréal, Québec
Hung Out to Dry – Notre-Dame Street near Beaudoin,…
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Institut des Sourdes-muettes – Saint-Denis Street,…
Saint Denis and Roy – Montréal, Québec
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Marché à beurre – Marie-Anne and Saint-André Stree…
Garage for Sale – Marie-Anne Street near Saint-Lau…
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Reuseable Shopping Bag – Mount Royal Avenue, Montr…
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Montreal Bagels – Le Faubourg Ste-Catherine, Montr…
Fire Escape – Windsor Station, Montréal, Québec
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"Look Upon My Works, You Mighty, and Despair" – The Empress Theatre, Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec
Built in 1927 and designed by Joseph-Alcide Chaussé, with interiors by Emmanuel Briffa, it was, and remains, the only theatre in Canada designed in the Egyptian style (inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb). Opened as the Empress Theatre, the building was a Vaudeville theatre for burlesque and first-run films. In 1962 it was a dinner theatre called the Royal Follies. In 1968 it was divided into two floors to became the two-tiered Cinema V-Salle Hermes, an art-movie cinema. In 1974 it was briefly named The Home of the Blue Movies, gaining notability as the Montreal home of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 1975 it then became Cinema V, a repertory cinema. In 1988 it was taken over by the Famous Players chain and showed first-run films. In 1992 a fire caused damage to the theater resulting in its permanent closure.
Since its closure 20 years ago, the building has fallen into a state of disrepair and is slowly deteriorating. In 2005 community organizers re-opened a small one room office on the ground floor (left corner of building; location of the former Sesame health food store) mainly as a headquarters for coordinating the building’s restoration. The office was vacated in late December 2011 due to seizure by the city of Montreal, leaving the entire property abandoned. Most of building is fenced off due to falling debris
Since its closure 20 years ago, the building has fallen into a state of disrepair and is slowly deteriorating. In 2005 community organizers re-opened a small one room office on the ground floor (left corner of building; location of the former Sesame health food store) mainly as a headquarters for coordinating the building’s restoration. The office was vacated in late December 2011 due to seizure by the city of Montreal, leaving the entire property abandoned. Most of building is fenced off due to falling debris
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