Historic Skyscrapers in your City

[franktko]

Great post Laceoflight, it was a pleasure to read

If you ever feel like doing the same format for the two first posts for Winnipeg and Montreal, that would be great! Following links all over the place, I usually quit after just a couple

[Martin Mtl]

Originally Posted by franktko

Great post Laceoflight, it was a pleasure to read

If you ever feel like doing the same format for the two first posts for Winnipeg and Montreal, that would be great! Following links all over the place, I usually quit after just a couple

Here you go...


1889 - New York Life Insurance building.


Source: Mtl.org

1895 - Édifice de la Canada Life


Source: Mtl.org

1895 - Édifice Montreal Street Railway


Source: Mtl.org

1899 - Édifice de la Canada Steamship Lines


Source: Mtl.org

1901 - Édifice C. P. R. Telegraph


Source: Mtl.org

1902 - Édifice Guardian


http://imtl.org/edifices/Edifice_Guardian.php

1902 - Édifice Beardmore


Source: Mtl.org

1905 - Le Linton


Source: Mtl.org

1905 - Sovereign Bank building


Source: Mtl.org

1908 - Canadian Express building (now Hotel Paul)


Source: Mtl.org

1909 - Eastern Township Bank building


Source: IMtl.org

1909 - Jacobs building


Source: IMtl.org

1910 - Édifice Willis


Source: Mtl.org

1911 - Yorkshire building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Shaughnessy building (401 McGill)


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Édifice Dandurand


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Sommer building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - New Birks building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - McGill building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Dominion Express building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Duluth building


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Apparetments Royal George


Source: Mtl.org

1912 - Rizt Carlton Hotel



http://imtl.org/edifices/Hotel-Ritz-...n-montreal.php

1913 - Édifice La Sauvegarde


Source: Mtl.org

1913 - Lewis building (10 storeys)


Source: Mtl.org

http://imtl.org/edifices/Edifice-Lewis.php

1913 - Unity building


Source: Mtl.org

1913 - Appartements Laurentian


Source

1914 - Edifice Versailles


Source: Mtl.org


1914 - Ontario building (now Loft des arts)


Source: Mtl.org

http://imtl.org/image.php?id=2429

1914 - Drummond building


Source: Mtl.org


1915 - Southam building


Source: Mtl.org

1916 Windsor station / Canadian Pacific HQ


Source: Mtl.org

1917 - Salada building


Source: Mtl.org


1920 - Atlantic building


Source: Mtl.org


1920 - 2015 Drummond


Source: Mtl.org

1921 - Hotel Mont-Royal (now Les Cours Mont-Royal)


Source: Mtl.org

1921 - Annexe Archambault



http://imtl.org/edifices/Annexe_Archambault.php

1922 - Canada Cement building


Source: Mtl.org

1922 - Dubrulé building


http://imtl.org/edifices/Hotel_Squar...ips_Suites.php

1923 - Caron building


Source: Mtl.org

1923 - Medical Art Building


Source: Mtl.org

1924 - Insurance Exchange building


Source: Mtl.org

1925 - Acadia building


Source: Mtl.org

1926 - Le Chateau


Source: Mtl.org

1927 - Hermes building


Source: Mtl.org

1927 - Castle building


Source: IMtl.org

1927 - Eaton


Source: Mtl.org

1927 Mayor building


Source: Mtl.org

1928 - Royal Bank building


Source: Mtl.org

1928 - Themis building


Source: Mtl.org

1928 - Édifice Tramway


Source: Mtl.org

1928 - Édifice Confédération


Source: Mtl.org

1928 - Hôtel Berkeley


Source: Mtl.org

1929 - Appartements Gleneagles


Source: Mtl.org

1929 - Bell building


Source: Mtl.org

1929 - University tower


Source: Mtl.org


1929 - Dominion Square building


http://imtl.org/edifices/Dominion-Square-Building.php

1929 - Metropole building


Source: IMtl.org

1929 - Drummond Medical Building


Source: IMtl.org

1929 - Balfour building


Source: Mtl.org

1930 - Ford Hotel


Source: Mtl.org

1930 - Montreal Star building


Source: Mtl.org

1930 - Aldred building


Source: Mtl.org

1931 - Édifice Sun Life


Source: IMtl.org

1931 - Annexe de l'édifice Bell


Source: IMtl.org

1932 - Édifice Cooper


Source: IMtl.org

[Beedok]

I know Hamilton has a handful, but apart from the Piggott Building I don't know any names...

[J.OT13]

We have to stretch the definition of skyscraper, but here's Ottawa;

Transportation Building 1916;


http://www.panoramio.com/photo/105247093

Plaza Building (on the left, hard to find a good picture);


http://www.pastottawa.com/comparison...king-east/225/

Hope Building/Bible House (1910);


http://picssr.com/photos/134781111@N...=134781111@N04

Blackburn Building (1907-1919)


http://wikimapia.org/5190906/Blackburn-Building

National Press Building (1917-1919);


https://www.flickr.com/photos/snuffy/3564533014

Victoria Building (1928);


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Building_(Ottawa)

[Rico Rommheim]

My favourite for Ottawa:

Confederation building 70m (1931)





Its sibling the Justice Building 53m (1938)

[hipster duck]

Great pics, guys. Keep 'em coming.

One thing this thread confirms, though, is that Canadian cities have always been afraid of heights, or having skyscrapers that really stand out from the next tallest ones in their respective cities. That was as true in 1917 as it is in 2017.

No Terminal Towers or Carew towers or things like that.

Every now and then a skyscraper breaks the height barrier by a substantial margin, like Stantec now or the TD centre in 1967 but, in general, the "tallest building in city X" is a 30 or 50 ft higher than the second, third, fourth...tenth tallest.

[franktko]

Thanks Martin! Great work

[Blitz]

Here are some in Windsor (all built in the 1920s)

Metropolitan Building




Security Building




Canada Building (front)




Canada Building (back)



Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Building_(Windsor)

[Rico Rommheim]

Architects Building 1931 - demolished in the 60's.



Its 10 storey neighbour was also demolished for unknown reasons


The art deco Private's Patient pavilion of the (former) Children's Hospital (49m) is to be demolished in the coming months, along with the entire 1950's institutional complex. Because condos.




The Women's Pavillion of the Royal Victoria 45m-8 floors (1926)


Ross Memorial Pavilion: 44m-8 floors (1916)

http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/siteoffi...?itok=xv2JCsPP





Neurological Institute: 40m-10 floors (1934)

ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA JOURNAL, OCTOBER 1934





The Ross, Women's, Neuro and the entire Royal Vic campus in 1956.


Another Hospital: St. Mary's Hospital: 47m-10 floors (1934)

[balletomane]

Winnipeg's pre-WW2 skyscrapers (9+ stories only), all buildings are 35 metres or taller, the minimum height for a high-rise according to Emporis:

Union Bank Building (1904) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society, http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/unionbankbuilding.shtml

Somerset Building (first seven stories in 1906, two story addition in ~1912) 9 stories

Source: Now Winnipeg,
http://now.winnipeg.ca/images/south-portage

Eaton's Department Store (first five stories in 1905, with additions until 1908) 9 stories including display floor

Source: The Department Store Museum
http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum....ba-canada.html

Grain Exchange Building (1908, with multiple additions in the decade after) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/grai...building.shtml

McArthur/Childs Building (1909-1988) 12 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/mcarthurbuilding.shtml

Sterling Building (1912) 9 stories

Source: Now Winnipeg,
http://now.winnipeg.ca/resources/ima...-bank-building

Boyd Building (1912) 9 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/boydbuilding.shtml

Lindsay Building (1912) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/lindsaybuilding.shtml

Confederation Building (1912) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/conf...building.shtml

Electric Railway Chambers (1912) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/elec...chambers.shtml

National Bank Building (1913) 12 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/unio...building.shtml

Hotel Fort Garry (1913) 14 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/fortgarryhotel.shtml

Watkings Building (1914) 9 stories on underpass side

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/watkinsbuilding.shtml

Marlborough Hotel (first three stories in 1914, six story addition in 1923) 9 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/marlboroughhotel.shtml

Paris Building (first five stories in 1915, six story addition in 1917) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/parisbuilding.shtml

Eaton's Mail Order Buildings (1916 and 1921) 9 stories

Source: Winnipeg Downtown Places,
http://winnipegdowntownplaces.blogsp...ail-order.html

Bank of Hamilton Building (1918) 10 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/bankofhamilton.shtml

Federal Building (1936) 11 stories

Source: Manitoba Historical Society,
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/norwester.shtml

[balletomane]

Montreal's Dominion Square Building looks a bit like Detroit's Cadillac Place:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Place