The corner of Pie-IX and Adam
The Centre d’histoire piece this weekend takes us to the corner of Pie-IX and Adam. The church in the background seems to be Très Saint Nom de Jésus although apparently the spires were different then. It’s not St. Aloysius, although the item says the school shown (boarded up in modern Streetview) had that name at the time, and was built in 1921 for the Irish community. (My father went to that school for several years.)
Tim F 18:20 on 2019-02-17 Permalink
My father, too. He even wanted to name me Aloysius. (Mom vetoed.)
Kate 18:48 on 2019-02-17 Permalink
The only school friend I can recall my dad mentioning by name was called Teixeira. Not very Irish. There were some francophone kids in the school too, presumably from families who saw some advantage to their kid in learning English.
St Aloysius church was demolished years ago and the school became a French school some time back.