Lookout chalet to be spiffed up
The lookout chalet is going to be spiffed up to the tune of $7 million. It dates from the 1930s, so I suspect it was one of the Depression-era projects led by Camillien Houde. But the structure needs work and needs to be made more accessible. The bathrooms in the basement are, if I recall, of their time, down some steep stairs and featuring stone partitions and wooden doors.
DeWolf 11:43 on 2020-10-15 Permalink
Biggest surprise from the article is that the chalet is still heated using oil. I thought it would have been changed ages ago because that can’t be cheap.
Ian 18:20 on 2020-10-15 Permalink
I wonder if they will keep the extremely politically questionable paintings up – DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX MEURT À LONG-SAULT POUR SAUVER LA COLONIE in particlar… . The maps by Paul-Émile Borduas can stay I’m sure. I’ve often wondered how much painting maps influenced his later abstract work.