The history of Plaza St-Hubert
Est Media has a nice piece on the history of Plaza St‑Hubert by Justin Bur. I’ve always loved that photo showing all the neon signs back in the day.
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Daniel 12:15 on 2022-05-22 Permalink
Wow, that is a really cool photo!
Kate 12:26 on 2022-05-22 Permalink
I’ve tried to find it on the BAnQ but failed. I’d almost consider paying to get a print of it, and put it up somewhere.
dhomas 15:43 on 2022-05-22 Permalink
The photo seems to be a cleaned up, sharpened version of this one:
https://montrealinpictures.com/blog/tag/saint-hubert-plaza/
It exists elsewhere on the internet, going back as far as 2007 on spacing.ca (http://spacing.ca/montreal/2007/12/10/plaza-saint-hubert-before-the-green-awning/), but that first link is the only one that seems to give a source: bilan.usherbrooke.ca.
Their site lists Antoine Desilets as the photographer:
https://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/photos/6101.html
Here is a link I don’t know what to do with from the BAnQ:
https://advitam.banq.qc.ca/notice/611377?navFonds=true
I would keep digging, but I’ve run out of time. Got some other stuff to take care of today. 🙂
Kate 15:46 on 2022-05-22 Permalink
Thanks for looking, dhomas. I had seen the photo in other places but only realized with this Est Media article that it was an Antoine Desilets photo and should be found at the BAnQ. But then I couldn’t find it there.
I’d love to see it freshly printed from the negative, if they have it.
dhomas 19:38 on 2022-05-22 Permalink
Here’s the link on BAnQ:
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/archives/52327/3127685?docref=i34UYVpa11tYmju0nznN6A
I think you can order a print from there.
MarcG 08:44 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
I just found it as well! The guy took great photos. It’s $38 for a hi-res version. And here’s the form you need to fill out.
MarcG 08:53 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
Here’s a link to the “Montreal” photo album it appears in. Click on “Fichiers” on the right side to browse through the thumbnails.
Kate 12:39 on 2022-05-23 Permalink
Thank you both. I’m not sure why I find some aspects of the BAnQ so difficult to navigate.