New architecture in an old neighbourhood
Sault-au-Recollet, which an interviewee here says is a neighbourhood not well known by most Montrealers, is at grips with the construction of a glaringly modern new house among its vintage buildings.
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Kate
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qatzelok 13:52 on 2022-02-19 Permalink
https://www.google.fr/maps/@45.5760607,-73.6577899,3a,75y,350.82h,84.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syc_zIfwNJUMDCWE7n1xFuA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e3
(Image of Sault-au-Recollet)
Spi 14:48 on 2022-02-19 Permalink
cute country style houses have been outnumbered by ugly 60’s duplexes for a long time now, so to characterize that stretch of Gouin as such is disingenuous.
Kate 15:43 on 2022-02-19 Permalink
I had that impression too. I used to cycle up that way from time to time and it seemed like quite a mix. There are only a few places where you’ll see more than 2 or 3 older buildings side by side, without a newer building interposed.
dhomas 05:07 on 2022-02-20 Permalink
My parents live in Sault-au-Récollet, so I know the area quite well (I actually got married in the church mentioned in the story). So, the neighborhood actually isn’t only along Gouin. It extends South all the way to close to Sauve street, which is closer to where my folks live. I think Google’s got the boundaries a little wrong, as they don’t include the church nor the park itself.
But just because others have destroyed parts of what was a historic neighborhood in the past, doesn’t mean we should continue doing it, though. There are still pockets of cute little homes on and off Gouin.
Here is the house in the story:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ydo178fNHAV8mJgM9
The lot next to it was, strangely, a car mechanic. The story said “garage”, which could leave you wondering if it was just a single garage for a home. Though I’m not sad to see the garage go, the developers seem to be stacking the new house right next to the country style house. I just hope it’s tasteful when it’s done. All in all, this smells of Nimbyism. I can’t imagine it would preferable to have a mechanic shop next door; it certainly didn’t add to the “rustic charm”.