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ROSEMOUNT SCENES AND MEMORIES SCENES AND MEMORIES THAT HAD MEANING, SOME HAVE DISAPPEARED BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
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HOSPITALS AND CLINICS USUALLY
NOT A PLEASANT VISIT
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1952 CONSTRUCTION ROSEMOUNT - MAISONNEUVE HOSPITAL.
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| Bellechasse Hospital |
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| 1962 SANTA CABRINI |
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| 1971 Snowstorm of the century. Beaubien & 41st. |
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1965 Botanical Gardens train ready for another trip.
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CHRISTMAS TRIP
DOWNTOWN TO EATON'S TOYVILLE HILITE OF THESEASON IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE ONE.
ROSEMOUNT STREET SCENES AND NOSTALGIA
IMAGES OF ACTIVITIES,OBJECTS AND PLACES FROM YEARS AGO.
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STEINBERG'S WEEKLY
SHOPPING TRIP WITH THE FAMILY, BAGS OR RECYCLED BOXES OF GROCERIES. PINKY STAMPS TO STICK IN BOOKS AND OTHER PROMOS.
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| Steinberg's Money |
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DELIVERING THE MONTREAL STAR AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS. RESPONSIBILITY AND SOME
EXTRA CASH.
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Schoolyard and playground favourite. Essential to many of our childhood games.
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Miss Brooks and all the neighbourhood stores.
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| 1945 RAGMAN |
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| Milk Delivery |
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| Delivery Bike |
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| ICEMAN |
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1929 PLANS TO CONNECT PIE IX RIVER TO RIVER
1930s PIE IX BLVD PAVED - VIDEO at 3:30
1956 MISS CANADA - DOROTHY MOREAU
1957 QRFU JUVENILE CHAMPIONS ROSEMOUNT ROUGH RIDERS
TREVOR PAYNE
CPRAAA ATHLETIC COMPLEX THIS WAS THE DOMINANT ATHLETIC AND SOCAIL COMPLEX IN ROSEMOUNT INTO THE MID 1950s. PART OF THE CPR ANGUS SHOPS, LITTLE
INFORMATION HAS SURVIVED. POSSIBLE TO TRACE HINTS OF CONSTRUCTION
AND ACTIVITIES BACK TO THE WWI ERA.
BRIEF OUTLINE. COMPLEX FEATURED A MAIN BUILDING, ATHLETIC FIELDS, TENNIS COURT, PARKING,CIVIC
# 5300 11TH AVENUE BUT THE ENTRANCE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE COMPLEX STARTED NINE HOUSES DOWN FROM THE LANE BEHIND
THE ROSEMONT THEATRE EXTENDED TO 9TH AVENUE IN THE WEST AND 13TH AVENUE IN THE EAST (EDGE OF THE MARTINEAU QUARRY). SOUTH BORDER WAS THE ANGUS SHOPS. ST.JOSEPH ENDED BEFORE THE WESTERN EDGE.
MAIN FEATURES WERE
TENNIS COURTS, AN ATHLETIC FIELD - BASEBALL HOCKEY AND OTHER SPORTS. A GYMNASIUM WITH A STAGE - CENTER WAS KNOWN FOR BOXING
AND WRESTLING, A BOWLING ALLEY AND A SOCIAL CLUB THE "LUCKY SEVEN".
COMPLEX WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE 1956-1958 PERIOD.
1946 CITY OF MONTREAL INSURANCE PLAN COVERING THE AREA ALONG MASSON BETWEEN 9TH
AND 13TH DOWN TO BELOW LAURIER. INTERESTING BECAUSE THE MAP OUTLINES THE CPRAAA FACILITY.
INSURANCE PLAN LEFT CLICK TO VIEW
1930s C.P.R.A.A.A. SKATING / HOCKEY RINK PRESENT DAY 10TH AVENUE AND LAURIER AREA.
1932 BOXING
1935 BASKETBALL
1936 BASKETBALL
1944 ROSEMOUNT YMCA ALLOWED TO USE BASEBALL DIAMOND
1945 SOFTBALL
1947 ROSEMOUNT MANSFIELDS WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
1955 DEUKANIA BOXING AT CPRAAA
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