Old images of Fairview Pointe-Claire?

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Anyone have any? Has to be 15+ years old
If you can find any of when Fairview didn't have a second floor I will shit bricks
 
I think you have to go back further than 15 years. BTW there used to be a theatre where Reno Depot is. Saw Top Gun there in 1986.
 
Wow that's crazy, I don't even remember there being a movie theater there. I remember there was a movie theater in that mall across the street where Toys R Us us though. My earliest memories there are when I wasn't even in school yet. I remember stuff from 93 but nothing before that. I remember there used to be water shooting up from the ground (why did they remove this?), a Metro which then turned into a super C a few years later, and in the food court there was ponds with a bunch of plants and stuff. Edit: OH and an Arby's

I remember my mom telling me she used to shop at "Simpsons" which is apparently La Baie now.
 
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1965: Fairview Corporation inaugurates the mall with Simpson's, Steinberg, Eaton's, Ogilvy, Woolworth's, Pascal, and some 70 other stores. Fairview Pointe-Claire is a single level mall; only anchors Simpson's, Eaton's and Pascal have two floors. Sam Steinberg's Ivanhoe Corporation is a shareholder of the mall. Simpson's purchases a replica of Michelangelo's Statue of David and installs it in the mall's hallway. [2]
1966: Following negative reactions from the public about the Statue of David's openly exposure of male nudity in a shopping mall, Simpson's removes the statue from Fairview Pointe-Claire and gives it away to Loyola College.
1970: Eaton's drops the apostrophe and becomes Eaton.
1972: Simpson's in turn becomes Simpsons.
1981: Simpsons is renamed Simpson.
1984: Fairview Pointe-Claire is extensively renovated as a two-level shopping mall modeled after sister mall Les Promenades Saint-Bruno. A food court is added. Simpson and Eaton seize the occasion to each add a third floor to their store; the adding of an extra floor does not necessitate any change to the outdoor architectures of Simpson and Eaton because both stores were designed in 1965 to house three floors. A new la Baie store is supposed to open in the mall but the project is cancelled.
1989: Simpson becomes la Baie.
1990: Pascal closes. In addition, CIBC moves near la Baie, whereas a new building for a future Sears store is pending construction.
1991: Adventure Électronique occupies the old Pascal space, but only its first floor. The former entrance for Pascal, located exclusively on the first floor was not reserved for Aventure.
1992: Steinberg is rebranded as Metro, whereas a new Sears opens at CIBC's former space. Dynamite moves next to Sears, whereas original space of Dynamite becomes Le Garage.
1993: Peoples closes. Elinor later takes Peoples' former space.
1994: Woolworth and TD Bank close. In addition, Discus becomes Music World. Ashbrooks shortly replaces the former Woolworth space.
1995: A new standalone TD Bank (now TD Canada Trust) machine opens near Metro, while Montreal Trust becomes Banque Scotia. Arby's also opens. Bijorka later takes TD Bank's former space. The Promoprix pharmacy is later converted as an Essaim.
1996: Metro rebrands as Super C, whereas Arby's closes. A Subway takes Arby's former place shortly thereafter.
1997: Intersport and Le Match close.
1998: Adventure Électronique closes, along with Aventure Boutique. Payless ShoeSource occupies the former Aventure Boutique space.
1999: Marks & Spencer and Eaton's close. In addition, Reitmans closes in favour of it sister store RW & Co. Téléboutique Bell becomes Espace Bell.
2000: Sears moves to Eaton's former space while Super C closes down. Les Ailes de la Mode department store is slated to open where Sears once stood.
2001: Les Ailes de la Mode department chain goes into financial trouble and cancel its plans to open up a store in the mall. This leave Winners, HomeSense, Renaud-Bray, Old Navy, and Sports Experts/Atmosphere, and Starbucks Coffee to open up into Sears' original location. The fountain at the middle of the mall is also officially closed, and the old elevator at the middle is replaced.
2002: Déco Découverte opens in Super C's former space, while CIBC closes, leaving only two banks at the mall -- Scotiabank and Bank of Montreal, both of which are still open, but have since been remodeled. Au Coin des Petits rebrands as The Children's Place.
2004: Former Pascal/Aventure building is demolished after years of being occupied by short-lived factory outlets since Aventure's closing in 1998. In addition, Compucentre becomes CompuSmart Express.
Mid-2000s: Espace Bell rebrands as Bell Store ("Le magasin Bell").
2005: RadioShack becomes The Source. In addition, a new Best Buy takes place of the former Pascal/Aventure building while Essaim is converted to Pharmaprix. Like with Aventure, Best Buy can only be accessed outdoor.
2006: MBCo (where it was once TD Bank and later a Bijorka) closes and Pharmaprix expands.
2007: Music World, CompuSmart Express and Luxe du Dollar close. Metro Video shortly takes Luxe du Dollar's former space, whereas the Bell Store takes CompuSmart Express's former space. A H&M store open in the same year.
2008: Super Monde des Athlètes closes. Zara shortly takes Super Monde des Athlètes' and the Bell Store's former space. The Dynamite store, where it was once next to the original Sears location, and then at the mall's middle (replacing the former Gigi space), moves next door to Browns shoes. A Sephora open in the mall next to The Bay
2009: Apple Store takes place where R&W and Co used to be; it opens up October 29, 2010
2010: Metro Video, Le Rouet and La Senza Girl close, while the Elinor jewelery store leaves its original space and relocates next to the Fairview Deli. The two La Capsule Sportive closed due to company difficulties and a Lids/Lids locker Room opens to the former site of Metro Video. The only Nike Store in Montreal closed.
2011: BCBG Max Azria will takes the Talbot location on The Bay wing. A Forever 21 will open at the mall. Sketchers will be opening in the old Ardene location on the first floor of the Sears wing.
 
I think you have to go back further than 15 years. BTW there used to be a theatre where Reno Depot is. Saw Top Gun there in 1986.

I think I saw E.T there way back. It was all red inside. They took that place down in 1992.
 
I remember the Cinema where Reno now is, along with Pascal Bricoleur. I also remember a shoe store that had a slide disguised as a white shoe on the ground floor. It might be a longshot here, but I think that at The Bay, on the upstairs entrance facing st-john's blvd, the doors are still the original doors from back when it was Simpsons.
 
I remember the Cinema where Reno now is, along with Pascal Bricoleur. I also remember a shoe store that had a slide disguised as a white shoe on the ground floor. It might be a longshot here, but I think that at The Bay, on the upstairs entrance facing st-john's blvd, the doors are still the original doors from back when it was Simpsons.
Oh fuck the shoe, I remember wanting to go to fairview just for the shoe. One of the stores had 4 Sega Genesis and later on N64 in it too.
 
When I moved to Pte Claire in 1979 there were still cows along Saint John's where Future Shop is now. I'll have to check actual photo albums made of paper to see if I have any pictures, my grand-father used to take lots of photos to bring back to Italy and we might have a couple.

BTW, did you know the Ile Bizard bridge is the SECOND bridge to span there? There was a wooden one that was demolished before I moved there. There still is a street called Rue du Pont which is parallel to the current Boul Jacques Bizard (who was a pimp and a smuggler! For real, we learned it in elementary school there! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bizard )

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...6331,-73.869463&spn=0.002614,0.00641&t=h&z=18
 
photos made of paper? wut dat?

sadly, if FB were to go down and your HD crashes, 99% of people today would lose all visual proof that they even exist save for their driver's license.
 
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When I moved to Pte Claire in 1979 there were still cows along Saint John's where Future Shop is now. I'll have to check actual photo albums made of paper to see if I have any pictures, my grand-father used to take lots of photos to bring back to Italy and we might have a couple.

BTW, did you know the Ile Bizard bridge is the SECOND bridge to span there? There was a wooden one that was demolished before I moved there. There still is a street called Rue du Pont which is parallel to the current Boul Jacques Bizard (who was a pimp and a smuggler! For real, we learned it in elementary school there! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bizard )

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...6331,-73.869463&spn=0.002614,0.00641&t=h&z=18
Wow that's awesome I'd love to see those pics. would be cool to see pics of the west islands from 50+ years ago too
 
I saw a pic of St-Charles a long long long long time ago, looking south from about where St-Hubert is now

Was epic, can't find it though :(

But yeah, is there anywhere that would have pics of the WI from the 30s/40s/50s/60s?

I too would love to see that
 
I think you have to go back further than 15 years. BTW there used to be a theatre where Reno Depot is. Saw Top Gun there in 1986.

Saw the original Batman there back in 89. Was such a thrill sneaking into a pg13 flic as a ten yr old :p
 
What about when Cartier was a level crossing on the 20?
Horse back riding where the Colisee is now in Kirkland.
Woolco where The brick is off St-Charles.
Beaver lumber / Brico where Wallmart is.
(There used to be solo II events there when stores were closed on Sundays, first time I ever saw a mini was there in '85)
I even remember when Chemin Saint Marie was a 2 way road west of St-Charles.
 
I remember the Cinema where Reno now is, along with Pascal Bricoleur. I also remember a shoe store that had a slide disguised as a white shoe on the ground floor. It might be a longshot here, but I think that at The Bay, on the upstairs entrance facing st-john's blvd, the doors are still the original doors from back when it was Simpsons.


That was Brown's shoes, it is still there but the slide is gone!
 
I remember the traffic lights on the 20...And turning left on to Apple Hill in Baie D'urfe off the 20.

My parents always called it the 2 and 20, it used to be highway 2.

If you were the only one waiting at that light at Woodland sitting at a standstill on the 20 you would check your mirror and shit bricks hoping a guy in a semi trailer didn't cream you because he wasn't expecting a red light on a highway!
 
Simpson's in 1966:

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Eaton's, 1965:

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I remember on the 2nd floor at fairview there used to be little figures of kids perching out over the balcony. I also remember a ''super monde des athletes'' and a book store on the bottom floor
 
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