We are in 1887, almost four years after the founding of this municipality of the Laurentians region, north of Montreal. Arrivals from the Saint-Laurent city after four days of driving in a barouche, two Marianite nuns from Sainte-Croix have the...
Closed in 1981 following a fire that severely damaged, this former residence for men is now closed. Ironically, the fire occurred just few hours after the rector announcement of an investment of $ 200,000 to improve safety in residences whose deficiencies have been repeatedly denounced by the fire department and the provincial government. It must be said that the building, built in 1905, was not equipped with smoke detectors or automatic sprinkler systems.
It is a forgotten cigarette that is the cause of the fire which. Fortunately, just few injuries have been reported, which some had to jump out the window to escape the smoke.
Today, if the university has undertaken asbestos removal work, it is, alas, all of the progress that has been made since the last 35 years. Nevertheless, the structure remains solid. The roof does not leak, but the floors are rotten to the upper floors and give the illusion that the walker's foot may pass through (fortunately, the structure is concrete). Moreover, on the ground floor, there is no floor, only plated-cons.
The experience of being in such a lifeless place in the middle of campus living as this offers an interesting photographic contrast.
We are in 1887, almost four years after the founding of this municipality of the Laurentians region, north of Montreal. Arrivals from the Saint-Laurent city after four days of driving in a barouche, two Marianite nuns from Sainte-Croix have the...
Jewel of Quebec's heritage, the seigniorial manor was built in 1795. Expanded several times over the years, it was used for several purposes. From 1967 to 2000 it was used as a high school and later, Quebec police organization “Sûreté du Québec”...
Well hidden behind a church and large mature trees, the old convent was abandoned for some years. In a resplendent form, it doesn't look abandoned, except for the thousand dead flies on the floor who confirm that clean up hasn't been made for a...
When I was a kid, there was something mysterious to me about this place. I lived nearly twenty years in this village and I had visited this school only once when I was seven or eight years old. Built in the 1950s, it was a school for around...