Montreal chasm, circa 1953

Posted July 31, 2006

South end of Mount Royal tunnel in 1953.

Here’s a shot from yesteryear that Kate M. might find interesting. (She asked about the Dorchester Bridge — see comments.) This picture’s from a 1953 newspaper article. It shows the south end of the tunnel running through Mount Royal. You’re looking up Mcgill College from, I believe, atop the Dorchester Street Bridge. As you can see, a lot of latter-day landmarks have yet to be built.

3 Comments so far

  1. Kate M. on July 31st, 2006

    Fascinating. Thank you!

  2. jd on July 31st, 2006

    Always a pleasure!

  3. francois on August 5th, 2006

    Yeah, I agree with Kate. That image captured. I take the subway pretty often and I’ve wondered on numerous occasions how all the tunnels got there in the old days. I assume from there pictures that the tunnels were made from the top down since there weren’t the machine we have today to bore through the rock. Maybe they used dynamite?

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