the
Craig pump station : past and present
Site
in 1834 - Area undevelopped - Pied-du-Courant prison located at top right
corner.
Construction of CP railroad tracks and of Port of Montreal towards east in 1883- Pump station built in 1887 after major floodings in 1886
Construction
of Jacques-Cartier Bridge (1920's) over dense existing urban fabric
Construction
of Ville-Marie expressway in the 1970's - Bridge and expressway destructure
urban fabric
Area
transformed into urban desert devoted to circulation axes - Pump station
not in function since 1950's - It was used twice (2002 and 2004) for events
by Champ Libre who intends to eventually occupy it permanently as an electronic
arts and media diffusion center.
(before
construction of pump station in 1887)
(maps
from 1834 and 1912 superimposed)
(maps
from 1834 and 1912 superimposed)
(maps
from 1834, 1912 and current aerial view superimposed)