Published on : January 26 2021
Last modified on : July 16 2025
Alert submitted by: John Cairns
The old Caledonia Iron Works has rapidly become one of those little portals to the past enduring amongst a flurry of condo construction. The site is often solicited for purchase by developers putting both its past and current identity at risk.
Performing online searches about the location provides little to no information which would lead me to believe that 1844 William Street requires the kind of promotion and protection which the memento platform strives to provide.
Façade du 1844, rue William (1875-1879)
Source: John Cairns
1844, rue William
Source: Google Street View, 2019
Le Sud-Ouest borough
Mechanisms for protection
Urban Development
Private: company
Lack of knowledge
Demand for land, speculation
Owner
Commercial
1879
Located in an area of exceptional heritage value – Lachine Canal
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