{"id":12977,"date":"2023-05-03T20:14:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:15:25","slug":"former-montreal-savings-bank","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Montreal Savings Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<header>\n\t\t<div data-header-site class=\"header-site\" style=\"--type-color: var(--hm-accent, #ce6030);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo_iMtl.jpg\" alt=\"header site background image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid site-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"back-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/carte-interactive\/\">Back to map<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-site-content class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 col-xl-4 offset-xl-4 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"upper type-2\">Citizen alert<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Former Montreal Savings Bank<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">4467, boulevard Saint-Laurent<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Contribute to this page<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-box-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3 sub-box type-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"views-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"views\">810<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Views on this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-medias-menu\" data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/&#038;t\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-facebook-share><span class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/&#038;text\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet\" data-twitter-share><span class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Fonction \u00e0 venir\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button dark-version\">S'abonner aux mises \u00e0 jour<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 memento-photo-caption\">Ancienne banque d&#039;\u00e9pargne de Montr\u00e9al. Alexis Hamel, iMtl, 2009<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"half-half-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 order-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Sent on May 03 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Last Modification November 09 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"submitted-by\">By Pierre D&#8217;Amour<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"long-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>The former savings bank was built in 1933. For several years, the building has been occupied by nightclubs. The beautiful facade is gradually deteriorating, as it is not maintained.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-content-link next-arrow\" href=\"#\">Add additionnal information<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-ctn\">\n\t\t\t<div data-small-slider class=\"small-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo_iMtl_fronton.jpg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">D\u00e9tails du fronton de l&#039;ancienne banque d&#039;\u00e9pargne de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Alexis Hamel, iMtl, 2009<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo_iMtl.jpg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">Ancienne banque d&#039;\u00e9pargne de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Alexis Hamel, iMtl, 2009<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-prev material-icons with-bullets\">keyboard_arrow_left<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-next material-icons with-bullets\">keyboard_arrow_right<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"single-big-col\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This branch of the savings bank was built in 1933 according to the plans of Frederick Dumfries. It is next to the Saint-Denis Street branch, at the intersection of Rachel Street, built in 1931 according to Dumfries&#8217; plans as well. Barely 12 years later, the building was expanded by architect Jean-Julien Perreault.<\/p>\n<p>The magnificent fa\u00e7ade is in the Beaux-Arts style, as shown by the columns, the central arch, and the rich ornamentation, all in symmetry. The pediment, in particular, is decorated with a unique bas-relief evoking industries of the early 20th century, including an airship! We also note the entrance of the former savings bank: the grilled door (in brass or copper) topped by a clock.<\/p>\n<p>The building was built by the Montreal Savings Bank. On the second floor, there were offices for organizations and a meeting room. Medical clinics, Jewish community support organizations and union organizations have occupied the offices over the years. In 1990, the floor was transformed into a club: the Sporting Club (until 2006), then the Lambi (2006-2013) and finally the Salon Daom\u00e9 occupied the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The bank closed its doors in 2000, after having become the Laurentian Bank in 1987. The place was also converted into a club (L&#8217;Orage (2000-2011); and various clubs have followed since).<\/p>\n<p>The building of the former Savings Bank is a mecca for Montreal nightlife. Although it is widely frequented by fans of this type of establishment, the facade must nevertheless be preserved and maintained, which is not currently the case. The owner, a private individual, owns 3 buildings side by side on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, 4465-67, 4457-63, 4445-4451.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"text-items-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"informations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMunicipality or borough\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Plateau-Mont-Royal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIssues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Mechanisms for protection<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Privately owned<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThreat(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">No upkeep<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Lack of knowledge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Vandalism<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConception\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Frederick Dumfries; Jean-Julien Perreault (expansion)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Privately owned<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategorie(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Commercial<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">1933; 1945<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">National Historic Site of Canada : The Main; T\u00e9moin architectural significatif (T.A.S.); Located in an area of exceptional heritage value (St. Laurent Boulevard)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"cta-image-overlay\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10_Acade%CC%81mie-des-Saints-Anges3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"background image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Take action!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cta-text\">The actions of Heritage Montreal are sometimes direct and public, sometimes more discreet, but heritage is everyone&#8217;s concern. With Memento, we want to support your ambitions, your ideas and your actions. Whether your role is that of an explorer, revealer, protector, ideator or investor, this platform will help us to maintain together a coherent action to protect and enhance our metropolitan heritage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/boite-a-outils\/\">D\u00e9couvrir la bo\u00eete \u00e0 outils<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-sites\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Other heritage sites<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4\"><div data-site-card=\"6098\" class=\"site-card-ctn\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4\"><div data-site-card=\"8220\" class=\"site-card-ctn\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-xl-4\"><div data-site-card=\"8838\" class=\"site-card-ctn\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hm_memento_featured_video_id":0},"tax_site_category":[97],"tax_issue":[67],"tax_status":[72,83],"tax_threat":[89,90,94],"tax_site_type":[11],"class_list":["post-12977","site","type-site","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","site_category-commercial-en","issue-mechanisms-for-protection","status-national-historic-sites-nhs","status-located-in-an-area-of-exceptional-heritage-value","threat-no-upkeep","threat-lack-of-knowledge","threat-vandalism","site_type-citizen-alert"],"acf":{"other_names":false,"municipality_borough":"Plateau-Mont-Royal","location":{"address":"4467 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montr\u00e9al, QC, Canada","lat":45.5200323,"lng":-73.5859605,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJrToNA9MbyUwR4PZjfX6oOUU","name":"4467 Boul. 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Its magnificent fa\u00e7ade is gradually deteriorating due to a lack of maintenance.<\/p>\n"}],"citizen_archive_date":"","text":"<p>This branch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca\/rpcq\/detail.do?methode=consulter&amp;id=13313&amp;type=pge\">the savings bank<\/a> was built in 1933 according to plans by Frederick Dumfries. It is located near <a href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/site\/ancienne-banque-depargne\/\">the branch on Saint-Denis Street, at the corner of Rachel Street<\/a>, also designed by Dumfries and built in 1931. Just 12 years later, the building was expanded under the direction of architect Jean-Julien Perreault.<\/p>\n<p>The magnificent Beaux-Arts fa\u00e7ade is characterized by its columns, central arch and richly ornamented, symmetrical design. The pediment, in particular, features a unique bas-relief depicting industries of the early 20th century, including an airship! Another notable feature is the entrance to the former savings bank, with its metal grille door (made of brass or copper) topped by a clock.<\/p>\n<p>The building was constructed by the Montreal Savings Bank. The second floor housed offices for various organizations and a meeting hall. Over the years, the offices were occupied by medical clinics, organizations supporting the Jewish community and a labour union. In 1990, the floor was converted into a nightclub, first housing the Sporting Club (until 2006), followed by Lambi (2006\u20132013) and, eventually, Salon Daom\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>The bank itself closed in 2000, having become part of Laurentian Bank in 1987. The ground floor was also converted into a nightclub, initially housing L\u2019Orage (2000\u20132011), followed by various other clubs over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The former savings bank building is a landmark of Montr\u00e9al\u2019s nightlife. Although it remains a popular destination for nightlife enthusiasts, its fa\u00e7ade deserves to be preserved and maintained, which is unfortunately not currently the case. The building is privately owned, along with two neighbouring properties on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, at 4465\u20134467, 4457\u20134463 and 4445\u20134451.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","citizen_archive_text":"","primary_link":{"title":"","url":"","target":"","0":""},"related_sites":[6098,8220],"images_slider":[12974],"images_slider_acf":[12975,12974]},"memento_uuid":"4615e623-9a7c-46b8-be14-9f5f1578c6ed","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former Montreal Savings Bank - H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Montreal Savings Bank - H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/former-montreal-savings-bank\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heritagemontreal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-11-09T20:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/photo_iMtl_fronton.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"385\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@heritagemtl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/\",\"name\":\"Former Montreal Savings Bank - H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/photo_iMtl_fronton.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-03T20:14:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-11-09T20:15:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\\\/en\\\/site\\\/former-montreal-savings-bank\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/photo_iMtl_fronton.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/photo_iMtl_fronton.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":385,\"caption\":\"D\u00e9tails du fronton de l'ancienne banque d'\u00e9pargne de Montr\u00e9al. 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