This old Victorian home has a secret: it's part of the Montreal Metro system

STM built new ventilation station within the heritage property CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 7:40 AM ET | Last Updated: 12 hours ago 1423 Towers St., seen here in the centre, has been converted into an incognito STM facility. (Laura Marchand/CBC) 77 comments Unlike its neighbours, the house at 1423 Towers St. in downtown Montreal seems to have withstood the test of time. While its stone Victorian walls appear unchanged, the building itself is hiding a secret: it's not a house at all — at least, not anymore. For years, Montreal's transit authority has been discreetly building a sprawling ventilation system within — and below — the abandoned building. Behind its snow-crusted front steps lie the hidden depths of the city's Metro system. The STM said it chose the old house for its ventilation station because land is scarce in the downtown core, especially near the Metro's Green line, under de Maisonneuve Boulevard. Martin Allard, an architect with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), said the house was built as upper-middle class Montrealers moved closer to the city's Golden Square Mile. "It was important for us to preserve it, that spirit, of what it was like in that era." Martin Allard, an architect with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), said it was important to retain the site's façade. (Radio-Canada) Rebuilt brick by brick Allard explained that the building had been empty for decades, often used by squatters and in disrepair. The wooden structure wasn't salvageable and little of the original interior was left intact behind the stone walls, he said. To make sure it was rebuilt properly, the STM scanned the front of the building, numbering each stone and marking its place on the facade so it could be rebuilt exactly as it was. The outdoor woodwork was rotten, but a craftsman was able to make identical replacements, Allard said. The original stained glass window above the door was restored. Allard said they had to dig through 364 layers of paint to find the original colour of the wood frame — it was green. news room news bbc news fox news sky news news today abc news ukraine news google news cnn news msn news yahoo news news articles news and observer news and advance news articles today news anchor news anchor salary news and record news austin news around the world news and tribune arsenal news arsenal transfer news afghanistan news ary news live a news article a newspaper about chelsea news a news aggregator is a service that a newspaper article news break news bbc news boston news bias chart news background news bg news biden news boys news bloopers news banner breaking news bbc world news bbc news live boxing news

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