Buildings & Structures Archives | The mills of Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet: Celebrating 300 years of history in 2026!

The Mémoires d’Ahuntsic anthem — Official video courtesy of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

The anthem Mémoires d’Ahuntsic for the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough was composed for Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebration, as a gift from Concerts Ahuntsic en fugue. The anthem’s lyrics are by […]

The commemorative structures and vestiges of the mills, spring 2022

View from the vestiges of the old installations, as seen from Du Pont Street looking toward the belvedere on the river.

Two turbines removed from the dike

Two turbines getting removed from the dike with a crawler excavator during development work on the Mills site.

Gérald Morel — Preservation of the Mills site

Mr. Gérard Morel (GM) describes to Stéphane Tessier (ST) the area around the factories in 1950 and the constant shuttling of trucks on La Visitation Island. He compares this […]

Axonometric view of the concept proposed in 1991 for the restoration of the Mills site

Axonometric view (also known as parallel projection) of the development concept for the Mills site, as envisioned by Le Groupe Lestage Inc. Aménagement et design urbain, and Gauthier-Guité-Roy […]

Women working in wartime

Women working at the Back River Power Company take part in the war effort by preparing cardboard packaging for ammunition that will be shipped to the European front […]

The Mills site

The video starts with a shot of water running downstream from the dike. Then we see historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST), standing on top of the […]

Jeff Geoffrion’s restaurant and pool hall

A group of children and adults on the sidewalk in front of Jeff Geoffrion’s restaurant and pool hall at 1024 Gouin Boulevard, facing Du Pont Street. This building’s […]

The village school, circa 1900

As early as 1821, the Sault-au-Récollet parish wanted to offer classrooms to children in the village. In 1831, a plot of land belonging to the parish council was […]

The Sault-au-Récollet cider press

Scale model representation of the cider press built by Didier Joubert. It shows the operation of the press and its integration in the building’s structure. This scale model […]

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette and son Alfred

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette, born in 1921, and his son Alfred on the porch of their home on Du Pressoir Street, May 15, 1925.

Life on the Island

Standing on Île-de-la-Visitation Street, historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST) remembers his beginnings at Cité historia and how, over several encounters, he got to know the descendants […]