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The Construction Site of the Soon-to-be City of Noranda, between 1926 and 1927

When it was decided that a city should be built, the site located on the north shore of Osisko Lake had to be cleared before construction could start. […]

The German Community Hall

In the 1950s, a German club met in the basement of this building which was mainly taken up by the Princess Hotel. There were many social gatherings, including […]

A Slovak Parade for Rouyn’s 25th Anniversary in 1951

This photo was taken on Principale Street during the celebrations of Rouyn’s 25th anniversary which shows that a small Slovak community lived in the sister cities. Since they […]

The Chong Lee Laundromat Located on Principale Street, Circa 1928–1930

The laundromat on the left in the photo was owned by Chong Lee, an Asian immigrant. Many immigrants from Asia settled in the sister cities in the late […]

Rouyn’s Principale Street in the Mid-1930s

This photo was taken west of Rouyn’s Principale Street, between Gamble Street and McQuaig (now called Terminus Street) in the mid-1930s. Principale Street quickly became one of the […]

Aerial View of Rouyn and Noranda in August 1933

Virtually no one lived in the Rouyn township in the early 1920s. But the number of inhabitants grew in 1933, at the time this photo was taken, to […]

The First Streets and Shops of Rouyn in 1926

This is an aerial photograph of the Rouyn mining community taken in the summer of 1926. On it is written the street layout of several important streets and […]

Jos Dumulon’s General Store in Rouyn

This general store is one of Rouyn township’s first buildings. The boardwalk allows easy access to the store. The boomtown-styled front—reminiscent of the California Gold Rush and the Klondike […]