tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post4708309707498483918..comments2024-03-28T18:27:30.570-04:00Comments on Hedley Junction: The Second Empire Cottage - Part 1Matthieu Lachancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-80322849247363341462022-03-30T13:03:29.358-04:002022-03-30T13:03:29.358-04:00Hi Eric! Great to hear that! I should have thought...Hi Eric! Great to hear that! I should have thought about it. Gagnon are everywhere in Château-Richer. They are among the founding families arriving in 1640. I went to school with many of them and was even schooled by someone from the family too!<br /><br />That street scene is quite famous and was painted by several artists since the late 1700s. The oldest view, from the exact same spot was by Thomas Davies in 1788. Indeed, the original church was rebuilt in 1866.<br /><br />https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/a-view-of-chateau-richer-church-near-quebec-in-canada-taken-in-1788<br /><br />Two old Gagnon houses still survive to this day. This one was built in 1850. My parents almost bought it 2o years ago when it was for sale. The rear wall of the original late 17th century house is still embedded in the hill behing the house.<br /><br />https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/3/39/Gagnon-74-2.jpg<br /><br />The other one was Alphonse Gagnon's house, also built in the 1850 to replace a much older house. The old root cellars are still preserved. Unfortunately, this house and surrounding environment have been disfigured by a poor job of home improvement about 15 yaers ago, which is a shame. They even scarred the hill, enlarging the road, cutting the trees and making it prone to landslids. Nevertheless, it still stands.<br /><br />https://gagnonhistory.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/jeangagnonhouse.jpg?w=559&h=371<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story!<br /><br />MattMatthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-45934380973660610092022-03-30T12:44:29.871-04:002022-03-30T12:44:29.871-04:00Hi Matthieu,
I guess we have more than one thing ...Hi Matthieu,<br /><br />I guess we have more than one thing in common besides model railroading. My Dad's forebears' family commemorative plaque is in Chateau Richer. My brother published a blog post with a street scene in it:<br />https://lachinepeas.blogspot.com/2018/11/quebec-region-august-1966-from-family.html<br /><br />Great modelling of the cottage, too!<br />Thanks for sharing,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-80692402010447469312022-03-27T21:47:06.679-04:002022-03-27T21:47:06.679-04:00This is probably the most surprising recycling of ...This is probably the most surprising recycling of a building I've ever seen! The roof seem to have been changes quite à lot. Calgary has a lot of architectural gems here and there. I'm always surprised everytime I look on Google Map.Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-79776437434128621252022-03-27T20:00:53.759-04:002022-03-27T20:00:53.759-04:00The CN station in Calgary, Alberta saw use for pas...The CN station in Calgary, Alberta saw use for passengers into the 1970's. It had at one time been a convent.<br /><br />https://theroadtriphound.com/2013/03/12/perhaps-one-of-calgarys-most-unique-building-transformations-of-1913/dscn4457/<br /><br />Steve Lucas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com