Really, it's too nice out to spend half the day in the library looking up the dates on old houses. Here are some sunny shots from a bike trip to the north side of Vanier, toward what used to be Clarkstown.
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| 105 Vachon, June 2016 |
Who lived here — Winston Smith or
Brenda Starr? The fake masonry (troweled cement, I'm guessing) is pure audacity.
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| 35 Laval, June 2016 |
A roof on a roof on a house on a roof? Once you get past the peculiar facade, 35 Laval is a very conventional two-and-a-half storey dwelling. Still, I want to lean a pair of skis on it.
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| 75 Vachon, June 2016 |
A variation on the classic white cube — and somehow vinyl siding is hip again.
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| 29 Charlevoix, June 2016 |
29 Charlevoix sits on an angled lot where Laval (your left) meets Landry. Indeed, the south wall (chimney, stop sign) is itself angled to match Landry's path. Aerial photos suggest that #29 has been standing since at least 1928.
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