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Category: Buildings & Structures

Alfred Lévesque’s residence and store located at 80 Saint-Joseph Street North.

Alfred Lévesque’s residence and store located at 80 Saint-Joseph Street North.

The residence, luxurious for its time, was located near the train station and thus the railway. The train was one of the means of transportation used by Alfred […]
Rivière-Bleue Station in about 1916 – 1917.

Rivière-Bleue Station in about 1916 – 1917.

Alcohol was concealed in freight cars carrying wood from sawmills with the collaboration of the sawmills’ owners or managers. Loading was done at night. Over 2,000 gallons could […]
An example of a temperance cross on show at the Bootlegger Festival.

An example of a temperance cross on show at the Bootlegger Festival.

A symbol of the clergy’s fight against alcohol, the temperance cross was found in many homes at the beginning of the 20th century.