Comments on: The Mystery of Swiss Lane http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: R Mancini http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-369499 R Mancini Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:44:45 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/?p=5667#comment-369499 Just stumbled across this post! Good 'ol Swiss lane! When we lived on St-Dominique street we used to play hockey in this lane and in the little parking lot at the corner of St-Dominique and Swiss...sweet memories, well, except for when the ball would roll into the yard facing the parking lot which was guarded by an angry little dog...! Just stumbled across this post!

Good ‘ol Swiss lane! When we lived on St-Dominique street we used to play hockey in this lane and in the little parking lot at the corner of St-Dominique and Swiss…sweet memories, well, except for when the ball would roll into the yard facing the parking lot which was guarded by an angry little dog…!

]]> By: Philippe Du Berger http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-321866 Philippe Du Berger Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:31:22 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/?p=5667#comment-321866 Le mystère est complet! Je suis allé visiter ce lieu dernièrement. C'est un bien curieux coin mais il devait en être tout autrement lorsqu'on a construit cette habitation à logements attachés située au coin Sud-Ouest de l'avenue Casgrain et Swiss Lane,(1920-1930). À cette époque l'environnement du Mile End était encore assez champêtre et je crois bien qu'il devait y avoir encore quelques fermes sur des terres ici et là. Chemin de fer et industries, manufactures, viaduc etc.. ont modelé le paysage urbain ici. Merci pour ce spot "Mystère". Cela m'a permi de découvrir à nouveau l'avenue Casgrain. Le mystère est complet! Je suis allé visiter ce lieu dernièrement. C’est un bien curieux coin mais il devait en être tout autrement lorsqu’on a construit cette habitation à logements attachés située au coin Sud-Ouest de l’avenue Casgrain et Swiss Lane,(1920-1930). À cette époque l’environnement du Mile End était encore assez champêtre et je crois bien qu’il devait y avoir encore quelques fermes sur des terres ici et là.
Chemin de fer et industries, manufactures, viaduc etc.. ont modelé le paysage urbain ici.
Merci pour ce spot “Mystère”. Cela m’a permi de découvrir à nouveau l’avenue Casgrain.

]]> By: Des http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-314252 Des Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:11:19 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/?p=5667#comment-314252 Swastikas were long renowned as a symbol of good luck and fortune (from sanskrit roots), until they were co-opted in a pretty loud and definitive way in the 1930s/40s. Prior to then though, swastikas had a good run, whether they'll ever be rehabilitated seems like a long shot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika Swastikas were long renowned as a symbol of good luck and fortune (from sanskrit roots), until they were co-opted in a pretty loud and definitive way in the 1930s/40s. Prior to then though, swastikas had a good run, whether they’ll ever be rehabilitated seems like a long shot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

]]> By: Christopher Szabla http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-314240 Christopher Szabla Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:24:22 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/?p=5667#comment-314240 I'm more interested in the history behind Swastika Avenue! I’m more interested in the history behind Swastika Avenue!

]]> By: Kate M. http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2009/11/29/the-mystery-of-swiss-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-314211 Kate M. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/?p=5667#comment-314211 It isn't listed either in <i>Les rues de Montréal</i> (1995) which I thought included everything that merited an official street sign (it has Cérat, for example, although no explanation for the name). But I have a ghost memory of having heard an explanation for Swiss Lane at some point, so I'll see what I can find out. It isn’t listed either in Les rues de Montréal (1995) which I thought included everything that merited an official street sign (it has Cérat, for example, although no explanation for the name). But I have a ghost memory of having heard an explanation for Swiss Lane at some point, so I’ll see what I can find out.

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