Lookout atop Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, 1929

Subjects: Aerial Views & Panoramas Horses Mountains & Hills Public Parks & Commons Town & City Views
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1929 (White Border)

Back of Lookout atop Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, 1929, c. 1929 lithograph postcard — Back

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From the Mount Royal Lookout, a stone balustrade frames a wide view over Montreal. A horse-drawn hansom and pedestrians occupy the overlook, while the city stretches beyond in distinct bands: industrial works along the Lachine Canal, the department stores and skyscrapers of downtown, leafy suburbs, church spires, and public squares. The St. Lawrence River closes the horizon. The caption describes the lookout as more than 650 feet above the river and points visitors to the nearby Chalet for refreshments. In the late 1920s, Montreal was Canada's largest city and a major industrial and financial center, and hansom cabs were a common way to climb the tree-lined road through Mount Royal Park.

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PublisherFolkard Company of Canada Limited

MOUNT ROYAL LOOKOUT More than 650 feet above the broad St. Lawrence, Mount Royal Lookout em- braces a wide panoramic view of Canada's metropolis. Picturesque, horse-drawn hansoms manned by expert "cabbies" climb a tree-lined road through our famous mountain park to a world of surprises. The plan of the city becomes plain at a glance. Great industrial sections along the busy Lachine Canal; the shopping area of mid-town with its departmental stores; sky-scrapers of the downtown financial district; smart suburbs green with the foliage of tree- lined avenues; the gleaming spires of countless churches; lush green squares of parks and playgrounds, all fall into an orderly pattern framed in the distance by the broad waters of the mighty St. Lawrence A wonderful experience, is this bird's-eye view of Montreal. And when you have feasted your eyes you may turn and walk a few steps to a modern Chalet where ample refreshments are served in a beautiful natural setting. LOOKOUT ATOP MOUNT ROYAL, MONTREAL, CANADA

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Publisher	Folkard Company of Canada Limited
Series	2
Condition	Good
Place depicted	Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Publisher	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Notes	Fold-out card with perforated tear-off edges; printed text panel above image; white border; copyright 1929. No postmark, no address, no message — the back is entirely blank apart from fold lines and a faint vertical crease. Fold-out souvenir card ("PLIEZ ET DETACHEZ" / "TO OPEN FOLD AND TEAR OFF"), printed copyright 1929; white border visible on the front.

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Lookout atop Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, 1929, postcard, c. 1929. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lookout-atop-mount-royal-montreal-quebec-1929. Accessed November 2, 2026.