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'''5505 St-Laurent Boulevard''', also known as the '''Peck Building''', is a building located on [[St-Laurent Boulevard (Montreal, Quebec)|St-Laurent Boulevard]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. It was built in 1903. The building is currently the location of {{w|Ubisoft Montreal}}.
== History ==
The Peck Building was constructed in 1903, on a site of a former quarry. The building was opened in 1904, housing a textile factory owned by Peck & Co. In 1913, the building was extended to the [[St-Dominique Street (Montreal, Quebec)|St-Dominique Street]] in order to house more employees. On May 26, 1920, John W. Peck, owner of Peck & Co., had died of heart disease. Ten years later, in 1920, the factory has closed. Since then, several other clothing manufacturers were occupying the space. The developer of animation software Discreet Logic were located at the top floor from 1993 to 1997, and since then moved to Griffintown.<ref>[https://mtltimes.ca/life/who-knows-what-building-this-was-and-is-now-then-now-montreal/ Who knows what building this was and is now? Then & Now Montreal], Montreal Times.</ref>
Since 1997, Ubisoft Montreal
▲Ubisoft Montreal was established in 1997.<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ubisoft-announces-the-creation-of-1000-jobs-in-montreal Ubisoft Announces the Creation of 1000 Jobs in Montreal], gameindustry.biz, February 1, 2005.</ref>
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