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'''5505 St-Laurent Boulevard''', also known as '''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}}.
'''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 ==
== 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>
Peck Building was built in 1903, originally housing a textile factory.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/business/ubisofts-montreal-studio-where-artists-are-superheroes.html Where the Artists Are the Superheroes], [[The New York Times]], April 27, 2013.</ref>


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Since 1997, Ubisoft Montreal occupies the building.<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> The establishment of Ubisoft Montreal had a positive impact on The Mile End area of the city.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/respawned-how-video-games-revitalize-cities-1.928249#ixzz0zX4WWLQc Respawned: How video games revitalize cities], CBC, September 13, 2010.</ref>
=== Ubisoft Montreal (1997-) ===
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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>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:28, 16 November 2020

Ubisoft Montreal
General information
Location5505 St-Laurent Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec
Opening1997

5505 St-Laurent Boulevard, also known as the Peck Building, is a building located on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec. It was built in 1903. The building is currently the location of Ubisoft Montreal This is a link to a Wikipedia article.

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 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.[1]

Since 1997, Ubisoft Montreal occupies the building.[2] The establishment of Ubisoft Montreal had a positive impact on The Mile End area of the city.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Who knows what building this was and is now? Then & Now Montreal, Montreal Times.
  2. ↑ Ubisoft Announces the Creation of 1000 Jobs in Montreal, gameindustry.biz, February 1, 2005.
  3. ↑ Respawned: How video games revitalize cities, CBC, September 13, 2010.
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