Photos


    • St. Thérèse Church under construction, 1928Photo credit: St. Thérèse parish Archives
    • Arvida, Oersted c construction, 1926Photo credit : Rio Tinto Alcan, Saguenay
    • Arvida, winter scenery on Moissan Street, 1927Photo credit : Library and Archives Division, John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh
    • Arvida, skating rink on Moritz Street, circa 1930Photo credit : private collection
    • Arvida, view of the smelter from the St. Thérèse church roof, 1933Photo credit : Rio Tinto Alcan, Saguenay
    • Arvida workers leaving the plant, circa 1935Photo credit : Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Fonds de la Société historique du Saguenay
    • Arvida, de Régina Street shortly after its construction, circa 1940Photo credit : Commission scolaire De La Jonquière
    • Théâtre Palace Arvida, circa 1940’sPhoto credit : Archives Rio Tinto Alcan, Montréal
    • Arvida, the Britanny Row flats shortly after their construction, photograph of 1944Photo credit : Rio Tinto Alcan, Montréal, JON-44-9#1
    • Oersted Street (first neighbourhood of Arvida), circa 1945Photo credit : Photo Lalime; private collection
    • Landscaping work in Arvida city center, circa 1945Photo credit : private collection
    • The old Arvida City hall, now the Saguenay Public security service headquarters. In the foreground, a 1960 mural by Jordi Bonet.Photo credit : Société historique du Saguenay
    • Type R-3 and R-4 row houses, circa 1946. NB Wake Street is now Berthier St.Photo credit : City of Saguenay archives
    • Bank of Montréal
    • Q-2 type house, Neilson StreetPhoto credit : Paul Cimon 2012
    • K-1 type house, Latraverse StreetPhoto credit : Paul Cimon 2012
    • T-6 type house, corner of Neilson and FickesPhoto credit : Paul Cimon 2012
    • J-2 type house, Latraverse StreetPhoto credit : Paul Cimon 2012
    • F-8 type house, Powell StreetPhoto credit : Paul Cimon 2012
    • Davis Square, ArvidaPhoto credit : Gratien Tremblay, 2011
    • Burma StreetPhoto credit : Rio Tinto Alcan
    • Arvida summer festival, Davis SquareArvida Aluminum Bridge, built in 1949-50. Formally recognized in 2008 as one of Canada’s Historic Place by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).Photo credit : Gratien Tremblay, 2013
    • Arvida Aluminum Bridge, built in 1949-50. Formally recognized in 2008 as one of Canada’s Historic Place by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).Photo credit : Gratien Tremblay, 2008
    • Le vent tourne sous le regard de Julien, created in 2006 by Daniel Dutil. In the background, St. Thérèse-of-the-Child-Jesus, built in 1927-1928.Photo credit : Gratien Tremblay, 2011
    Maison de type Q-2, rue Neilson Maison de type K-1, rue Latraverse Maison de type T-6, coin des rues Neilson et Fickes Maison de type J-2, rue Latraverse Maison de type F-8, rue Powell Carré Davis à Arvida Rue Burma Fête estivale d’Arvida à au Carré Davis. Pont d’aluminium d’Arvida construit en1949-50. Désigné en 2008 lieu national historique de génie civil par la Société canadienne de génie civil (SCGS). Œuvre Le vent tourne sous le regard de Julien de Daniel Dutil réalisée en 2006. En arrière-plan, l’église de Ste-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus construite en 1927-1928.
      Official City of Saguenay website