Thursday Doors – June 2, 2016

Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing it, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time), by using the blue link-up button below. 

More Doors in Downtown Montréal

Here are a few more shots from a recent doorscursion on residential streets in downtown Montreal.

I believe these are on Stanley Street in a part of downtown known as the Golden Square Mile. There are some beautiful, well-maintained old buildings in this part of the city.

For you architecture fans, where possible I’ve included wider shots to offer more of a view of the entire building.

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Thanks for looking 🙂

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About Norm 3.0

World’s youngest grumpy old man & heart failure wonder boy. Interests: writing, woodworking, photography, travel, tennis, wine, and I know a bit about power tools.
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58 Responses to Thursday Doors – June 2, 2016

  1. joannesisco says:

    I love the big golden entrance-way at the beginning. It’s the door off-centre to the archway that really works for me.

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  2. taphian says:

    wonderful collection of old doors. I’m an old door lover, too and have posted quite a lot of old Greek doors.

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  3. Love the doors and architecture this week! I tried to link my own post but your blue button says the date has “expired” (?). Mine is: https://cindamackinnon.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/old-doors-photo-challenge/

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  4. Daal says:

    Really beautiful!

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  5. I recognize so many of them

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  6. Nato says:

    what a gorgeous collection of doors. I particularly liked the twisted iron of the glass. How creative.

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  7. Becky B says:

    Fantastic – surprised you were able to tear yourself away from these!

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  8. This is so great! There’s something so hopeful and inviting about a door, and those who go to the extreme with attention to detail surely are aware of the evocative promise they herald. Such a fantastic post; thank you! I’ve enjoyed each one.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:

      Thank you Claire and welcome. We meet here every Thursday-Saturday to share wonderful doors from around the world. Please feel free to join us – the more the merrier 🙂

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  9. Greta says:

    Favorite one: definitely number 3! I dream about an entrance like that since when I was a kid 🙂
    Here is a little beauty I spotted in Lübeck, Germany, a couple of weeks ago! I loved it! https://stackingringsandcamera.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/little-lovely-details/

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  10. reocochran says:

    I wanted to savor and not rush through this Doors post, Norm. I left a comment this morning before work, on the pine and wordless post. I came back to look at all the details this evening. I enjoyed all of these gorgeous doors but must admit my favorite us the second one where the whole building has a red brick castle look to it. The frilly and lacy grille work is so pretty!

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  11. Great selection of doors! I’m with Dan in that I like them all.

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  12. Cee Neuner says:

    You are back to some real fine old classic doors this week.

    Thursday Doors – June 2, 2016

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  13. LindaGHill says:

    Beautiful. Love Montreal. 😀

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  14. Our photo challenge links nicely with yours this week Norman, here’s my entry: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/door/
    Thank you for hosting.

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  15. I’m very glad for the third picture, for the wide view. This is an incredible house! And many other doors are splendid indeed.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:

      Thanks Manja. Yes that house is really something. I can’t imagine what this neighbourhood was like 150 years ago when there were only a few big homes like this per street.

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  16. Oh, Norm, I love the first one — I’d love to paint that! The third set reminded me of pagodas… an unusual mix. And thank you for including some interesting images of the buildings these doors grace!

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  17. Great finds as always Norm! The wood beveled doors are lovely, and I did love that stone building. I liked that you included some more of the buildings this week too.

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  18. dimlamp says:

    I especially like the 3418 photo, with the reflection in the windows.

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  19. Vicky says:

    Ooh, these doors are absolutely beautiful with your lovely photographs enhancing the attractiveness of the door and buildings.

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  20. joey says:

    Ooh! Such pretty, pretty doors! I love the reflection in that last one 🙂

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  21. Suvi says:

    Hi Norm, you found a great selection once again. I love these classic doors wherever in the world I see them ❤

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  22. marianallen says:

    So much beauty! I especially like the doors that are up a couple of stairs inside deep recesses. It’s like being inside while you’re still outside. This was a real treat!

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    • Norm 2.0 says:

      Thanks Joan those are my favorites too; a nice way to be sheltered from the elements while you fumble for your keys. Unfortunately it’s a design element that became less practical when the building codes changed around the beginning of the 20th century.

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  23. Wonderful doors and buildings, Norm. I don’t have a favorite, just enjoyed them all.

    janet

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  24. Handsome doors with the beautiful wood speaking for itself.

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  25. Lovely set of classic doors Norm.

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  26. Dan Antion says:

    Old wooden double doors, set in stone entrances. Wow – what’s not to like here? It’s hard to choose. I think I like all the doors. I like the photo of 3460. It seems to be calling me up those stairs and into that entrance. These buildings look like they’ve been here a long time. I am glad to see them all in such good shape. Great doors Norm!

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    • Norm 2.0 says:

      Thanks Dan. Many of the original homes and buildings in the Golden Square Mile are mid-nineteenth century – and with a few rare exceptions, they are all well maintained.
      What’s also nice is how even some of the newer ones were built to replicate the look of the ones already there.

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  27. pommepal says:

    These doors all seem to glow as though they are regularly polished. https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/thursday-doors-armidale/

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  28. Kerry S. says:

    Gorgeous photos, as usual. I love the third shot of the red building from the corner angle – what a lovely, interesting piece of architecture. x

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  29. Magnificent doors, Norm. I love the walls of that second building, and the steps look so well-worn and aged.

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    • Norm 2.0 says:

      Thanks Jean. You’re right, those steps on the second one do have a nice worn look about them. Though I’m still scratching my head about the extra-low placement of the mail slot :-/

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      • They probably didn’t want to spoil the look of the door. I would prefer a wooden mail slot that can be stained or painted to blend into a door, rather than have it stand out. I’m not even sure if they are available. 😉

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