An answer and a follow up to the most recent Preservation Pop Quiz.
In the Westmount neighborhood of Montreal, this 1927 conservatory (also called a Victorian greenhouse) sits adjacent to the Westmount Public Library. It’s open year-round to the public and is filled with plants, flowers, and water fountains.
The view inside the conservatory.
Looking up at the ceiling on a rainy day. Imagine the warm sunshine beaming through those panes!
Pink flowers and tiled floors.
The still-operational ventilators inside the greenhouse. The wheel and shaft open the windows.
The conservatory is adjacent to the Westmount Public Library.
Any greenhouses by you? I’m not a plant expert, but the sight of flowers and historic buildings is enough to draw me in for a stroll through a conservatory.
Preservation in Pink 