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After a devastating fire in 1911, the Dominion Corset building was rebuilt from modernized plans. However, architect Georges-Émile Tanguay decided to retain the Second Empire style of the previous building. Luxury polychrome materials, such as red brick and white refractory brick, decorate the facade. At the time, it was considered one of the most beautiful factories in the country!
1945 - 1965

Working at Dominion Corset

The Dominion Corset factory was located on Dorchester Street. Company founder Georges-Élie Amyot acquired the former Guillaume Bresse and Company shoe factory in 1897. This factory produced corsets, bras and the cardboard boxes used to package products. The factory was renowned for its architecture and the quality of the women’s lingerie it produced, notably the Sarong and Daisyfresh lines in the 1950s. Dominion Corset was sold to Canadelle WonderBra in 1988. The manufacturer then moved to the Vanier Industrial Park.

Maintenance of the Dominion Corset building

Auteur inconnu After a devastating fire in 1911, the Dominion Corset building was rebuilt from modernized plans. However, architect Georges-Émile Tanguay decided to retain the Second Empire style of the previous building. Luxury polychrome materials, such as red brick and white refractory brick, decorate the facade. At the time, it was considered one of the most beautiful factories in the country!
Chronoscope Can you date this photo? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Ville de Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Dominion Corset Co. Ltd. Fonds - Date: circa 1950