Pascal's Furniture
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J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture was a Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
-based chain of hardware stores and furniture stores.
and went out of business at the same time, the hardware and furniture chains were kept separate in terms of operations and outlets. The hardware stores were found mostly in enclosed shopping malls and commercial streets, while the furniture stores were in strip malls.
J. Pascal was in business for almost 90 years and operated 26 hardware and furniture stores in the provinces of Quebec
, Ontario
and New Brunswick
before going bankrupt in 1990. Only the hardware stores closed on May 16, 1991, a year after their bankruptcy, while Pascal closed its furniture stores in 1993.
Throughout its existence J. Pascal remained a family business
, belonging to three generations of the Pascal family. It was founded in 1903 by Jacob Pascal, and then taken over by his sons, Maxwell Pascal, Arthur Pascal, Hyman Pascal, and Cecil Pascal.
, not far from the former headquarters of J. Pascal. Pascal Hotel Supplies remained the property of the Pascal family until the early 2000s. The new owners retained the Pascal name for the business until its closure in 2008.
neighborhood of Montreal.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-based chain of hardware stores and furniture stores.
History
J. Pascal had long been a hardware chain only, but subsequently expanded to furniture retailing. Until the 1970s, the company's name was J. Pascal Hardware Co. After the furniture division was created, the company's corporate name became J. Pascal Inc. Although both operated under the trade name "Pascal", shared a common logoLogo
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and went out of business at the same time, the hardware and furniture chains were kept separate in terms of operations and outlets. The hardware stores were found mostly in enclosed shopping malls and commercial streets, while the furniture stores were in strip malls.
J. Pascal was in business for almost 90 years and operated 26 hardware and furniture stores in the provinces of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
before going bankrupt in 1990. Only the hardware stores closed on May 16, 1991, a year after their bankruptcy, while Pascal closed its furniture stores in 1993.
Throughout its existence J. Pascal remained a family business
Family business
A family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ overall well-being....
, belonging to three generations of the Pascal family. It was founded in 1903 by Jacob Pascal, and then taken over by his sons, Maxwell Pascal, Arthur Pascal, Hyman Pascal, and Cecil Pascal.
Pascal Hotel Supplies
Just one year before going bankrupt, J. Pascal had created in 1989 a division called Pascal Hotel Supplies. Pascal Hotel Supplies wasn't affected by the bankruptcy of the parent company and was in operation until 2008. Pascal Hotel Supplies' sole store was located on Bleury Street in downtown MontrealDowntown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
, not far from the former headquarters of J. Pascal. Pascal Hotel Supplies remained the property of the Pascal family until the early 2000s. The new owners retained the Pascal name for the business until its closure in 2008.
Pascal Architectural Hardware
The remaining part of the Pascals empire. They specialise in all hardware relating to building finishing. i.e.:locks and hinges. They are located on Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-NeigesCôte-des-Neiges
Côte-des-Neiges is a working class neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, situated at the geographic center of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal. The neighbourhood is part of the borough Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...
neighborhood of Montreal.
Quebec
- DorvalDorval, QuebecDorval is a city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, the population increased by 2.2% to 18,088. Although the city has the largest surface area in the West Island, it is among the least densely populated...
— Dorval Circle shopping centre (Pascal's original Dorval location before moving to Jardins DorvalJardins DorvalLes Jardins Dorval is one of the oldest shopping centres in Quebec. It is situated in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, Quebec, and located on Dorval Avenue near Autoroute 20...
. Now mall space and Tutti Frutti Dejeuners) - DorvalDorval, QuebecDorval is a city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, the population increased by 2.2% to 18,088. Although the city has the largest surface area in the West Island, it is among the least densely populated...
— Jardins DorvalJardins DorvalLes Jardins Dorval is one of the oldest shopping centres in Quebec. It is situated in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, Quebec, and located on Dorval Avenue near Autoroute 20...
(now ZellersZellersZellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
; to be vacant January 2012) - Greenfield ParkGreenfield Park, QuebecGreenfield Park is a borough of the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It covers an area of , with a population of 17,491 as of December 2004. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially bilingual status. It is primarily a post-war suburban area. Like the other two...
— Place Greenfield ParkPlace Greenfield ParkPlace Greenfield Park is a large strip mall located in the Greenfield Park borough of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Taschereau Boulevard, extending from Gladstone Street to Margaret Street. It is jointly owned by RioCan and Kimco, and operated by RioCan...
(demolished; now Cinemas GuzzoCinémas GuzzoCinémas Guzzo is a regional chain of movie theaters located in the Canadian province of Quebec. There are currently 8 Mega-Plex locations and 2 Cinema locations, all within the greater Montreal area. All Cinemas Guzzo theatres serve mainly Pepsi products in terms of beverages...
) - Lasalle — Carrefour AngrignonCarrefour AngrignonCarrefour Angrignon is a Canadian shopping centre in the Montreal borough of LaSalle in Quebec. Popular stores include Sears, Zellers, Staples, Sears Home, Best Buy, Maxi and Famous Players. There is also a food court, located between Sears and Famous Players. Free outdoor customer parking is...
(later Future Shop until it moved to a new standalone location nearby. Former Future Shop location gets demolished shortly thereafter and rebuilt as a Best BuyBest BuyBest Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
. In addition, Famous Players occupied the second half until it was sold to Fortune Cinemas in 2006. Cineplex, the current owner of Famous Players, reacquired the theatre in 2009 due to the Fortune Cinemas bankruptcy.) - Lasalle — Dollard Avenue (The original location in the former city until 1986, when Carrefour Angrignon was built. Jean CoutuJean Coutu GroupThe Jean Coutu Group Inc. is a Canadian drugstore chain headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec. It has more than 360 franchised locations in New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique and PJC Santé Beauté banners...
currently takes its place.) - LavalLaval, QuebecLaval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
— Carrefour LavalCarrefour LavalCarrefour Laval is a super regional mall located in Laval, Quebec, Canada at the intersection of the Laurentian Highway and Laval Freeway...
(now Bureau en Gros) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
— Faubourg Sainte-Catherine (now mall space including Second CupSecond CupSecond Cup is Canada's largest Canadian-based specialty coffee retailer, operating more than 360 cafés across Canada. Its headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario. Founded in 1975 by Tom Culligan and Frank O'Dea, Culligan eventually purchased O'Dea's shares. After building it to a 150-store chain,...
) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
— Galeries NormandieGaleries NormandieGaleries Normandie is a small shopping mall located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the corner of De Salaberry Ave. & Quebec Autoroute 15. The major anchors are IGA Extra, Rossy & Bureau En Gros...
(now mall space, including RossyRossyRossy is a regional chain of variety stores located primarily in the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada.The company was founded by Michael Rossy in 1949. During the 1960s to the 1990s, it wasn't a rare thing to see in Montreal different Rossy stores located within a walking distance from...
) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
— Place VersaillesPlace VersaillesPlace Versailles is a super regional mall located at the corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Highway 25 in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At more than and with 225 stores, it is the largest shopping centre on the island of Montreal and the largest...
(became RonaRona (company)Rona Inc. is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement and gardening products. Rona was founded in 1939. Rona operates a network of some 700 stores and is the leading distributor and retailer in its market with approximately 51,594 employees. The Rona network represents...
, SAQSociété des alcools du QuébecThe Société des alcools du Québec , often abbreviated and referred to as SAQ, is a provincial Crown corporation in Quebec.-Organization:...
and Fabricville in the early 1990s which Rona closed down in the mid-2000s, former Rona location is now Bureau en Gros) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
— Cote des Neiges Rd. (later factory outlets along with former ProvigoProvigoProvigo is a grocery retailer based in Quebec, Canada, consisting of over 300 stores and franchises throughout the province. A majority of the stores are located in the Montreal area. It is owned by Loblaw Companies Limited. Provigo is similar to Ontario's Your Independent Grocer/Zehrs banners, as...
store that occupied the space as well until demolition; now Maxi & CieMaxi (supermarket)Maxi is a grocery retailer based in Quebec, Canada. It is a subsidiary of Loblaw Companies and the largest of Loblaws' Quebec supermarket chains. Maxi is the Quebec equivalent of No Frills, a chain of franchised discount grocery stores outside Quebec, except that Maxi stores are company owned. Over...
) - MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
— Ave Du Parc, corner Bernard, now Rona Le Quincaillier - Pointe-Claire — Fairview Pointe-ClaireFairview Pointe-ClaireFairview Pointe-Claire, also called Fairview Centre , is one of the biggest super regional shopping malls on the island of Montreal with about spread on two levels of shopping space...
(Mall entrance later converted to mall space and Aventure ÉlectroniqueAdventure ElectronicsAdventure Electronics Inc was a Canadian consumer electronics retailer with its old head office located in Anjou, Quebec. Smaller stores, sized much like RadioShack, were called Aventure Boutique...
took first floor of Pascal store while second floor had been vacant after Pascal closed. Aventure closed in 1998, although factory outlets took over Aventure's former space until the former Pascal building was demolished in 2003-04. Now Best BuyBest BuyBest Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
.) - Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
/Vanier — Place Fleur de LysPlace Fleur de LysPlace Fleur de Lys is a shopping mall in Quebec City, owned and managed by Primaris Reit. It is at the limits of the Limoilou neighborhood and the defunct city of Vanier. With an estimate of 200 stores, it is the third largest shopping mall in Quebec City and the largest among all malls in the city...
(now The BayThe BayThe Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
, and mall's expansion) - Saint-LaurentSaint-Laurent, QuebecSaint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....
— Place VertuPlace VertuPlace Vertu is a Canadian shopping centre in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent in Quebec. It is located on Cote-Vertu boulevard, corner of Cavendish Boulevard....
(later ZellersZellersZellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
; now vacant) - Saint-Leonard — Boulevard Shopping Centre (now Canadian TireCanadian TireCanadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...
) - Sainte-Foy — Place LaurierPlace LaurierLaurier Québec is one of Canada's largest shopping malls. It is located in Quebec City . Laurier Québec has approximately 300 stores, is built on three levels, has an underground parking, a multilevel parking, and an outdoor parking. Major tenants include La Baie, Future Shop, Zellers, Sears and...
(now Toys R Us) - Sherbrooke — Carrefour de l'EstrieCarrefour de L'EstrieCarrefour de l'Estrie is a shopping centre located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada which opened in October 1973.Its current anchors include Sears, The Bay, Zellers, Super C,Toys "R" Us, Bureau en Gros, La Maison Simons, Winners and Rona.-External links:*...
(now SimonsLa Maison SimonsLa Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Quebec, Canada.-History:La Maison Simons was founded by the Simons family in 1840 in Quebec City, and is headquartered in that city. The store began operations as Simons House, where retail operations began in 1889...
) - Trois-Rivières-OuestTrois-Rivières-Ouest, QuebecTrois-Rivières-Ouest is a former city in Quebec, Canada, now in the City of Trois-Rivières. Population : 23,287...
— Carrefour Trois Rivieres Ouest (now Future ShopFuture ShopFuture Shop is Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer. Future Shop currently operates a total of 146 stores across all of Canada's provinces as of December 2008....
) - Verdun — Boul. Wellington
- WestmountWestmount, QuebecWestmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km²....
— Sherbrooke St.
Ontario
- BramptonBrampton, OntarioBrampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
— Shoppers World Brampton (hardware) - GloucesterGloucester, OntarioGloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981...
— Gloucester Centre - MississaugaMississauga, OntarioMississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
— Dixie Outlet MallDixie Outlet MallDixie Outlet Mall, also referred to as Dixie Value Mall, is a shopping mall in Mississauga, Canada, located on the south side of the Queen Elizabeth Way highway. It is Canada's largest enclosed outlet mall....
(hardware); Hurontario StreetHurontario StreetHurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood.Within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, it is a major urban thoroughfare. Between Caledon and Orangeville, it is part of busy Highway 10, which leaves...
(furniture) - NepeanNepean, Ontario- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...
— Merivale RoadMerivale Road (Ottawa)Merivale Road is an arterial road in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Island Park Drive just north of Highway 417 and continues south until it ends at Prince of Wales Drive in Rideau Glen... - ScarboroughScarborough, OntarioScarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
— Warehouse (Finch AvenueFinch AvenueFinch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare and concession road which travels east–west through the city of Toronto. The road also has short extensions into Peel and Durham Regions as Peel Regional Road 2 and Durham Regional Road 37.-History:...
East and Markham Road) and store (Woodside Square at Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road) - Thornhill, OntarioThornhill, OntarioThornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
— Thornhill Square
External links
- Maxwell Pascal
- Arthur Pascal's profile
- Don't own a hotel? There's still room for you here The Gazette article on Pascal Hotel Supplies and its relation to J. Pascal