Built in 1913, the Northern Electric building quickly dominated the urban landscape in Montreal’s Southwest. Home to the historic Northern Electric manufacturing company, the building symbolizes the birth of a modern society. Le Nordelec brings us back to the golden era of telecommunications and electric devices, which led this Montreal manufacturer of wire and electrical cable to build a veritable industrial complex. At the height of its success, as many as 12,000 employees came to work here every day. With its distinctive red brick facades anchored by a rough stone foundation and enlivened by the pattern of its enormous windows, Le Nordelec is a remarkable example of Montreal’s early 20th century industrial architecture.