J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture
J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture was a Montreal, Quebec, Canada-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 logo 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.[1] 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.
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 Montreal, 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-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal.
Select locations
Quebec
- Dorval — Dorval Circle shopping centre (Pascal's original Dorval location before moving to Jardins Dorval. Now mall space and Tutti Frutti Dejeuners)
- Dorval — Jardins Dorval (now Zellers; to be vacant January 2012)
- Greenfield Park — Place Greenfield Park (demolished; now Cinemas Guzzo)
- Lasalle — Carrefour Angrignon (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 Buy. 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 Coutu currently takes its place.)
- Laval — Carrefour Laval (now Bureau en Gros)
- Montreal — Faubourg Sainte-Catherine (now mall space including Second Cup)
- Montreal — Galeries Normandie (now mall space, including Rossy)
- Montreal — Place Versailles (became Rona, SAQ and Fabricville in the early 1990s which Rona closed down in the mid-2000s, former Rona location is now Bureau en Gros)
- Montreal — Cote des Neiges Rd. (later factory outlets along with former Provigo store that occupied the space as well until demolition; now Maxi & Cie)
- Montreal — Ave Du Parc, corner Bernard, now Rona Le Quincaillier
- Pointe-Claire — Fairview Pointe-Claire (Mall entrance later converted to mall space and Aventure Électronique 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 Buy.)
- Quebec City/Vanier — Place Fleur de Lys (now The Bay, and mall's expansion)
- Saint-Laurent — Place Vertu (later Zellers; now vacant)
- Saint-Leonard — Boulevard Shopping Centre (now Canadian Tire)
- Sainte-Foy — Place Laurier (now Toys R Us)
- Sherbrooke — Carrefour de l'Estrie (now Simons)
- Trois-Rivières-Ouest — Carrefour Trois Rivieres Ouest (now Future Shop)
- Verdun — Boul. Wellington
- Westmount — Sherbrooke St.
Ontario
References
- ^ "Conservative management, calculated risk secures Top 10 - 2002-06-02 20:00:00 EDT". Furniture Today. http://www.furnituretoday.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA283256. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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