Saint-Henri in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

La RCA Victor

Photographed by Caroline Record, March 7, 2026

1. La RCA Victor Marker

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Émile Berliner, ingénieur allemand et inventeur du gramophone, fait construire en 1908 les premiers bâtiments de son usine dans le quartier Saint-Henri. En 1924, la compagnie devient la Victor Talking Machine, avant d'être rachetée par la Radio Corporation of America (RCA) en 1929. Outre la fabrication de disques, de tourne-disques et de radios, la RCA Victor ouvre aussi un studio d'enregistrement en 1943. La compagnie produira la musique de plusieurs grands noms du monde de la chanson, dont Alys Robi et Sinéad O'Connor. Le Musée des ondes Émile Berliner s'installe dans le bâtiment en 1996.

Émile Berliner, a German engineer and inventor of the gramophone, built the first buildings of his factory in the Saint-Henri district in 1908. In 1924, the company became the Victor Talking Machine, before being acquired by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1929. In addition to manufacturing records, record players, and radios, RCA Victor also opened a recording studio in 1943. The company produced music for several major names in the music world, including Alys Robi and Sinéad O'Connor. The Émile Berliner

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Museum of Sound moved into the building in 1996.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 45° 28.615′ N, 73° 35.457′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Saint-Henri. It is at the intersection of Rue Lacasse and Rue Saint-Antoine on Rue Lacasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 772 Rue Lacasse, Montréal QC H4C 2Z3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Louis Cyr (1863-1912) (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Gabrielle Roy (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Liam Aglat-Clayton 2011-2020 (approx. one kilometer away); L’Universal Negro Improvement Association / The

Photographed by Caroline Record, March 7, 2026

2. La RCA Victor Marker

Universal Negro Improvement Association (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Le Marché Atwater / Atwater Market (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Madeleine Parent (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Collège Dawson (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Marguerite Bourgeoys (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2026, by Caroline Record of Montréal, Québec. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2026, by Caroline Record of Montréal, Québec. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.