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The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building (or Édifice Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) is a building at 265 Saint-Jacques Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
History
The building was built in 1906-1909. The five-storey building was built by Pearson and Darling in the neoclassical architecture style with distinctive Corinthian columns in the front, using Stanstead granite from Stanstead in Quebec's Eastern Townships. The building was constructed as the main Montreal branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce (which merged with the Imperial Bank of Canada in 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce). CIBC main offices in Montreal left the building in 1962 when Tour CIBC was completed, but the built an active branch until it was sold in 2010.
In 2012, the owners of the Montreal landmark, The Rialto Theatre, purchased the former bank and crowned it The St. James Theatre. While staying true to the history of the building and highlighting its breathtaking architecture, the St. James Theatre is one of Montreal newest high-end venues for private events.
The building housed the Montreal offices of the White Star Line from 1909 to 1939. It is where the tickets for the RMS Titanic were sold.
Prior to this, the site was occupied by L'édifice Temple from 1889 to 1890 and L'église méthodiste St. James or St. James Church from 1845 to 1888.