Bagg Street Shul
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| Congregation Temple Solomon | |
|---|---|
 Bagg Street Shul | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Province | Quebec |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Clark Street, Montreal, Quebec,  Canada |
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| Geographic coordinates | 45°30′58″N 73°34′43″W / 45.516033°N 73.578685°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1899[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350[1] |
| Materials | Red brick[1] |
| Website | |
| baggstreetshul | |
The Bagg Street Shul or Beth Shloime (formally Congregation Temple Solomon) is an Orthodox[2] synagogue located at the intersection of Clark Street and Bagg Street in the Montreal Plateau neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3]
In the early 1900s, fueled by heavy immigration, a large Jewish community was established in Montreal's Plateau region, around Saint Laurent Boulevard,[3] that supported at least a dozen synagogues at its peak.[1] The Plateau and Mile End neighbourhood once had over 90 sites and buildings serving as synagogues, with Bagg Street Shul being the last still-functioning synagogue in the area. The congregation started to decline in the 1950s, as many Jews moved further west in Montreal to the growing suburban boroughs of Côte Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Saint-Laurent or to other parts of Canada. The synagogue remains in operation today with a small congregation for Shabbat morning services.[3]
