THIBODEAU, Jean J. (1907-1965) of Montreal was active in Montreal from 1934, at first under his own name, then briefly in partnership with Maurice Germain in 1941-44, and later with his brother Marc Thibodeau. Jean J. was born in Montreal on 25 March 1907 and graduated from the School of Architecture at McGill University in 1932. Much of his work was devoted to residential projects for clients in Outremont and the Town of Mount Royal. He died in Montreal on 25 May 1965 (obituary & port. Gazette [Montreal], 27 May 1965, 43; La Presse [Montreal], 27 May 1965, 63).
J.J. THIBODEAU (works in Montreal unless noted)
RICHELIEU, QUE., tract of seventy houses for Joseph Ward Co. Ltd., 1936 (C.R., l, 1 April 1936, 312)
OUTREMONT, residence for Robert Lafleur, Hazelwood Avenue, 1936-37 (Outremont b.p. 3155, 17 Dec. 1936)
OUTREMONT, duplex for Arthur Paradis, Canterbury Avenue at Willowdale Avenue, 1937 (Outremont b.p. 3203, 27 May 1937)
EDDY'S DRIVE-YOUR-SELF LTD., St. Laurent Boulevard at St. Viateur Street, garage, 1937 (C.R., vol. 50, 21 July 1937, 35)
GARDEN CITY PARK APARTMENTS, Decelles Avenue, between Cote Ste. Catherine Road and Maplewood Avenue, a 28 unit apartment block for Asconi Const. Co., 1938-39 (Gazette [Monteal], 4 Oct. 1938, 17; 1 April 1939, 23, illus. & descrip.; Montreal Daily Star, 2 Feb. 1939, 32, descrip.; C.R., lii, 8 Feb. 1939, 30; inf. Scott Edwards). This block of apartments is one of six different blocks in the Garden City Park complex which were designed by various architects (see also list of works by Patsy Colangelo).
MANSFIELD STREET, near Burnside Street, a small apartment block with 9 units and retail store, 1939 (Montreal Daily Star, 3 Feb. 1939, 33, descrip.)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, three double duplex houses, Kindersley Avenue, Lazard Avenue and Canora Road, 1939 (Montreal Daily Star, 9 Feb. 1939, 32, descrip.)
LONGUEUIL, QUE., duplex for Adelard Drapeau, Ste. Elizabeth Street at Quinn Boulevard, 1939 (C.R., lii, 8 March 1939, 34)
OUTREMONT, residence for Leon Duchastel de Montrouge, Kelvin Avenue, 1939 (Outremont b.p. 3412, 30 June 1939)
VILLE ST. LAURENT, a double duplex [ 4 units?] on Beaudet Street, 1939 (Gazette [Montreal], 8 Nov. 1939, 19)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, a group of six detached houses, Palmerston Avenue, 1939 (Montreal Daily Star, 23 Sept. 1939, 24, descrip.)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, large residence for Charles Valiquette, Hill Park Circle, 1939-40 (Gazette [Montreal], 10 Nov. 1939, 23, descrip.; Town of Mount Royal Heritage Sites [online] - Inventories - Residential Buildings, illus.; inf. Scott Edwards)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, two houses for John F. Wheeler, Palmerston Avenue, 1939-40 (Gazette [Montreal], 16 Nov. 1939, 21; and 23 Nov. 1939, 21; inf. Scott Edwards)
SOEURS DE L'ASSOMPTION ROMAN CATHOLIC CONVENT, LaSalle Boulevard near 68th Avenue, major addition, 1939-40; demol. after 1960 (Montreal Daily Star, 9 Nov. 1939, 35, descrip.; Gazette [Montreal], 10 Nov. 1939, 23; inf. Scott Edwards)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, residence for Paul V. Sanguinet, Kenilworth Avenue at Portland Avenue, 1940 (Gazette [Montreal], 11 April 1940, 21; inf. Scott Edwards)
OUTREMONT, residence for Boris Naturman, Mont Royal Boulevard, 1941 (Outremont b.p. 3537, 28 Feb. 1941)
OUTREMONT, residence for Adelard Beauchemin, Hazelwood Avenue, 1945 (Outremont b.p. 3933, 9 May 1945)
THIBODEAU & GERMAIN (works in Montreal unless noted)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, a prototype for a low cost detached house, Trenton Avenue, near Graham Boulevard, for the Canadian Homes Co., 1941 (Montreal Daily Star, 8 Feb. 1941, 25, detailed descrip.; and 15 Feb. 1941, 26, illus. & descrip.; and 1 March 1941, 26, descrip.)
EARNSCLIFFE AVENUE, three stores and public hall for the Dionne Estate, 1941 (C.R., liv, 9 April 1941, 31)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, duplex house on Canora Road, for an unnamed client, 1941 (Montreal Daily Star, 23 Jan. 1941, 31)
OUTREMONT, residence for Roland Therien, Glencoe Avenue, 1941 (Outremont b.p. 3551, 29 April 1941)
OUTREMONT, residence for Germaine F. Auclair, Maplewood Avenue, 1941 (Outremont b.p. 3589, 25 Aug. 1941)
BROWNSBURG, QUE., a tract of 125 houses, 1941 (C.R., liv, 10 Sept. 1941, 32)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, pair of semi-detached houses, Graham Boulevard near Markham Avenue, for an unnamed client, 1942 (Gazette [Montreal], 31 Jan. 1942, 23, descrip.)
ST. LAMBERT, QUE., detached auto garage at the residence of Jacques Simard, 1942 (dwgs. at Bibliotheque & Archives nationales du Quebec, Montreal; inf. Yves Guillet, St. Lambert)
OUTREMONT, residence for Alfred Dupre, Duchastel Avenue, 1944 (Outremont b.p. 3835, 16 May 1944)
THIBODEAU & THIBODEAU (works in Montreal unless noted)
OUTREMONT, residence for H. Waxman, Van Horne Avenue, 1946 (Outremont b.p. 4046, 7 March 1946)
OUTREMONT, residence for Robert Lafleur, Maplewood Avenue, 1946 (Outremont b.p. 4071, 2 May 1946)
RITZ THEATRE, Belanger Street East near Chambord Avenue, for the Hollywood Amusement Co., 1947 (C.R., lx, Feb. 1947, 149)
OUTREMONT, residence for Fannie Katz, Maplewood Avenue, 1948 (Outremont b.p. 4370, 4 Aug. 1948)
OUTREMONT, residence for Georges Latourelle, Duchastel Avenue, 1948 (Outremont b.p. 4388, 9 Sept. 1948)
MONTREAL, tract of 108 duplexes for D&D Holdings Inc., 1950 (C.R., lxiii, April 1950, 138)
OUTREMONT, office and factory for Picker X-Ray Co., Laurier Avenue, 1950 (Outremont b.p. 4764, 10 Aug. 1950)
TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL, residence for the architect Jean J. Thibodeau, Cambridge Road near Morrison Avenue, 1951 (dwgs. at BANQ, Montreal; inf. Scott Edwards)