Menorah-mobile on Park Avenue last December
WHAT? Lecture on Mile End’s multicultural religious heritage
WHEN? 7pm, Wednesday, November 14th
WHERE? Mile End Library, 5434 Park Avenue (near St. Viateur)
HOW MUCH? Free!
This Wednesday evening, Mile End Memories will present a lecture by Susan Bronson, architect and Université de Montréal professor, on Mile End’s religious heritage:
Since 1993, the Mile End Library, which possesses a rich multilingual collection, has occupied a former Anglican church dating to 1904. This illustrated lecture, offered as part of the program to celebrate the library’s 25th anniversary, will trace more than 150 years in the history of Mile End’s religious heritage. The neighbourhood’s places of worship and former places of worship vary from modest to monumental in their architectural expression, and include both buildings designed for worship and buildings converted to serve religious purposes. They represent a rich testimony not only to the urban development of the neighbourhood but to the evolution of its multicultural population and way of life.
The lecture will be in French but it will be followed by a bilingual discussion. For more information, call 514-872-2141.