Yearly Archives: 2008
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Doubling the downtown population, with the private-sector
Of the 864 census tracts in the Montreal Metropolitan Area, only three doubled their populations between 2001 and 2006. Two of the three cover areas in...
By KC Bolton -
In absentia maps Mile End stories
in absentia, a web-based art project presented by Dare-Dare, reads as a cross between a map and a novel. When you have lived in a place for long enough...
By Alanah Heffez -
Montage du jour : Maisons sur la rue Crescent
1969-2008
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Toronto Tuesday: Unbuilt Toronto, Transit City, and the Regent Park Film Fest
Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Know Hope: Tesseract
By Kimberley Mok The ubiquitous mansard roofs* of Montréal have always fascinated me. From the monumental to the ordinary vernacular, these distinctive...
By Kimberley Mok -
Tree Tuesday: the good service tree
I was too young at the time to recall the discussion regarding the design of the Canadian flag but I’ve often wondered how the sugar maple leaf was...
By Bronwyn Chester -
Montage du jour : Le cinéma Séville
1952-2008 Ce cinéma de 1148 sièges fut en opération sur la rue Sainte-Catherine de 1929 à 1985. L’intérieur fut par la suite démoli et le mur est...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Welcome Back America — November 4th Celebration
Oct 29 Update: There are 557 people signed up on the Facebook page, many from Toronto, but there are growing Montreal numbers. If you’re on board...
By Shawn Micallef -
Photo du Jour – Plateau Distroboto
The city of Montreal has recently adopted four distrobotos, the indie art distributors made of retired cigarette vending machines. Brain child of local...
By Alanah Heffez -
Montage du jour : La ferme St-Gabriel
1939-2008
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Photo du jour : Dunkin’ Donuts sur la Transcanadienne/Métropolitaine
We at Spacing Montréal are mostly residents of Montreal’s urban centre, but some of us do occasionally venture out to the suburbs. This picture was...
By Cédric Sam -
Montage du jour : L’hôtel Couillard
Vers 1890-2008 Construit en 1877, cet édifice situé dans le quartier St-Henri, fut connu comme étant l’hôtel Couillard de 1879 à 1896.
By Guillaume St-Jean