Yearly Archives: 2008
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Photo du jour : Ahuntsic vu du ciel
Les avenues Christophe-Colomb et Papineau, traversant le quartier Ahuntsic, au nord de l’Île de Montréal. La rivière des Prairies coupe le haut de...
By Cédric Sam -
Exploring Montreal’s linguistic space
Two weeks ago, using newly-released data from the 2006 census, the Toronto Star created a map showing the dominant language (after English) in every...
By Christopher DeWolf -
STM service improvements a cutback in disguise?
Waiting for a bus that just won’t come It seems that the STM’s service improvements might not be much of an improvement after all. By all...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : lieu de rencontre
Au Complexe Guy-Favreau, des personnes âgées d’origine chinoise s’assoient sous un arbre (en plastique) pour bavarder. Un édifice du...
By Cédric Sam -
Great expectations of films on architecture
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqzBmjuAQE[/youtube] Anyone interested in architecture should remember to head down to the Cinéma du Parc this...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo(s) du jour: Schoolyard basketball
Basketball in a schoolyard at Victoria and Van Horne in Côte des Neiges. January 10, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Building a new market in Vieux-Longueuil
Most real estate developments don’t have their own blogs. The Marché du Vieux-Longueuil is different. Louis Voizard, its developer, is tracking its...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Axel Morgenthaler on the Quartier des spectacles
Even the best cities are better at night. Hong Kong’s frenzied streets are bathed in neon; Paris takes on a desultory air as the streets grow dark...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Should the blue line be converted into a subway/surface tram line?
Underground trams in Boston’s Green Line Today’s Gazette reports that the Montreal agglomeration council’s transportation committee is...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Schoolyard hockey
Schoolyard hockey at Marie Anne and Henri Julien on the Plateau. November 4, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Once upon a time, St. Louis Square had a basin
St. Louis Square, often known as Carré St-Louis (though this is, to the surprise of many, actually an anglicism), is one of Montreal’s greatest...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Increased metro, bus service tomorrow
Metro trains will come more often on the orange, green and blue lines starting tomorrow. The headway between trains will be reduced by about two minutes...
By Christopher DeWolf