Spacing Montreal has been following plans to revitalize Lower Saint-Laurent within the Quartier des Spectacles. Here’s an overview of the story’s development over the past 2 years:
January 2008 – First stirrings of changes in store for the Lower Main
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2008/01/29/big-changes-in-store-for-the-lower-main/
January 2008 – Cultural space to be built on Saint-Laurent metro
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2008/01/27/cultural-space-to-be-built-on-saint-laurent-metro/
May 2009 – Lower Main may be razed…again (history of the street and buildings facing redevelopment)
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/05/07/lower-main-may-be-razedagain/
May 2009 – 2-22 Sainte-Catherine: a look at the plans for the QDS’ “vitrine culturelle”
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/05/27/2-22-ste-catherine-a-whole-new-street/
May 2009 – SDA’s plans for the Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/05/29/the-latest-on-the-lower-main/
August 2009 – Public Consultation Office recommends that the Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent project “slow down”
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/08/09/slow-down-quadrilatere-saint-laurent/
December 2009 – Video interview with Eric Paradis, organizer of Save the Main artists’ coalition
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2009/12/12/save-the-main/
January 2010 – The Lower Main’s last stand – City orders expropriation of Café Cleopatra after the SDA acquires most of the properties for the Quadrilatère Saint-Laurent.
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2010/01/30/the-lower-mains-last-stand/
January 2010 – Interview with Café Cleopatra’s owner John Zoumboulakis
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2010/02/01/addendum-cafe-cleos-john-zoumboulakis/
February 2010 – SDA Backpedals on Lower Main Redevelopment – the 3 projects are delayed and diminished in scale.
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2010/02/14/SDA-backpedals-on-Lower-Main
December 2011 – Sad End in Sight for the Lower Main – after 2 years of neglect, the Ville Marie borough orders demolition of five buildings
https://spacing.ca/montreal/2011/12/24/sad-end-in-sight-for-the-lower-main/
This post will be updated with new links as we continue to follow this unfolding story.