History / Histoire
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Plaza Saint Hubert before the green awning
Plaza Saint Hubert, the shopping district on St. Hubert St. between Bellechasse and Jean Talon, is notorious for its chintzy stores and green-trimmed...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Blast from the (very recent) past
I was rummaging through some of my old photos this evening when I came across some that were taken in the fall of 2002. It is so recent yet, in some ways...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Cultural guerrillas restore Paris’ Pantheon clock
TORONTO — Here in Toronto, we like to revel in the actions of guerrilla activists who do things to try and better our everyday lives: the Urban...
By Matthew Blackett -
Photo du jour: A vanished market
This compilation was created by Spacing Montreal’s own Guillaume St-Jean. The first photo, taken in 1985 by flickr user ifotog, shows the MarchÃ...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Yiddish community activism on the Main
WHAT? “Hirsch Wolofsky, un demi-siècle d’activisme communautaire yiddish sur la Main,” a lecture by Pierre Anctil, director of the University...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The Gazette’s three-part series on Mile End
Is Mile End at the pinnacle of coolness? Some think so. The eclectic, multicultural neighbourhood now finds itself at the centre of Montreal’s music...
By Christopher DeWolf -
The only constant is change: Mile End’s religious heritage
Constant cultural change has long been the signature of multi-ethnic neighbourhoods like the Mile End. Yesterday, in a lecture at the Mile End Library...
By Jacob Larsen -
Where to get a drink in Montreal in 1950
You can thank the brothers Gravenor at Coolopolis for this map of every single tavern, pub and brasserie in Montreal, circa 1950. (Don’t ask me how...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Learn about Mile End’s religious heritage this Wednesday
Menorah-mobile on Park Avenue last December WHAT? Lecture on Mile End’s multicultural religious heritage WHEN? 7pm, Wednesday, November 14th WHERE...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Is Montreal once again bulldozing neighbourhoods?
Montreal has lost a lot of neighbourhoods over the years, thanks mostly to postwar mega-projects. In 1964, Goose Village, a working-class Italian...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Save our city’s kitsch!
The Orange Julep. Photo by afternoon_sunlight Montreal has lost one of its more remarkable pieces of kitsch architecture. Today, the Canada Motel, a...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montreal’s industrial history, cookie version
La Biscuiterie, photo by André Joly Who knew that Montreal’s history could be so gooey and delicious? Last month, “Viau, des biscuits, une...
By Christopher DeWolf