Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Photo du Jour : Twin Chimneys
The Des Carrières incinerator was originally built on this site in 1931 because, as population density increased in the area, household burning was...
By Alanah Heffez -
Watch NFB: Impressions of Expo 67
Editor: Spacing has partnered with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films from their new online screening room. Matt Forsythe of the NFB is...
By Matthew Forsythe -
Patchwork of the Plateau’s Past
This post has been slowly coming together since I asked “what is a neighbourhood?” in March. I started to try and define what neighbourhoods...
By Alanah Heffez -
Jane’s Walks Explore ‘Hoods on the Brink of Big Changes
As promised, here’s a preview of some more Jane’s walks set to go this weekend, May 2nd and 3rd. These ones look at neighbourhoods that are on...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Printemps sur la rue Plessis
Photo prise le 27 avril 2009.
By Alanah Heffez -
The Art of Persuasion: Combatting Suburban Flight
Last September on this site, we mentioned the City of Montreal’s advertising efforts to stem the tide of people fleeing the island for the fool’s gold of...
By Olivier Plessis -
Photo du jour : Snake and ladder (staircase)
Graffitists with a sense of humour or patronized art? It was seen last Sunday in Montreal Chinatown. I don’t think it was there last Fall –...
By Cédric Sam -
Mile End Citizens Take Participatory Planning into their Own Hands
About 130 residents came together in Mile End last Sunday to pen a collective vision for the future of their neighbourhood during a Forum organized by...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Bassin Street Buggies
Photo prise le 24 avril, 2009, derrière l’écurie sur la rue Bassin.
By Alanah Heffez -
Place Albert-Duquesne : In Memoriam
I actually do not know how to feel about these trees that were chopped down a few weeks ago to make space for a section of the Quartier des spectacles. I...
By Cédric Sam -
More Life – Biodiversity and the Parc des Rapides
Cecilia Chen is a special contributor to Spacing Montreal. This article is part of a series of three-part series examining biodiversity along an urban...
By Spacing -
Photo du Jour : Écurie sur la rue Bassin
Photo prise le 24 avril, 2009.
By Alanah Heffez