Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Photo du Jour : Dog and Dollar Bin
A dog patiently awaits his human companion outside the Librairie du Québec, a shop specializing in used books and records (as well as teddy bears and VHS...
By Alanah Heffez -
Street Interrupted
Saint-Raymond is the little slice of NDG on the other side of the tracks, or as I described when I lived in the neighbourhood, the wrong side of the...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour: Think before you tag
In a laneway near Groll and St-Urbain, Mile End. June 9, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
“Neighbourhood” consultations
Eagle-eyed Fagstein makes an interesting point about community consultations in Montreal: in some cases they aren’t held anywhere near the community...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Darling Foundry graffiti
Awhile ago, I wrote about some of the odd things surrounding the Darling Foundry on Ottawa Street in Griffintown. Along with being an excellent space for...
By Chris Erb -
1ière avenue, part 2: LaSalle
I’ve been putting it off for too long, but here finally is part two of my journey through Montreal’s various 1ière avenues. As I said in the...
By Chris Erb -
Justice may be blind but this is going too far!
Palais de Justice on rue St. Antoine Leaving City Hall one blisteringly cold day in January, I realized the entire east wall of the Quebec Superior Court...
By Jacob Larsen -
Photo du Jour : St-Henri Hearse
Photographer-about-town, Tristan Brand sent in this photo of a hearse he’s often crossed parked on rue Notre-Dame near Rose-de-Lima.
By Spacing -
Photo du Jour: Corner Stone
It looks like these corner stones in Old Montreal have been painted with ads for a few different companies over the ages. Can anybody recognize any of...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : L Berson Monuments
L Berson & Sons has held this prominent spot on the Main since 1922. The monument manufacturer is located just around the corner from the Bagg street...
By Alanah Heffez -
“La Guerre des Tuques” on Mount Royal
When I saw “La Guerre des Tuques” (“The Dog Who Stopped the War“) as a kid, I always dreamt of building a huge snow fort and...
By Olivier Plessis -
Photo du Jour: A busy rue St. Paul
Taken Thanksgiving weekend on rue St. Paul. St. Paul is one of several streets that the city is considering for pedestrianization. St. Catherine was the...
By Jacob Larsen