Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Photo du jour: Hidden house
Laneway houses, old or new, are one of the city’s great secrets. Montreal has a lot that were built around the turn of the last century when...
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In NDG, a ghost sign is revealed
Last week, someone named BK McCabe sent me an email about an old tobacco ad that had been revealed when a fire-damaged building was torn down on...
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Photo du jour: City seal
While many of the streetlights on major streets appear to be fairly recent (even if they are meant to look history), it’s easy to find much older...
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Photo du jour: Plateau alley
Laneway between Laval and Hôtel de Ville, north of Rachel. May 21, 2008
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Mile End’s doors are open
The doors to Mile End’s many art studios, galleries and other spaces are open all weekend as part of Ateliers Portes Ouvertes, which includes 20...
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Photo du jour: Lost volcano!
Bernard and Waverly. May 21, 2008
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“All love is powerful” tonight
WHAT? Opening and reception of “All love is powerful,” a new public art intervention WHEN? Tonight (May 23), from 4:30pm to 11pm WHERE? Mile...
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Photo du jour: Congee and beer
Strip mall at the corner of Rome and Stravinski, Brossard. November 3, 2007
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Photo du jour: Lucky Cat
I came across this lucky cat (known as maneki neko in Japanese and jiu choi mao in Cantonese) on Park Avenue. It is commonly found in Chinese and Japanese...
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Photo du jour: Talk to the hand
Stencil art on Park Avenue between Fairmount and St. Viateur. May 18, 2008
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Learn about Laval Avenue’s trees
WHAT? Tree tour of Laval Street Avenue WHEN? Tuesday, May 21 from 5pm to 7pm WHERE? Northeast corner of Laval and Sherbrooke HOW MUCH? $10 regular, $5...
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Plateau makes life easier for cyclists, McGill makes it harder
Over the course of the summer, the Plateau Mont-Royal administration will more than double the number of bicycle parking spaces in the borough, thanks to...
By Christopher DeWolf