Neighbourhoods / Quartiers
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Inside the world of the transit fan
I’m a fan of transit but I could never honestly call myself a transit fan. Even though I am interested in the design, sociology, history and culture...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : L’externat Sophie-Barat
Construit à partir de 1855 et agrandi à 2 reprises soit en 1864 et 1914, cet édifice fut détruit par le feu en 1997 alors qu’il était vacant depuis...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Photo du jour: Sidewalk hammock
Clark Street near Pine Avenue, in front of the Place de la Roumanie. May 6, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
Movies on the Champ de Mars
The Champ de Mars is one of Montreal’s most storied places. It derives its name from the French colonial era, when it was a military parade ground...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Westmount Park Willow
Photo taken May 5th 2008
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour: Laundry day
Alley in eastern Villeray, near Jean-Talon. May 21, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf -
Strolling through history
It isn’t a blog that is updated very often, but when it is, Histoire du Plateau Mont-Royal is definitely worth reading. Its latest post, an...
By Christopher DeWolf -
St-Michel Smart Center goes to Public Consultation
The pattern is increasingly familiar: undeveloped urban land is a beacon for commercial developers, developers who inevitably demand changes in the urban...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour : Demi-dépanneur
Dépanneur sur l’avenue des Pins près de Saint-Urbain, le 3 mai 2008. Ça me fait penser au fameux 7½ étage dans le film Being John Malkovich (v.f. ...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Walking Westmount’s little streets
Westmount is probably the most heavily stereotyped municipality in Quebec. It is the epitome of anglophone privilege and WASP snobbery, a posh district...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Save Park Avenue
Poster opposing the proposed renaming of Park Avenue after former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa. November 21, 2006
By Christopher DeWolf -
New initiative to increase downtown gardening space
A group of undergraduates at McGill University are working to give downtown students, and others, access to gardening space and a better connection to...
By Pamela Shapiro