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Celebrating Montreal Moving Day…Since 1750
Newcomers to Montreal often remark that July 1st Moving Day rush is nonsensical. But I’m pleased to say that this tradition is rooted in 260 years...
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World Wide Wednesday: Brains, Sprints, Ads and Bridges
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Spacing Vancouver has finally arrived!
Today, the Spacing family would like to welcome our newest sibling: Spacing Vancouver! The editors and contributors of Spacing Vancouver will take a...
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Montage du jour : La maison Daniel Ford
2003-2011 Cette maison fut construite sur la rue Simpson en 1890 pour Daniel Ford, un entrepreneur en construction. Endommagé par le feu vers 2003, elle...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Montage du jour : L’hôpital St. Margaret
1933-2011 En 1894, la veuve de William Notman céda sa propriété de la rue Sherbrooke à George Drummond qui y installa les sœurs de St. Margaret. Au cours...
By Guillaume St-Jean -
Countdown to Walk the Region
The idea took root last December during IPAM’s citizen agora on Metropolitan Planning. After two days of studying the map of Montreal’s...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du jour: an angel among us
When I discovered Tam Tams, to my great delight, at the age of 13 or so, I remember dozens and dozens of drummers vying for spots the steps of the...
By Alanah Heffez -
Spacing Saturday: Bike lane removal, City of Design and Transit for the Dogs
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Clive Doucet takes another...
By Marcus Bowman -
So close to the warmth of a Quebec summer…
I couldn’t resist posting this 1970s ad by the Québec tourism department, scanned from an old National Geographic magazine. “Discover the...
By Alanah Heffez -
ROAD SHOW: Calgary tonight & Vancouver on Tuesday!
To coincide with the launch of Spacing’s first national issue, the magazine is hosting events in 10 Canadian cities this summer. The Spacing Road...
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Montage du jour : Le monument Chénier
1895-2007-2011 Source : BANQ, Revues anciennes
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ROAD SHOW: Edmonton tonight! Calgary on Friday, Vancouver on Tuesday
To coincide with the launch of Spacing’s first national issue, the magazine is hosting events in 10 Canadian cities this summer. The Spacing Road...
By Spacing