Photo du jour : Les ruines du couvent des franciscains

Montage du jour : La chapelle des franciscains

2009-2010

L’incendie du couvent des franciscains, blvd. René-Lévesque

La chapelle le 8 juin 2009 La chapelle le 6 février 2010 Construite entre 1893 et 1901, la chapelle du couvent des franciscains située sur le boulevard...

Coups de Coeurs: Les hymns Québec Montréal

Best. Reality TV Show. Ever. Not that it’s a very high bar. But since the masses have proven we’re ready to get riled up by any possible...

World Wide Wednesday: Moscow, Vancouver and America’s high-speed rail

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...

Montage du jour : La basilique Notre-Dame

Vers 1899-2009 Source : Le diocèse de Montréal à la fin du dix-neuvième siècle.

Qu’est-ce qu’un boulevard urbain ?

Qu’est-ce qu’un boulevard urbain ? Notre-Dame. Bonaventure. Côte-de-Liesse. Décarie. Du Souvenir. Tout le monde est fou des boulevards urbains. Nous...

Addendum: Café Cleo’s John Zoumboulakis

On Saturday I wrote about Café Cleopatra’s last stand on the lower Main. After refusing to sell his property to the Société de Développement Angus...

Spacing Saturday

Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...

The Lower Main’s Last Stand

This January, the Société de Développement Angus acquired two properties on Saint-Laurent and Ste-Catherine: Main Importing Grocery and building that...

Orange Julep an Oldie and a Goodie

“I don’t know” I said aloud as I perused the fast food menu. “Orange drink is usually gross, and it’s kind of expensive...

World Wide Wednesday: Portland, Detroit and Port-au-Prince

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...