Mont Royal Ave’s first flirtation with pedestrianization

Summer 1970: Montreal’s first mall. Not the suburban kind of mall we’ve grown to dread, but a pedestrian shopping area in the heart of the...

Mile End in 1840

Montreal seen from Mile End, 1840 Browsing through the Gazette’s archives, which have been digitized and made accessible by Google News (at least...

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...

Montage du jour : La rue St-Paul près de Berri

1953-2009 Source : Archives ville de Montréal, VM94-Z-500-44

Photo du Jour – Reindeer?

Just a quick note to say thanks to all our readers, especially those who take the time to share your thoughts, memories, critiques and inspirations on the...

Photo du Jour – La plaza St-Hubert en lumières

World Wide Wednesday: Buffalo, Los Angeles and Palma

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...

Art de poteau

J’ai trouvé ces plaques montées sur trois poteaux d’électricité sur l’avenue de l’Esplanade entre les rues Bernard et...

Photo du jour : Les tours de la basilique Notre-Dame

Construite entre 1824 et 1829 selon les plans de l’architecte James O’Donnell, la basilique Notre-Dame sera toutefois dotée de ses clochers...

Photo du jour : Intersection de l’avenue du parc et des pins

Bring your own chair

HONG KONG — Good street furniture is not one of Hong Kong’s strengths, so when people here can’t find a place to sit outdoors, they do...

World Wide Wednesday: Streetcars, Subways and Bikes

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...