Spacing Montreal

Incredible online map collection

The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, started in the 1980s and digitized gradually over the last 10 years, now has over 18,000 maps available...

By Julie Fournier

Neighbourhoods

Photo du jour: Strange shrine

Toronto just lost its beloved “graffiti tree” on Queen Street West, but we still have our… whatever it is. I came across this strange...

By Christopher DeWolf

Features

Toronto Tuesday: A sacred tree on Queen, the Igor saga continues, and a pomo promo

Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts from our sister blog, Spacing Toronto. We hope it will fuel constructive dialogue on the urban issues...

By Chloe Ellingson

Architecture

Montage du jour : Le théâtre Monkland

Vers 1984-2008 Construit en 1929, le théâtre Monkland, qui comportait alors 1500 places fut le premier théâtre au Canada à être conçu spécialement pour le...

By Guillaume St-Jean

Events

Radiant City

DocVille is presenting Radiant City at Cinema du Parc Thursday the 14th @ 19:00. Christopher Gobeil a spokesperson for the Committee for the Sustainable...

By Catherine Vandermeulen

Communication

Scenes from away

Early in 2007, when the city was under cover of snow, somebody stapled pictures of lush gardens and inviting squares onto the wooden hydro poles around...

By Christopher DeWolf

Architecture

Montage du jour : Le cinéma Rivoli

Vers 1984-2008 Construit en 1926, le cinéma Rivoli ferma ses portes en 1982. Le somptueux décor intérieur fut alors démoli et remplacé par les étagères...

By Guillaume St-Jean

Communication