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A condo tower done right
A certain segment of the population seems hard-wired to scoff at any mention of the word “condominium.” It’s certainly true that most...
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Sauvons l’église Saint-Sauveur!
The saviour is in need of saving. One of Montreal’s last-remaining mid-nineteenth century churches, the Église Saint-Sauveur at the corner of St...
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Photo du jour: Glen Road
Glen Road is, along with Greene Avenue, one of just two links between Lower Westmount and St. Henri. Whereas the Greene Avenue connection is fairly...
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Montreal’s Chinatown in 1984
I almost had to twist my father’s arm to get these photos onto Flickr, but it was well worth it. Since Boxing Day, he has been busy scanning our...
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Montreal’s lost Expo opportunity
Expo 67’s 40th anniversary has passed, but there’s one aspect of the world fair that I find strangely overlooked: its transportation system...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Tango de Montréal
[youtube]lej1kLzaIgA[/youtube] “Montreal Tango” was made last year for a National Film Board workshop by Tarek al-Nosir and two of his Dawson...
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Montreal’s suburban villages: Sainte Anne de Bellevue
Compact, walkable and attractive, Ste. Anne de Bellevue is one of the nicest old towns in suburban Montreal. It’s also about as far west as you can...
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Photo du jour : Découvrez les Irrésistibles
Photo prise au Centre Eaton de Montréal, lors du Boxing Day 2007.
By Cédric Sam -
Photo du jour : Tramway d’hiver
Horse-drawn tram on Ste. Catherine Street near Greene Avenue, 1877
By Christopher DeWolf -
Happy new year et meilleurs voeux pour 2008!
So, tell us — what did you get up to on New Year’s Eve?
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Greening Montreal’s laneways
Montrealers across the city are taking a renewed interest in their laneways. Since many of them are too narrow to work as service corridors, their...
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New life for Montreal’s park chalets
Beaver Lake chalet, photo by Frédéric Saia Original 1955 plans for the chalet Earlier this year, after two years of renovation, the Beaver Lake chalet on...
By Christopher DeWolf
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered