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Blast from the (very recent) past
I was rummaging through some of my old photos this evening when I came across some that were taken in the fall of 2002. It is so recent yet, in some ways...
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Photo du jour: The Lower Main
These metal shutters, common in so many cities around the world, are mostly absent in Montreal — except in the area around Ste. Catherine and the...
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The problems with the Griffintown project
Raphaël Fischler, a professor of urban design at McGill University, has weighed in on the Griffintown project with an op-ed published in today’s...
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Welcome, winter
This year, winter came early, with an endless week of snow and slush. The snowstorm last night was nice, though, a reminder of the calm that descends over...
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Cultural guerrillas restore Paris’ Pantheon clock
TORONTO — Here in Toronto, we like to revel in the actions of guerrilla activists who do things to try and better our everyday lives: the Urban...
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Photo du jour : Pas d’espèce de cochon
This sign, located in an alley near Mount Royal and St. Denis on the Plateau, is meant to encourage cleanliness, but I can’t help but feel sorry for...
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Chinatown’s changing, but it’s still a vital place
Chinatown is changing: new businesses are opening and a set of vacant lots on St. Laurent is set to be transformed next year into a $20 million shopping...
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Photo du jour: Le pont Jacques Cartier
photo by Misha Warbanski The Jacques Cartier Bridge spans the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Longueuil, Quebec. Here it is on a rainy night from...
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Greening Milton Park
Hutchison Street in Milton Park, aka the McGill Ghetto The neighbourhood of Milton-Parc is tucked into a corner of downtown between McGill University and...
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Naoya Hatakeyama’s Scales at the CCA
New York at Japan’s Tobu World Square theme park If you’re heading to the Canadian Centre for Architecture anytime soon to check out their...
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SPACING MONTREAL POLL: Do you jaywalk?
Montrealers are known for the tendency to cross the street wherever they want. Simply put, most of us have no aversion to jaywalking, and there’s no...
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Photo du jour: “No parking” in three languages
Alley behind Park Avenue. July 23, 2007
By Christopher DeWolf
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered