Streetscape / Paysage urbain
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Montreal’s other Chinatown in 2009
I took advantage of Good Friday to go out with my camera to take pictures in the neighbourhood west of Concordia University. A new Chinatown has been...
By Cédric Sam -
1ière avenue, part 3: Lachine
Continuing our tour of Montreal’s 1ière avenues, we find ourselves on Lachine’s tiny “1 Avenue” (as the street sign indicates) at...
By Chris Erb -
Everything You Probably Never Cared to Know About Manhole Covers
Final sewer inspection, North Collector, Montreal, 1955. (Photo source: City of Montreal Archives) I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that...
By Andrew Emond -
How Other Folks See the City
Last fall, I had a friend visit from Rimouski. I knew he wasn’t a city boy, and yet I was convinced that when he saw my spacious old NDG flat, when...
By Alanah Heffez -
Le gros mur noir
Le gros mur noir (circa 11-2007) reçoit aussi le “Publi-Sac”… On marche souvent sans porter une attention particulière aux détails des...
By Thomas-Bernard Kenniff -
An apostrophe catastrophe
A few weeks ago I posted on the Spacing Toronto blog about the new Toronto street signs my city is installing (I’ll happily admit I prefer what...
By Matthew Blackett -
Photo du Jour : Bar
Photo prise le 12 fév sur la rue St-Dominique, en bas de Ste-Catherine.
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Atelier d’horlogerie
Squished into the crack between St-Jean United Church and a pizzeria, this watchmaker’s workshop fits into a space no wider than a bicycle...
By Alanah Heffez -
1ière avenue, part 2: LaSalle
I’ve been putting it off for too long, but here finally is part two of my journey through Montreal’s various 1ière avenues. As I said in the...
By Chris Erb -
Photos du Jour : La rue St-Alexandre
Une petite espace intime sur la rue Saint-Alexandre, coin Dowd. La Basilique Saint-Patrick est juste à l’ouest, hors de vue. Photos prises le 25...
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : St-Hubert en haut de Viger
Photo prise le 10 janvier
By Alanah Heffez -
Photo du Jour : Westmount Row
Photo taken Dec 31st at the corner of Lansdowne Avenue and Côte St-Antoine.
By Alanah Heffez