Streetscape / Paysage urbain
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A Visit to the Vespasiennes
Walking through Cabot Square you may have spotted this unusual octagonal building that could almost pass as a shrine or even tiny palace. But the only...
By Jacob Larsen -
Photo du jour: Clean Streets
Two signs helping to rid rue Fabre and its alley of les déchets. August 24, 2007
By Chris Erb -
Phillips Square
Phillips Square, it has always seemed to me, is inexplicably overlooked. In theory, it should be one of Montreal’s most prominent public spaces...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Montreal’s vanished newsstands
Kate McDonnell snapped this photo of a newsstand at Pine and St. Laurent in 1991. Back then, it was one of three remaining outdoor news kiosks in...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Destination: boulevard Décarie
When most people think of Décarie Boulevard, images of an incredibly wide, smelly, and loud street with a six lane wide trench running down the middle...
By Chris Erb -
Creative moving
When push comes to shove and that stairwell just ain’t getting any wider, try a creative approach to moving. Furniture hooks on the outside of...
By Misha Warbanski -
‘S.V.P. Insérez vingt-cinq sous’ (encore): What do payphone rate hikes mean for Montreal?
Next time your cell dies and you dig out a quarter for a payphone, you’ll have to dig a little deeper. After the go-ahead from the CRTC earlier this...
By Jacob Larsen -
Goodbye Griffintown…
Hello… Brossard? Local media outlets have been abuzz with talk of Quebec City based Devimco Inc.’s plans to rip down the gritty industrial neighbourhood...
By Chris Erb -
Who is painting the manhole covers?
I’m not just asking — I really want to know. Over the past month, somebody has painted dozens of manhole covers around Mile End, on Park...
By Christopher DeWolf