1.0Spacing Montrealhttps://spacing.ca/montrealChristopher DeWolfhttps://spacing.ca/montreal/author/christopher/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oM5LrVEmsj"><a href="https://spacing.ca/montreal/2008/02/07/remember-the-mountain-street-viaduct/">Remember the Mountain Street viaduct</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/montreal/2008/02/07/remember-the-mountain-street-viaduct/embed/#?secret=oM5LrVEmsj" width="600" height="338" title="“Remember the Mountain Street viaduct” — Spacing Montreal" data-secret="oM5LrVEmsj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> If you were around before the 1970s, you might still remember the Mountain Street viaduct, which spanned the Canadian National tracks between St. Jacques and Notre Dame. These photos, taken around 1930 and scanned from the city archives by Coolopolis’ Kristian Gravenor, show a particularly lively and substantial part of the city. It’s now unrecognizable,Continue readinghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/2248192380_36e814359f.jpg?v=0