{"id":234,"date":"2007-11-05T23:48:28","date_gmt":"2007-11-06T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/?p=234"},"modified":"2013-01-21T11:39:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:39:36","slug":"walking-hochelaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2007\/11\/05\/walking-hochelaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Hochelaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the minor splash made by a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrealmirror.com\/2007\/102507\/news2.html\">article in Mirror<\/a>, Montreal&#8217;s fledgling Psychogeography Society turned its gaze &#8212; and its feet &#8212; east. On a gray day that bore a hint of the chillier winter still to come, a few brave souls headed into Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, starting at Papineau metro. The choice seemed an obvious one: like many Anglos, I have too few reasons to explore the city&#8217;s more easternly side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2392\/1881012586_9150f16c41.jpg\" height=\"374\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We started by heading past Ste. Catherine to the river, where the Jacques Cartier Bridge looms over a few neglected residential streets and a now-abandoned pumping station. Of all the south shore spans, the Cartier &#8212; with its arched pillars with their massive footprints &#8212; is my favorite. The Cartier Bridge seems also to punctuate a boundaries between the bicycle paths that traverse downtown and those that head east; navigating the Notre-Dame bike path after the bridge suddenly feels more like an off-road adventure than a reasonable commute. But I digress&#8230; this was a walking trip after all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2119\/1880190373_61389ed97b.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Strolling aimlessly, we wound our way east slowly, following our whims and curiosities to see where they would lead us. For that reason, I can&#8217;t say for sure where this is, but after following the central artery of an alley for several blocks (somewhere east of Frontenac, north of de Maisonneuve) we were directed to this interesting branch by an acquaintance, who was as surprised to find a half dozen walkers in her back alley as I was to see her there with her two young children. Apparently, a neighbour is responsible for this little pocket of green that includes ferns, lilac bushes and even medicinal plants like echinacea.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights on the walk included a run-in with fame. Thinking there might be free food at the Bain Mathieu (2915 Ontario), a decommissioned public pool that now hosts various exhibitions, we found ourselves in line behind Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. The exhibition the in question is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1001visages.ca\/\">1001 Visages<\/a>, an international celebration of caricature art and I wondered what it would be like to visit a art show that featured caricatures of oneself.<\/p>\n<p>Every walk with our intrepid clan of walkers seems to lead to unexpected and novel discoveries. Where will our next organized walk take place? Do you have any ideas? Care to join us? I&#8217;ll post an announcement for our next walk here on Spacing Montreal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the minor splash made by a recent article in Mirror, Montreal&#8217;s fledgling Psychogeography Society turned its gaze &#8212; and its feet &#8212; east. 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