Tag Archives: Montréal Neighbourhoods

A Sensible Approach to Redeveloping Griffintown

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Let me make myself perfectly clear; being in favour of enhanced local government involvement in residential and commercial planning is not, in any way shape or form, anti-business. Nor is it necessarily going to lead to nepotism or otherwise create … Continue reading →

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City Building Without Community Planning – Part 1

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I was strolling through Reddit’s r/Canada sub-reddit when I found this gem. So a couple of people living in Toronto’s Liberty Village want to pass a city ordinance forbidding families from moving in, and I would imagine prevent family … Continue reading →

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New photos – Quartier des Spectacles & Fur District

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Check the photographs tab for Photos III, documenting my new neighbourhood, kinda known by a multitude of names, sparsely populated and barely a neighbourhood in any tangible sense, yet home sweet home nonetheless. Click here for instant photo action!

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A stroll through the Plateau on a sunny summer afternoon… {a little bit of pleasantness}

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes
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Vintage Pics – Industrial Little Burgundy

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I can’t get an exact date on this pic, but as you can see the Champlain Bridge is up but Nun’s Island isn’t much developed. Griffintown and Little Burgundy are clearly visible in this pic, though you can see there’s … Continue reading →

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