Tag Archives: Old Montréal
Port of Call, Montreal
Days after Montrealers went home salivating at the thought of a proposed new trans-regional light rail system, the Port of Montreal, in conjunction with the municipal and provincial government, announced a $78 million renovation of the Alexandra Quay and Iberville … Continue reading
Posted in Economic commentary, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Alexandra Pier, Alexandra Quay, Architecture of Montreal, design of Montreal, Gare Iberville, Iberville Terminal, Montreal Port, Montreal Port Authority, Old Montréal, Old Port, Port Authority of Montreal, Port de Montréal, Port of Montreal, Provencher Roy, public spaces in Montreal, Quebec architecture, Quebec design, Vieux-Port de Montréal
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Montreal at the Crossroads: 1758
If you’ll indulge me for a moment, let’s take a trip back in time. The year is 1758 and the ‘Seven Years’ War‘ had entered its fourth year in North America. The conflict was the largest international conflagration since the … Continue reading
Posted in History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City
Tagged 18th century Montreal, Ancien Régime, Architecture, Architecture of Montreal, Canadian History, Montréal, Montreal History, Old Montréal, Old Port of Montréal, Québec History, Rue Notre-Dame, Rue Saint-Paul, Vieux Montréal, Vieux-Port, Vieux-Port de Montréal, Ville Marie
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Public consultation can’t replace vision
If it weren’t for the fact that it’s apparently a great excuse for a lot of infrastructure spending, would anyone really care about the 375th anniversary of the founding of Ville Marie, which will coincide with the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 375, Bonsecours Market, Canada, Canada Lands Corporation, Cité du Havre, Montréal, Old Montréal, Old Port, Old Port of Montreal Corporation, Place Jacques Cartier, Place Vauquelin, Pointe du Moulin, Québec, Silo No. 5, Vieux Montréal, Vieux-Port, Windmill Point
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City hypocrisy re: wood burning ban?
I snapped the photo above in Place Jacques Cartier a few days back. It is a fire pit, one of several located near Rue de la Commune and intended to provide a place to warm up for all those out … Continue reading
Iconic Montreal Architecture – Complexe Desjardins
A quick summation before my screed. Here’s why I think Complexe Desjardins is an exceptional example of Montreal architecture: 1. It’s balanced without being symmetrical. The four towers are of different heights, ascending clockwise like a giant staircase. The tallest … Continue reading
Posted in History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 1976 Olympics, Architecture, Complexe Desjardins, La Cité, Milton-Parc, Montréal, Movement Desjardins, Old Montréal, Parti Québécois, Place Alexis-Nihon, Place des Arts, Place Dupuis, Place Victoria, Place Ville Marie, Quartier des Spectacles, UQAM, Westmount Square
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City describes its own urban redevelopment project as ‘ambitious’
We may have come full-circle. The City of Montreal recently released what it is describing as an ‘ambitious’ plan to redevelop the urban core of the city – what we ambiguously, perhaps ambitiously, call Downtown (though it for the most … Continue reading →
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