Tag Archives: Urban Redevelopment Issues
The Redpath Mansion – Now What?
Good news in the world of architectural heritage preservation (boy I like writing that) as culture minister Maka Kotto announced a thirty-day moratorium on the planned demolition of the historic Redpath Mansion. The culture ministry used a law stipulating that … Continue reading
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Tagged Architectural preservation, Avenue du Musée, Heritage Montreal, Historic preservation, Lachine Canal, Montreal Murder Mysteries, Quartier du Musée, Redpath, Redpath House, Sochaczevski Family, Square Mile, Urban Conservation, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Redevelopment Issues
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The Oldest Buildings in Montréal
So just how old is this city, really? We talk a lot about the city’s history and architectural heritage, of its old world charm. And of course we know that the city was founded by the Kingdom of France in … Continue reading
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Tagged Montréal Architecture, Montréal Culture, Montréal Landmarks, Montréal public-transit, Montréal Urban Design, Montréal Urban Living, Montreal History, Old Montréal, Old Port, Trams, Urban Conservation, Urban Redevelopment Issues, Vieux Montréal, Vieux-Port
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The Empress Theatre – A landmark in limbo
The Empress Theatre is back in the hands of the Borough of Cote-des-Neiges/ Notre-Dame-de-Grace, and the City is calling on the public for suggestions on what to do with the 84 year-old theatre. CTV Montreal reports that after a 12-year … Continue reading
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Tagged Empress Theatre, Montréal Culture, Montréal Landmarks, Montréal Society, Montréal Theatres, NDG, Sherbrooke Street West, Urban Conservation, Urban Redevelopment Issues
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Covering Over Modernity
This here’s a photo of what Montreal looked like back in the early 1930s. To situate yourself, first you’re looking ‘Montreal east’ – that’s the Jacques-Cartier Bridge under construction, and by my guess I think the airplane was flying near … Continue reading →
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