Tag Archives: Ville-Marie Expressway
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
Reconstruction & Obstructionism – the Case for Greater Autonomy
Early one morning late last week Mayor Coderre announced that a portion of the Ville-Marie Expressway will be covered over in time for the city’s 375th anniversary and by the end of the day the idea was shot down in … Continue reading
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Tagged Denis Coderre, Highway Trench, Highways of Montreal, Montréal-Québec Relations, Political autonomy for Montreal, Politics of Montreal, Politics of Québec, Projet Montréal, Richard Bergeron, Urban Planning in Montréal, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Renewal, Ville-Marie Borough, Ville-Marie Expressway
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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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