As you walk the course of the Promenade Photo credits 14 22 30 38 45 52 59 67 74 90 97 01 Jeanne Mance, 1606–1673, fondatrice de Fleuve-Montagne, you will see in a new light The view of Saint-Jacques The historic site of The Grand Trunk Railway Montréal Vauxhall, a grand The Tailors in Place Phillips The studio of photographer The Customs House Saint Patrick’s Basilica The big ambitions of Canadian Public Art Entourage Guimard, Hector Guimard Autoportrait, Nicolas Baier Animations   l’Hôtel-Dieu de St-Joseph de Montréal, 1642, Cathedral from Rue Belmont Company of amusement centre William Notman National (CN) Autoportrait n.d., carte postale, BAnQ, CP 033921 CON. the great architectural, historical and artistic Mount Royal is an iconic place, The Customs House (105 Rue McGill) , 2012 04 Le canal de Lachine et le port de Montréal, recognized internationally since 2005. Offering a theme park, a zoo, dance is a nine-storey monument built From 1910 to 1960, railway companies, Nicolas Baier c.1920, carte postale, BAnQ, CP 5658 CON. 82 A 05 Affiche du Vieux-Port de Montréal, c. 1985, initiatives that shaped the city. More than Pressure from real estate interests hall, tavern and restaurant, Montréal in two phases (1912–1916 and eventually nationalized under the Installation (glass, stainless steel, Cortège, Projet EVA Strolling about at Pointe-à-Callière Vittorio, BAnQ, AFF Q B 000746. 100 points of interest, grouped under four that threatened the integrity of the Vauxhall, opened in 1781, was 1934–1936) by the Government of name of the Canadian National (CN), concrete, paint) 06 Le port de Montréal et la Mountain led to citizen and govern- the first amusement park in the city. Canada for the receipt and customs imagined rail development on an Cortège, 2017 Property of Ivanhoé Cambridge In collaboration with the Pointe-à- vers l’est, c. 1878, William Notman, Musée McCord, VIEW-841.0.3. themes, allow you to discover the Urban ment initiatives to have the site be clearance of goods. international scale, which would con- Projet EVA (Etienne Grenier & esplanade Callière museum, Place D’Youville 09 Rues pavées sur la place du Marché-Neuf, 1936, given proper recognition. z tribute to redefining the city centre Simon Laroche) 1 Place Ville-Marie, will be pedestrianized and animated Conrad Poirier, BAnQ, P48,S1,P758. Landscape, the Memory of Places, the 39 10 Monument aux pionniers et marché Saint- and a modern Montréal. Digital Works Montréal, QC H3B 2B6 for the summer season. Anne à la place d’Youville, c. 1895, Musée The and the 60 Built Heritage, and Public Art that mark All along Promenade Fleuve-Montagne June 8 to September 2, 2017 McCord, VIEW-2817. The Grand Trunk Railway Company “” of The Grand Trunk and Canadian 12 La rue Saint-Paul et l’édifice de la Douane lors The oldest building of the development (River-Mountain Walkway) de la grande inondation, 1886, Musée McCord, of Canada is a pioneer of the North Pacific Buildings 75 98 the course. Memory of Places known as the Philips Plan (1178–1184 MP-0000.236.4  American network of railways. Place Ville Marie, the centre Female Landscape, Gerald Gladstone B 14 Scène d’enneigement à Belmont Park, 1891, Place Phillips) was occupied for BAnQ Vieux-Montréal - Archives, MAS 1-59A-b. A British company incorporated in of modernity 83 The Marché du Vieux Rue Belmont carried its name well. decades by Charles Johnson & Son, a Female Landscape, 1972 16 Estampe montrant le square Phillips, c. 1865, 1852, it elected to set up its head Château Ramezay - Musée et site historique de Located at the summit of the hill, 23 Les éléments, Alexandre David Gerald Gladstone At the Marché du Vieux, fill your office in Montréal. tailor who specialized in Scottish kilts. Montréal, 1996.3022. it once offered “beautiful views” of Montréal’s first public square Les éléments, 2018 Fountain- (bronze, basket with fresh produce and bread, 17 Strathcona Hall, rue Sherbrooke, c. 1910, Musée the urban landscape and surrounding Alexandre David concrete, water equipment) but also with unique crafts designed McCord, MP-0000.872.10. During a short stopover in the 46 19 Le campus de l’Université McGill, 1873–1875, countryside, an incarnation of 31 Installation (concrete) Property of Ivanhoé Cambridge by local artisans. Anonyme, Musée McCord, MP-0000.106.1. St. Lawrence Valley in 1611, Samuel the opulence of Côte du Beaver Hall. Krausmann’s Lorraine All along Promenade Fleuve-Montagne Place Ville Marie esplanade July 21 to October 31, 2017 21 Le fleuve Saint-Laurent et le mont Royal, Place des Commissaires and the Inaugurated in 1847, Saint Patrick’s Montréal vu de la montagne, 1840, W.H. 07 de Champlain chose a campsite on Café and Grill Marché-à-Foin (Haymarket) William Notman (1826–1891) is one (River-Mountain Walkway) 1 Place Ville Marie, Bartlett, BAnQ, ID 010. Urban Landscapes the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Basilica is the oldest English-speaking  and the of Montréal’s most famous photogra- Montréal, QC H3B 2B6 24. Embâcle de glace dans le port de Montréal, c. 15 cleared the trees, and founded Roman in the city. C 1905, carte postale, BAnQ, CP 025007 CON. survival of Old Montréal phers. Two of his studios were located Entourage Guimard, 1967 Place Royale. The Grand Trunk Building (360 Rue It is the main symbol and religious 84 25. The ship labourer’s strike : Demonstration in The urban development plans in the Square Phillips area. Hector Guimard Métissage (Exhibition) front of S.S. Moravian, 1880, BAnQ, ID B 13. Architect and pioneer Blanche Lemco McGill), completed in 1902, is an masterpiece of the Irish community. 01 of New Town Entre nous, Andrew Dutkewych Architectural element (cast iron, 99 25 Marie Marguerite du Frost de la Jammeraie, van Ginkel was actively involved in the excellent example of eclectic The past and the present, the here and veuve d’Youville, 1905, BAnQ, CP 003567. Jeanne Mance, Paul de Chomedey The development of New Town Comblanchien stone) Monument à John F. Kennedy, 27 Ruines du parlement, marché Sainte-Anne, preservation of the historic site of Old 24 classicism (a mix of styles), while CP’s Entre nous, 1992 away, the self and the other. These 53 Paul Lancz 1849, John Henry Walker, Musée McCord, de Maisonneuve and the birthplace Montréal. In fact, it was thanks to her (1840–1860), headed by a small group Historical winter activities on 68 Andrew Dutkewych Société de transport de Montréal lines are blurred to give way to a rich Wild nights on Rue Sainte-Catherine Shaughnessy Building (401–407 MO-0000.811.2. of Montréal of landowners involved in business and public art collection 29 Jesse Joseph, 1877, Notman & Sandham, Musée efforts that Autoroute Ville-Marie was the river’s ice Rue McGill), built in 1912, Montréal Paper Hill, the press district Sculpture (bronze, calcaire) blend of the sculptural displays of politics, confirmed the British elite’s Musée Pointe-à-Callière Square-Victoria–OACI métro entrance Georgia Volpe, Bill Vazan and Jose Luis McCord, II-43721. not built on Rue de la Commune. of the early 20th century. Nestled between Rue Saint-Antoine, Place Ville Marie, a construction 30 Le pont Victoria, 1899, William Notman & Son, success, status and desire for distinction. Musée McCord, VIEW-3248. Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, Côte project led by the American promoter 350 Place Royale, Torres. July 17 to November 30, 2017 Founded in 1785 by Joseph Frobisher, William Zeckendorf on the request Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y5 Exhibition curator: Stéphane Bertrand 31 Vue de la côte du Beaver Hall depuis le square 08 The Dubrûlé Building, built by du Beaver Hall and Rue Bleury, Paper 91 des Commissaires, c. 1870, BAnQ, MAS 1-55A-a. In 1809, the commissioners who were the “ostentatious baron,” the Beaver 61 of Canadian National (CN), has been, 32 Monument à la Reine Victoria au square Victoria, 16 the famous architect , Hill was once an collection of buildings Taichi single whip, Ju Ming The commissioners’ plan and tasked with demolishing fortifications Club originally included traders John Young and the architecture of c. 1908, carte postale, BAnQ, CP 5459 CON. housed Krausmann’s Lorraine Café and related to the printing industry. since 1962, the symbol of Montréal’s 33 La rue Saint-Jacques, c. 1885, William Notman Rue McGill Square Beaver Hall and Square 85 D acquired land outside the walls to who spent their winters in the Upper warehouse stores modernity, the heart of the city centre & Son, Musée McCord, VIEW-1990.1. Phillips, centres of upscale lifestyles z Grill, one of the city’s most recognized La peur, Gilles Mihalcean Collets de survie II (Exhibition) In 1799, Parliament introduced a open a public square that would be Country (west of the Great Lakes). and its underground city. 36 Émeute Gavazzi au marché au foin, 1853, restaurants in the 1920s and 1930s. Anonyme, Musée McCord, MP-0000.812.2. resolution to demolish the fortifica­ named Place des Commissaires. It 69 Twenty years after their first appear- 37 Square Victoria, BAnQ, CP 033196 CON. would later be enlarged and take the The Henry Birks stores ance, the Collets de survie by Gilbert 39 Affiche publicitaire de la compagnie Molson tions surrounding the city, since In the 19th century, when winter 40 76 présentant la maison d’été de Joseph Frobisher Montréal was no longer a military name of Square Victoria. 47 Boyer will be wrapped around street construite sur la colline Beaver Hall, 1931, arrived, the St. Lawrence River would Works by the Grey and the Avenue McGill College post- post. They then mandated commis- The tragedy of the Blue Bird - lights in Faubourg des Récollets. Château Ramezay – Musée et site historique de transform into a giant playground Saint Patrick parish modernist Montréal, 1998.9962.5. sioners to establish a city plan. Wagon Wheel August 21, 2017, to June 30, 2018 for Montrealers. 32 40 Le refuge St. Bridget’s Refuge, c. 1896, William Avenue McGill College has about Notman & Son, Musée McCord, VIEW-2969. Allegiance to Queen Victoria On September 1, 1972, arson at the 42 La côte du Beaver Hall en 1967, tiré de Marc. H. Blue Bird café-restaurant and the ten postmodern buildings and Choko (1990), Les grandes places publiques de 09 25 E Wagon Wheel bar (1127 Avenue skyscrapers, architecture that typical Montréal, Montréal, Éditions du Méridien, p. 107. Path of Resilience (Exhibition) 43 Mabel May, Toits. Vue de mon atelier, rue The cobblestones of Old Montréal Working conditions and labour Union) killed 37 people. of the 1980s and 1990s, that mark University, tire de Jacques Desrochers et strikes by canal and port workers the economic revival of the city centre. An exphibition in three locations Brian Foss (2015), Le groupe de Beaver Hall. It was at the junction of the Petite and longshoremen steeped in history, introducing the Une modernité des années 1920, Montréal et Concert halls, theatres, cinemas, Londres, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal et

rivière Saint-Pierre and the 48 Monument à John F. Kennedy, 1986 works of Maria Hupfield, Nadia Black Dog Publishing, p. 203. Walkway restaurants and taverns proliferated 77

St. Lawrence River that Jeanne The pastry shop of Alfred Joyce, Paul Lancz Myre and Skawennati, three contem- 44 Monument et place du Frère-André, 2012, Guy

on Rue Sainte-Catherine, which was In 1894, Henry Birks and Sons left Peter Rose’s Eaton Centre and the L’Heureux, Bureau d’art public, Ville de Montréal. The River-Mountain River-Mountain The Mance and Paul de Chomedey a pioneer of the commercialization Sculpture (bronze, granite) porary artists with Aboriginal roots. 45 Le square Beaver Hall, vers 1925, BAnQ, already well-known as a shopping Rue Saint-Jacques and inaugurated revival of the city centre de Maisonneuve founded Montréal of downtown Montréal public art collection July 8 to November 30, 2017 CP 028453. paradise in the early 1920s. the largest jewellery store in North 46 Krausmann’s “Lorraine” Cafe, : in 1642. However, they were not Construction of the Eaton Centre (705 Intersection of Avenue du Président- Exhibition curator: Cheryl Sim A bridge, a square, an avenue, three America in Square Phillips. famous for food, beer and , seating the first ones there! The are intimately linked Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest) was part Kennedy and Avenue McGill College capacity of 300, c. 1925, carte postale, BAnQ, CP Square Phillips and Square Beaver streets, two monuments and a metro John Young (1811–1873) was a 029934 CON. to the history of the church and the 54 of a strategy, around the 1990s, to Hall, derived from the Phillips plan for station all pay tribute to Queen businessman­ and president of the Taichi single whip, 1985 F 48 Magasin d’Alfred Joyce, confiseur, rue Cathcart, Saint Patrick parish. Many charitable Rue Sainte-Catherine: 70 revitalize retail business in Montréal’s La peur, 1993 1921, William Notman & Son, Musée McCord, the establishment of New Town, Victoria. Under her reign, the metrop- Montréal Harbour Commission. VIEW-19857. 02 In Old Montréal, the sound of horses Former urinals Gilles Mihalcean Ju Ming 100 The musical Square and educational institutions came a shopping paradise city centre. Each year, it receives around 50 Monument au roi Édouard, square Phillips, The former Rivière Saint-Pierre and trotting on cobblestone streets trans- contributed to the development of olis experienced a major period of In 1853, he acquired land bordered Private collection La Foule illuminée, Raymond Mason to be under their responsibility for 30 million visitors. Installation (aluminum, steel, granite, Square Victoria comes alive with the 1914, William Notman & Son, Musée McCord, the city and demonstrated the alliance expansion and growth. by the streets McGill, William and Gray the William Collector ports us to a bygone era. However, The Old Port and the limestone, marble, sandstone) Square Victoria, near Avenue Viger La Foule illuminée, 1986 sounds of jazz musicians and budding VIEW-5304. over a century. 51 Magasin de Henry Morgan, rue Sainte- th it should be noted that the streets in between the public and private sectors. to build a few warehouse stores. At the beginning of the 19 century, are now tourism and recreation centres. Centre d’histoire de Montréal Raymond Mason artists every Thursday, from July 20 Catherine, c. 1890, William Notman & Son, that neighbourhood were not always But it wasn’t long ago that people 78 Montréal public art collection Musée McCord, VIEW-2539.1. the Rivière Saint-Pierre was no 33 92 Sculpture to October 26, 2017, at lunchtime paved with cobblestone worked very hard at these locations. 41 Place Mercantile and the evolution 52 Studio photographie de William Notman & Son longer the waterway that Samuel de 17 Rue Saint-Jacques, 62 306 Place D’Youville, Property of Industrielle Alliance and happy hour. sur l’avenue Union, 1913, William Notman & in heritage thinking June, Geneviève Cadieux Champlain had favourably described Canada’s Wall Street The Sulpicians and the Montréal, QC H2Y 2B6 Financial Group Son, Musée McCord, VIEW-8740. The prestigious Rue Sherbrooke The narrow restaurant on Rue McGill 53 Le théâtre Capitol, 1925, Musée McCord, strategic establishment of The Place Mercantile (770 Rue June, 2003 in his writings. It was an open sewer, 10 and the 26 In 1861, confectioner Alfred Joyce In front of Tour BNP Paribas, MP-0000.587.144. Saint Patrick’s Basilica The narrow building on 444 Rue McGill Geneviève Cadieux G a true conduit for epidemics. moved his shop onto Rue Sainte- Sherbrooke Ouest) project in 1982 was on esplanade McGill 54 Les grands magasins sur la rue Sainte-Catherine Place D’Youville and the Marguerite d’Youville and the Grey arouses curiosity. Built in 1955 on a thin 86 Photography The green esplanade of the Ouest, Archives de la Ville de Montréal, In order to meet the needs of the Irish Catherine at the northeast corner of a key moment in the protection 1981 Avenue McGill College, Monument aux pionniers Nuns of Montréal strip of land along Rue Saint-Maurice, Monument à John Young, Property of Ivanhoé Cambridge St-Patrick Basilica R3153-1-2-003. community, and spread the influence Square Phillips, which marked of built heritage. Rather than demol- Montréal, QC H3A 3A8 55 Parade du Père Noël, Conrad Poirier, 1938, 03 In 1737, a young widow and her com- it has always housed a restaurant. Louis-Philippe Hébert Édifice Jacques-Parizeau, A closely hidden secret of neigh- BAnQ, P48,S1,P2205. of the Catholic religion, the Sulpicians the shift of the commercial heart Urinals (public toilets) were installed ishing old buildings, the tendency 58 Les silos du port de Montréal, 1948, Conrad Pointe-à-Callière and Fort Ville-Marie panions took a secret vow to care for terrace leading to Rue Hermine constructed Saint Patrick’s Basilica of Montréal from Downtown Originally, Rue Sainte-Catherine was in several Montréal squares during since then has been to integrate them bouring residents and workers, Poirier, BAnQ, P48,S1, P16577.

the poor. Thus, Marguerite d’Youville a quiet street that ran through and Rue Saint-Antoine Ouest 101 this haven of greenery is well worth 60 Siège social du Grand Tronc, c. 1906, William s oject Legacy Pr Legacy the 1930s in the context of the Pointe-à-Callière, as indicated by its between 1843 and 1847. (Old Montréal) to the new Uptown 63 into new structures, and in this case, Notman & Son, Musée McCord, VIEW-4194. founded the Sisters of Charity of New Town (current downtown area) Totem urbain / Histoire en dentelles, name, was, at the time, a perfect spit (current downtown area). The modernism of the former economic crisis and “unemployment into a modern tower. discovering. Guided visits of the 61 Monument à John Young, c. 1913, William Montréal, also called the Grey Nuns. residential development. At the turn Pierre Granche Notman & Son, Musée McCord, VIEW-4993. of land for boats to dock. -Dominion Bank building work” started by then Montréal 93 Basilica are offered daily. 42 th 66 Édifice Bell Telephone Co. depuis le square of the 20 century, it became a Mayor Camillien Houde. Totem urbain / Histoire en Victoria, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, The Toronto-Dominion Bank building La Joute, Jean-Paul Riopelle The Commerce House 49 destination of choice for shopping. 79 MIKAN 3323151. The Promenade Fleuve-Montagne 27 dentelles, 1992 04 For a century, from 1850 to 1950, Victory Square and the World Wars (500 Rue Saint-Jacques Ouest) with McGill University’s Morrice and La Joute, 1969–1970 H 67 La basilique Saint-Patrick et son parvis-jardin, Pierre Granche 1910, William Notman & Son, Musée McCord, The Lachine Canal and the locks In the early 1860s, several large and Fire at the Parliament and the Rue Saint-Jacques was known as the its international style, it illustrated the 71 Redpath halls Jean-Paul Riopelle Classical middays at Square Phillips is a 3.8 km pedestrian walkway In the first half of the 20th century, Sculpture (aluminum, brass, VIEW-4810.0. opulent homes were built on Rue Rebellion Losses Bill heart of Montréal’s financial district, 55 architectural transition between the Christ Church Cathedral Sculpture (bronze) 69 Le square Phillips et le Birks Building, 1894, Square Phillips hosted several glass, limestone, silicone) Classical and baroque musical groups that offers Montrealers the “Wall Street” of Canada. The parades and magic of classicism of older bank buildings and BAnQ, In : illustrated 1894... Sherbrooke Ouest, contributing to the Musée d’art contemporain de liven up Square Phillips every Montreal : published by the Consolidated celebrations and events commem- Christmas on Rue Sainte-Catherine McCord Museum street’s prestigious status. the modernism of office towers. Montréal collection Wednesday from 5 pm to 7 pm, Illustrating Co., p. 71. and visitors the chance to orating Canadian participation in 2175 Rue Victoria, 70 Le square Phillips vu depuis le 17e étage de la Quartier international de Montréal, 34 the two world wars. Montréal, QC H3A 2A3 July 19 to October 25, 2017. tour University, 1937, Conrad Poirier, BAnQ. discover Montréal’s Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle P48,S1,P1215 18 The Quartier international 64 71 La Cathédrale anglicane Christ Church, Mist, light and circle of fire: emblematic sites. The creation of a view of Avenue de Montréal The World Trade Centre Montréal 1866, John Henry Walker, Musée McCord, 50 from mid-May to mid-October 102 I M975.62.586. and the Ruelle des Fortifications McGill College The Quartier international de Montréal The edible link 73 Le Crystal Palace, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, A friendly agreement and Inukshuk, Jusipi Nalukturuk 1866, William Notman & Son, Musée McCord, Place D’Youville is located along (QIM) is a sector of the business Built between 1988 and 1991, the Many projects and debates in the controversy around the Monument Urban agriculture comes to life on I-20722.2. the former Petite rivière Saint-Pierre, 94 Inukshuk, 1992 With the opening of the Lachine 1980s created a new heritage quarter that groups the head offices à Édouard VII World Trade Centre Montréal (747 75 Vue aérienne de la Place Ville-Marie, Unveiled in 1967, Commerce House Jusipi Nalukturuk Côte du Beaver Hall between Victoria 1965, Archives de la Ville de Montréal, Canal in 1825, ships could now in the axis of Fort Ville-Marie. For a of many international organizations Square Victoria) is a unique real estate Monument au frère André, awareness, one which showcased (1080 Côte du Beaver Hall) expressed Morrice Hall (3485 Rue McTavish) and Monument à John Young, 1911 and Phillips squares. VM94-B010-003. long time, this informal area hosted Émile Brunet Sculpture (stone, cement) bypass the rapids bearing the same and protected a view of Mount within a prestigious urban setting. project which combines heritage and the (3459 Rue McTavish) 79 Cérémonie d’ouverture de la bibliothèque In 1843, the Parliament of the Province the ambitions of modern Montréal Louis-Philippe Hébert McCord Museum July 21 to October 31, 2017 name, which transformed Montréal public markets and the parliament contemporary architecture. Redpath, Université McGill, 1893, Anonyme, Royal from downtown. of Canada moved from Kingston to and the shared desire of francophone Each year, several parades run along are among the most architecturally Sculpture (bronze, granite) Musée McCord, MP-0000.25.250. of Canada. 690 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, into a hub of industrial development Rue Sainte-Catherine, including the expressive of all McGill University’s Montréal public art collection 80 Salon de la maison Allan « Ravenscrag », 1911, Montréal. It was located in the former 35 and anglophone businessmen Montréal, QC H3A 1E9 William Notman & Son, Musée McCord, in . Christmas parade and the Saint Patrick campus buildings. J 19 Sainte-Anne market building built The and ties to create prestigious headquarters. 65 335 Rue de la Commune Ouest, II-185093. Le Diplomate parklets 81 Centre universitaire des étudiants, rue 11 in 1832 at Place D’Youville, and would with the Vatican parade, both of which have been Montréal, QC H2Y 2E2 The “American-style” campus of Édifice Jacques-Parizeau – Caisse de 103 Sherbrooke, c. 1910, William Notman & Son, The fortifications and the door of become the stage for violent riots. taking place since 1824. A new take on the traditional public Musée McCord, VIEW-4848. 05 McGill University Tour de la Bourse, Place Victoria was dépôt et placement du Québec 80 43 Le Joyau royal et le Mile doré, 85 Michel Dubreuil, 2010 The creation of the Old Port the Récollets bench, parklets invite pedestrians to erected in 1964. Financed by a The artists of the Beaver Hall group The Édifice Jacques-Parizeau (1000 The mansions of Golden Square 87 86 Guy L’Heureux, 2012 Philippe Allard et Justin Duchesneau sit, talk and relax for a while in Square 89 Guy L’Heureux, 2013 Between 1685 and 1804, Montréal company that possessed considerable 56 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle), home Mile and Ravenscrag Nadia ou le saut du tremplin, 28 The Anglican Christ Church Cathedral Victoria. July 4 to October 31, 2017 90 Archives de la STM was surrounded by fortifications first Le Joyau royal et le Mile doré, 2017 The Great Peace of Montréal funds from the Vatican, this work v James McGill and the birth of to the Caisse de dépôt et placement (635 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest) Marcel Barbeau 91 Michel Dubreuil, 2012 Philippe Allard et Justin Duchesneau 94 Guy L’Heureux, 2012 made of wood, then stone. Their was designed by an Italian architect McGill University Québec, is a true icon of Montréal’s The was flourishing in New is home to the oldest English-speaking Nadia ou le saut du tremplin, 1976 Sculpture (granite Péribonka, brass 99 Guy L’Heureux, 2013 dismantling at the beginning of the Luigi Moretti and a famous Italian K 104 Daisy Charles th McGill University was the first institu- contemporary architecture and congregation in Montréal and offers Marcel Barbeau th France in the 17 century. But before The Monument à Édouard VII occupies and translucent concrete) 19 century promoted the develop- engineer Pier Luigi Nervi. a major financial hub in Québec. Lunch hour yoga at McGill the Great Peace of 1701, it would tion to be established on the mountain. a remarkable example of ornamented Sculpture (aluminum, acrylic) ment of the city. a prominent position in Square At the corner of Rue Sherbrooke Ouest also be the cause of violent conflicts Phillips. It bears witness to Canadians’ neo-Gothic architecture. Musée d’art contemporain de and Rue McTavish Promenade Fleuve- Free yoga downtown at noon between the Amerindian nations 36 Montréal collection every Wednesday, from June 21 to patriotic enthusiasm, particularly 57 66 Montagne (River-Mountain Walkway) 12 and European colonists. Promenade du Vieux-Port September 13, 2017. The : a English-speaking Canadians, during Simon McTavish and downtown Bell Telephone headquarters 72 The harbour commission and the Rue Saint-Pierre at the corner of tragic confrontation over World War I. land holdings The city in the 1920s great flood of 1886 Rue de la Commune Ouest 104 The McGill University campus is corruption in Rome 29 At the end of the 18th century, In the 1920s and 1930s, Côte du Public artworks on the L enhanced by the landscape scenery The buildings and career of The Beaver Hall Group was a group 51 Simon McTavish ran the North West Beaver Hall and Square Phillips McGill Campus McCord Museum Urban Forest of its main entrance, its wooded businessman Jesse Joseph of artists who helped modernize From Morgan’s to the Hudson’s Company and was the most prom- became a prestigious hub testifying , an expression 88 As part of the city’s 375th celebra- promenades and its predominantly Canadian painting in the 1920s. They Bay Company inent Montréal merchant at that to Montréal’s status as a North coined by writer Hugh MacLennan, Choral, Maria José Sheriff Monument au frère André, 1986 tions, the Urban Forest grows back Victorian architecture. painted many scenes of Montréal’s time. He, along with a few associates American metropolis. describes a thousand square mile Choral, 2006 Émile Brunet and beyond Rue Victoria. urban landscape. and other notables, established residential sector on the southern slope Maria José Sheriff Sculpture (bronze, granite) May 24 to October 1, 2017 Montréal public art collection 20 themselves in the area that became of Mount Royal where large mansions Sculpture (aluminum) 73 Place du Frère-André The McTavish reservoir and New Town (current downtown area). were built between 1850 and 1930. Fonderie Darling 44 Crystal Palace of Montréal At the corner of Place Phillips and M pumping station 745 Rue , Saint Joseph’s Oratory and its The terrasse du mitan The creation of the Old Port is a legacy Montréal, QC H3C 1R8 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest What looks like a castle straight out of showcase in downtown Montréal 81 of Montréal’s 350th anniversary. This Located halfway between the river the Renaissance is in reality a modern McCord Museum: Montréal’s social large urban park, rooted in the history The “Church Corner” was often the Built Heritage and the mountain, this long, The Montréal Harbour Commission was engineering work: a drinking water  history museum 95 of area, was born of the public’s desire stage for conflicts among followers of 89 plant-filled terrace on Avenue McGill established in 1830. The first improve- pumping station and its reservoir. Monument à Édouard VII, to reclaim the river. different religions. The Gavazzi Riots Monument à la reine Victoria, College is worthy of a stop. ments made to the port started with Marshall Wood Louis-Philippe Hébert in 1853 were one of the bloodiest 58 May 10 to October 31, 2017 the construction of masonry docks. episodes in the history of Montréal. Monument à Édouard VII, 1914 21 In 1850, brothers Henry and James Grain Silo no. 5 and the grain 06 The great flood of 1886 contributed to Louis-Philippe Hébert The emergence of the concept of Morgan founded the Henry Morgan transfers system Rue de la Commune and the the modernization of the port. Sculpture (bronze, granite) N “window on the river” and “view & Company and set up shop in Square transformation of natural riverbanks 37 Montréal public art collection McTavish public market of Mount Royal” The “Church Corner” and the Victoria. Impacted by the great 13 Businessman and consul Jesse Joseph, Square Phillips A multitude of fresh organic products postcard view In 1982, Square Beaver Hall was flood of 1886, Morgan’s moved to considered as one of the founders More than fifteen public artworks delivered directly from the farm, avail- The picturesque climb of Côte du renamed Place du Frère-André Square Phillips in 1891. of Canada’s merchant marine, was also In 1929, the Bell Telephone company to be discovered on the McGill able in the heart of downtown, thanks Beaver Hall and the terraces to honour the memory of the founder 96 between the river and mountain one of the most renowned real built its new headquarters on Côte University campus. to an initiative of McGill students. of Saint Joseph’s Oratory, beatified Place monseigneur Charbonneau, estate developers of Old Montréal in du Beaver Hall. The building became Image: The Three Bares (1913), th Patrick Coutu Thursdays, from July 6 to October 31, At the beginning of the 19 century, th by Pope John Paul II on May 23 of the 19 century. the new landmark between the old The Crystal Palace of Montréal, an David Ross McCord left his personal Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney from 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm. people reached Vauxhall, a popular that same year. Place monseigneur and new towns. exhibition hall inspired by the one in collection of objects, images 817 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, recreation area, by taking the Charbonneau, 2005 London, was the work of architect and documents to McGill University Montréal, QC H3A 0C3 pictur­esque climb on the south side Patrick Coutu O John Williams Hopkins. It was inaugu- in 1919, which would lead to the of Mount Royal. Frobisher Street Built at the very beginning of the Sculpture (aluminum, concrete, Ephemeral library founding of the McCord National (Côte du Beaver Hall) was among 20th century on the artificial pier at rated by the Prince of Wales in 1860 105 granite, marble, serpentine, An ephemeral library for a dose of In 1651, Paul de Chomedey de Around 1850, four churches were built in the heart of the New Town. Museum two years later. the first streets to be built up the Pointe-du-Moulin, Grain Silo No. 5 stainless steel) Give Peace a Chance, Linda Covit True icons of Montreal’s landscape, the culture outdoors, right in the centre Maisonneuve conceded a strip of mountainside. at the corner of Côte du Beaver Hall stored grain that arrived by rail Property of Ivanhoé Cambridge Give Peace a Chance, 2009 of Rutherford Park. From Thursday land along the river to Jean de St. Lawrence River and Mount Royal and Rue De La Gauchetière. The area and barges before loading them Place Ville Marie have been showcased since the 1980s Linda Covit to Sunday, between July 20 and Saint-Père, which was then used for was called Church Corner. Such an on transatlantic ships. Monument à la reine Victoria, 1869 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa Installation (limestone, October 31, 2017. grazing animals. This is where Rue through land development projects increase in church steeples punctuated Marshall Wood indigenous plants) de la Commune is located today. and a new urban planning by-law. the skyline and marked the strong Sculpture (bronze, granite) presence held by religion in the city. Square Victoria Montréal public art collection Montréal public art collection Parc du Mont-Royal RUE GOSFORD

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100 m R U RUE DE NAZARETH E Parc 07 Blanche Lemco van 15 The urban development plans 30 The Grand Trunk Railway 39 The North West Company 47 The tragedy of the Blue Bird - 55 The parades and 62 The narrow restaurant on 72 The city in the 1920sDE 90 Entourage Guimard, 100 La Foule illuminée, H Classical middays at Summerhill L Legend Urban Landscapes Ginkel and the survival of of New Town Memory of Places Company of Canada and the “Beaver Club” Wagon Wheel magic of Christmas on Rue McGill ’IN Public Art Hector Guimard Raymond Mason Animations Square Phillips  Old Montréal  of Joseph Frobisher Rue Sainte-Catherine 73 Crystal Palace of MontréalSP   Square E 16 Square Beaver Hall and 31 Place des Commissaires 48 The pastry shop of Alfred Chaboillez63 The modernism of the CT 91 Taichi single whip, Ju Ming 101 Totem urbain / Histoire en I The edible link E RUE DALHOUSIE 08 The commissioners’ plan Square Phillips, centres of RUE BISHOP and the Marché-à-Foin 40 Works by the Grey Nuns and Joyce, a pioneer of the com- 56 James McGill and the birth former Toronto-Dominion 74 The big ambitions of U dentelles, Pierre Granche Road 01 Jeanne Mance, Paul de 23 Montréal’s first public square R82 Cortège, Projet EVA A Strolling about at Chomedey de Maisonneuve Placeand Rue McGill upscale lifestyles (Haymarket) the Saint Patrick parish mercialization of downtown of McGill University Bank building Canadian National (CN) 92 June, Geneviève Cadieux Pointe-à-Callière J Le Diplomate parklets and the birthplace Norman- 24 Historical winter activities on 83 Les éléments, Alexandre David 102 Inukshuk, Jusipi Nalukturuk Underground highway Bethune of Montréal 09 The cobblestones of 17RUE MACKAYThe prestigious the river’s ice 32 Allegiance to Queen Victoria 41 The Sulpicians and the 49 Victory Square and the 57 Simon McTavish and 64 The World Trade Centre 75 Place Ville Marie, the centre 93 La Joute, Jean-Paul Riopelle B The Marché du Vieux K Lunch hour yoga at McGill Old Montréal Rue Sherbrooke and the strategic establishment of World Wars downtown land holdings Montréal and the Ruelle des of modernity 84 Entre nous, 103 Le Joyau royal et le Mile doré, Promenade Fleuve-Montagne 02 The former Rivière Roddick Gates 25 Working conditions 33 Rue Saint-Jacques, Canada’s Saint Patrick’s Basilica Fortifications Andrew Dutkewych 94 Monument au frère André, Philippe Allard et Justin C Métissage (Exhibition) L McCord Museum Urban Forest Saint-Pierre and the 10 Place D’Youville and the and labour strikes by canal Wall Street 50 A friendly agreement 76 Avenue McGill College Émile Brunet Duchesneau 1 Jose Luis Tores

Secondary loops William Collector Monument aux pionniers 18 The creation of a view of and port workers and 42 The Commerce House and controversy around the Built Heritage 65 Édifice Jacques-Parizeau – post-modernist skyscrapers 85 La peur, Gilles Mihalcean 2 Bill Vazan M The terrasse du mitan Avenue McGill College 34 The Quartier international monument Édouard VII  Caisse de dépôt et 95 Monument à Édouard VII, 104 Public artworks on the longshoremen Parc 3 Georgia Volpe Parks and Squares 03 Pointe-à-Callière and Fort 11 The fortifications and the de Montréal 43 The artists of the Beaver placement du Québec 77 Peter Rose’s Eaton Centre and 86 Monument à John Young, Louis-Philippe Hébert McGill Campus Pilote N McTavish public market Ville-Marie door of the Récollets 19 The “American-style” campus 26 Marguerite d’Youville and Hall group 51 From Morgan’s to the 58 Grain Silo no. 5 and the grain the revival of the city centre Louis-Philippe Hébert D Collets de survie II (Exhibition) Metro stations of McGill University the Grey Nuns of Montréal 35 The Tour de la Bourse and ties Hudson’s Bay Company transfers system 66 Bell Telephone headquarters 96 Place monseigneur 105 Give Peace a Chance, O Ephemeral library 04 The Lachine Canal and 12 The harbour commission and with the Vatican 44 Saint Joseph’s Oratory and 78 Place Mercantile and the 87 Nadia ou le saut du tremplin, Charbonneau, Patrick Coutu Linda Covit E Path of Resilience (Exhibition)  Animations the locks the great flood of 1886 20 The McTavish reservoir and 27 Fire at the Parliament and its showcase in downtown 52 The studio of photographer 59 The Customs House 67 Saint Patrick’s Basilica evolution in heritage thinking Marcel Barbeau 1 Marie Hupfield pumping station the Rebellion Losses Bill 36 The Gavazzi Riots: a tragic Montréal William Notman 97 Autoportrait, Nicolas Baier 2 Nadia Myre 13 The picturesque climb of confrontation over corruption 68 Paper Hill, the press district 79 McGill University’s Morrice  Urban Landscape 05 The creation of the Old Port 60 The Grand Trunk and 88 Choral, Maria José Sheriff 3 Skawennati Côte du Beaver Hall and the 21 The emergence of the concept 28 The Great Peace of Montréal in Rome 45 The Tailors in Place Phillips 53 Wild nights on Rue Canadian Pacific Buildings and Redpath halls 98 Female Landscape, 06 Rue de la Commune terraces between the river of “window on the river” and Sainte-Catherine 69 The Henry Birks stores 89 Monument à la reine Victoria, Gerald Gladstone F The musical Square Memory of Places  and the transformation and mountain “view of Mount Royal” 29 The buildings and career of 37 The “Church Corner” and the 46 Krausmann’s Lorraine 61 John Young and the architec- 80 The mansions of Golden Marshall Wood of natural riverbanks businessman Jesse Joseph postcard view Café and Grill 54 Rue Sainte-Catherine: ture of warehouse stores 70 Former urinals Square Mile and Ravenscrag 99 Monument à John F. Kennedy, G The green esplanade  Built Heritage 14 The view of Saint-Jacques 22 The historic site of a shopping paradise Paul Lancz of the St-Patrick Basilica Cathedral from Rue Belmont Mount Royal 38 Montréal Vauxhall, a grand 71 Christ Church Cathedral 81 McCord Museum: Montréal’s  Public Works of Art amusement centre social history museum