Mile End Memories wishes you happy holidays and a 2011 full of neighbourhood pleasures. See our preliminary program of activities for 2011 and the poster for our first activity of the year.
Building Mile End, 1895-1910 Susan Bronson, architect & historian Mile End Memories** invites you to a presentation to mark the centenary of an important turning point in the history of our neighbourhood: the annexation, on 1 January 1910, of the Town of Saint Louis by the City of Montreal. This illustrated lecture will […]
The Construction and Demolition of a Mile End Parish : The Saint-Georges Community, 1908-1991 Jean-Benoît Bourdeau, architect specialized in heritage conservation This lecture tells the story of a Catholic community that has disappeared and a reflection on recognizing immaterial heritage of the site now occupied by the Lambert Closse School (on Bernard Street between Waverly and […]
TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MILE END MEMORIES: 1. The presentation on the Saint-Georges Church (on the site occupied by Lambert-Closse School until 1971) by Jean-Benoît Bourdeau and the projection of the 1972 film Tranquillement, pas vite (on its demolition) by Guy F. Côté, will take place on Sunday 7 November 2010, in the […]
FREE ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY MILE END MEMORIES AND FRIENDS OF SAINT-LAURENT BOULEVARD DURING OPAM (Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal) 2010 AND JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE 2010 Note: Each of these tours will be offered in English and in French (in separate groups). TOUR 1 Organizer(s) The Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard […]
Susan Bronson, Justin Bur and Josée Laplace Discover the rich history of Eastern Mile End (between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Saint-Denis Street, Mount Royal Avenue and Saint-Viateur Street). We will explore the urban, cultural and social development and the architecture and conservation of the dense vernacular landscape that occupies part of […]
Susan Bronson and others Discover the rich history of Western Mile End (between Hutchison Street and Saint-Laurent Boulevard), including the 19th-century agricultural and industrial exhibition grounds and early 20th-century rowhousing, mixed-use buildings and places or worship, as well as the many personalities and cultural communities who helped to shape this […]
Bonjour à tous et à toutes. Les choses bougent dans notre quartier ! Ci-dessous vous trouverez les annonces de quatre activités dans le Mile End cette semaine qui sont organisées par quelques uns de nos partenaires. Mémoire du Mile End (mile-end.qc.ca) P.S. Notre prochaine visite à pied, du Mile End […]
Mile End Memories* and The Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard** invite you to their next joint activity: Walking Tour: The Main of Mile End Susan Bronson and Justin Bur Discover the rich history of the built heritage of Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Mount Royal and Van Horne Avenues, as well as the […]
Offered by Mile End Memories and The Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard in collaboration with the Mile End Citizens’ Committee and Car-Free Mile End (Animated by Susan Bronson and others) Mile End’s Saint-Viateur East Sector (bordered by Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Laurier Avenue, Saint-Denis Street and the CP railway line) features three-storey rowhouses […]
Justin Bur et Josée Laplace The industrial sector of Mile End is undergoing constant change and is targeted for redevelopment. This walk will follow the trail of clues about the buildings and activities that filled the area along the railway lines for three-quarters of a century, before they fell silent not so […]
Mile End Memories* and Atigh Ould** invite you to our next activity: Savouring the Sahara: A Cultural and Gustatory Experience To celebrate the arrival of spring and the inauguration of his new Mauritanian grocery store Al-Boutik, Atigh will tell us all about the unique flavours of the Sahara, including desert salt, […]
Justin Bur, M. Urb. Since its construction in 1876, the railway has influenced the development of Mile End. After participating in the conquest of the Laurentians and the Canadian West, the line through Mile End fostered an industrial corridor during the 20th century. The industrial landscape that remains today is at the […]
Mile End Memories** invites you to two activities on Sunday 7 February 2010: 1. LECTURE The Mile End Library: A Successful Transformation of a Heritage Church Jean-Paul Simard, horticulture and heritage expert Constructed in 1904, this building was the home of the Ascension Church for almost nine decades. In 1993, it was transformed into a […]