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Yearly Archives: 2012
Stanley Bagg’s Lost Horse and other stories of a founding family of Mile End Justin Bur, M.Urb. Two hundred years ago, Stanley Bagg’s Mile End Tavern was already open for business, serving the farmers and sportsmen on the north side of Mount Royal, about two miles from town. Who was […]
Lecture: Stanley Bagg’s Lost Horse
Justin Bur, urban planning graduate 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 […]
Walking Tour: Mile End’s Railway Landscape
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OPAM : vernissage–lancement
Susan Bronson, architect and historian 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 […]
Walking Tour: Western Mile End
Lana Kim McGeary, traditional herbalist Trixi Rittenhouse, gardening enthusiast Mile End Memories is pleased to offer once again its popular garden tour. This walk through the streets, lanes, and back yards of the neighbourhood will highlight exceptional private gardens, the gardening potential of collectively managed green lanes, and also the […]
Walking Tour: Magical Gardens and Lanes of Mile End
Justin Bur and Jean-Paul Simard Discover the rich history of Eastern Mile End (between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Berri Street, Mount Royal Avenue and Boucher Street). We will explore the eclectic architecture and the urban, cultural and social development of the past century and a half. Among the highlights of this […]
Walking Tour: Eastern Mile End
This Sunday 6 May, Mile End Memories invites you to discover the former chemin des Carrières during the Jane’s Walks weekend. The irregular path of chemin des Carrières recalls the origins of the village of Côte Saint-Louis. By noticing clues left by different time periods, we will explore its transformation into […]
Jane’s Walk: Le chemin des carrières
Lecture The Montreal Carmelite Garden its history, its symbolism, its value Jean-Paul Simard, gardener and art historian The monastery of the Carmelites of Montreal has been located in Mile End since 1896. This talk focuses on its garden: its origins, its symbolism, and its value as a historical garden. Also, […]
Lecture: The Carmelite Garden – Annual general meeting
Lecture and discussion Neighborhood culture: the attraction of today’s Mile End Norma Rantisi, geographer In discussion with Will Straw, director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada Guillaume Éthier, musician and sociologist What attracts artists and creators to Mile End? Norma Rantisi has studied the link between the characteristics of […]
Neighborhood culture: the attraction of today’s Mile End
Lecture Yiddish Culture in Mile End Through the Years Chantal Ringuet, author and researcher What do we remember of Yiddish culture in Montreal? This talk will explore the cultural heritage of the Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi Jewish community in Mile End. Chantal Ringuet, researcher in Québécois literature, is the author of the […]