Justin Bur

Walking Tour: Houses of Mile End

2015-09-20 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Villas, park and urbanization Talk by Justin Bur At the threshold of Mile End, the eastern slope of Mount Royal was surrounded by large country houses in the middle of the 19th century. The park was created in 1876 and urbanization took over the surrounding area by the end of […]

Talk: Mount Royal’s Eastern Slope

2015-09-14 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

The Marché des Possibles, Mile End’s summer gathering place, is back for a second year! The market is produced by POP Montréal in collaboration with the Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal. Mile End Memories will be there with an information table, interactive activities, and of course walking tours of the neighborhood. The market takes place each Friday, […]

History at the Marché des Possibles, 2015 edition

2015-06-21 in Partners’ Activities / News and Activities / Talks / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

le Champ des Possibles — An unconventional experiment in citizen management of a former industrial site In collaboration with Friends of the Champ des Possibles In May 2013, the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough delegated management of a former industrial site to a citizens’ group, Friends of the Champ des Possibles. Thus was protected a green space in the […]

Discussion: The Champ des Possibles

2015-04-07 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

Talk by Yves Desjardins All through the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th, the area of Mile End was riven with limestone quarries like so much Swiss cheese. They had an important impact on the urban form of the area which can still be perceived today. These quarries […]

Talk: The Pieds-Noirs of the Quarries

2015-02-06 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

Talk by Jean-Claude Robert Professor Emeritus, Department of History, UQAM See Jean-Claude Robert’s article on this topic What is a neighbourhood? A part of the city, of course, but it’s not just a geographic area; it can also be the product of a series of communities in time, sources of multiple […]

Talk: Historic identity of the Plateau Mont-Royal

2015-01-19 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

Talk by Justin Bur If you find it’s frustratingly difficult to get new public transit lines built in Montreal, take heart: 150 years ago, it was just as difficult, maybe worse. Even along Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Mile End’s main street, transit was a complex problem. Over the years, omnibus, horse-drawn streetcar, […]

Talk: The origins of public transit in Mile End

2014-12-05 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

A Microcosm of the 20th Century

2014-09-06 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Walking tour led by Joshua Wolfe and Michèle Pontbriand Once again, Mile End Memories invites you to discover some of the neighbourhood’s special gardens. From an oasis sprouting on a cement pad, to a garden on the site of an old horse stable, from a fictive garden to one for honey bees, you […]

Surprising Gardens of Mile End

2014-07-28 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

The Marché des Possibles, Mile End’s new favorite gathering place, is a pilot project produced by POP Montréal in collaboration with the Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal. Mile End Memories will be there with an information table, some short lectures, and of course walking tours of the neighborhood. The market takes […]

History at the Marché des Possibles

2014-07-07 in News and Activities / Talks / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

All are welcome to Mile End Memories’ annual general meeting. Friday 16 May 2014, 5 pm Restaurant La Khaïma, 142 Fairmount Av. W. Documents for the meeting will be posted here shortly.

Annual General Meeting, 16 May 2014

2014-05-10 in News and Activities by Justin Bur

Saturday 17 May – railway landscape, industrial remains Mile End’s Railway Landscape, walking tour led by 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 […]

Railway Landscape – À l’aube des restes industriels

2014-05-09 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

Our last indoor activity of the season at the Mile End library: Artistes indépendants et producteurs culturels du Mile End, quelle cohabitation? will be held on Sunday 13 April at 2 pm. This round table will surely result in a compelling debate, because of the members of the panel and the questions […]

Round table: Artistes indépendants et producteurs culturels du Mile End, ...

2014-04-04 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

Church, synagogue, or community centre? The building at Fairmount and Hutchison is one of several in Mile End that have housed a succession of different communities over the years. This tour will explore both the interior and exterior, to discover how the various layers of its transformation are still visible, […]

Tour of the Ukrainian National Federation

2014-03-20 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Justin Bur

from Coteau Saint-Louis to the lively urban village of today Lecture by Justin Bur Coteau Saint-Louis, Mile End, Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End, Laurier, the North End, Saint-Louis, and once again Mile End: the area on either side of Saint-Laurent Blvd., starting from a mile beyond the big hill below Sherbrooke St., has borne […]

Lecture: 200 Years of Mile End History

2014-02-11 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

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2013-10-11 in News and Activities / Talks by Justin Bur

Walking Tour presented by Mile End Memories in collaboration with the non-profit group Bain Saint-Michel The Bain Saint-Michel in its neighbourhood Tour led by Yves Desjardins and Josée Laplace Sunday, September 22, 2013, 10:30 am–12 noon On the occasion of the event «On occupe le Bain Saint-Michel !», Mile End Memories proposes an exploration of the […]

Walking Tour: The Bain Saint-Michel in its neighbourhood

2013-09-12 in Walking Tours by Justin Bur

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Les mouvements citoyens

2013-06-26 in Historical Capsules tagged 1955–1982 / 1982–today by Justin Bur

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La cour ferroviaire

2013-06-26 in Historical Capsules tagged 1895–1921 / 1921–1955 / 1955–1982 / 1982–today by Justin Bur

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Des familles fondatrices du Mile End

2013-06-26 in Historical Capsules tagged 1846–1878 / 1878–1895 / 1895–1921 / Before 1846 by Justin Bur

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L’automobile

2013-06-26 in Historical Capsules tagged 1895–1921 / 1921–1955 / 1955–1982 / 1982–today by Justin Bur