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Justin Bur
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Le chemin de fer
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L’origine du nom Mile End
Saturday 8 June – 2–4 pm tour led by Justin Bur and Yves Desjardins Mile End Memories is offering a tour of the most notable sites in Mile End! Between Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church, first Catholic parish on the Plateau Mont-Royal, and the church of Saint Michael & Saint Anthony, Mile End’s […]
Walking Tour: Discovering Mile End
Tuesday 21 May – History and Evolution of Italian Immigration in Montreal Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard amisboulevardstlaurent.com Lecture (in French) presented by Bruno Ramirez, historian specializing in the history of North American immigration, professor at Université de Montréal Followed by the Annual General Meeting of Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard Café Conca d’Oro, […]
Partners’ activities – lectures
Places of Worship in Transition tour led by Susan Bronson, Aldo Marchini, Joshua Wolfe, and Janis Zubalik Sunday 5 May 2013, 2 pm–4 pm during Jane’s Walks 2013 Join us for a walk aimed at discovering Mile End’s rich religious heritage in the context of urban activist Jane Jacobs’s ideas about livable […]
Walking Tour: The Religious Heritage of Mile End
Wikipedia is one of the most consulted web sites on the planet. In the French-language Wikipedia, there are already several articles about the history and institutions of Mile End. How can we improve the content? What additions would be most useful? Are there new sources of images that can be […]
Workshop: Mile End in Wikipedia
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 […]
Yiddish Culture in Mile End
Mile End Memories wishes you happy holidays and a 2012 full of neighbourhood pleasures. Watch for our program of activities for 2012 to be announced in January.
Happy holidays
Mile End Memories has the pleasure of passing on this announcement from our honorary member Atigh Ould. The Nomad Festivals bring together nomads from all over the world with events in Montreal and Mauritania. This is a tribute to nomadic culture, with music, film screenings, camel race, vernissage, panel discussions, […]
Nomad Festival 2011
The Young Men’s Christian Association in Mile End a century ago Janis Zubalik, teacher and art historian In 1912, the North Branch of the Montreal Young Men’s Christian Association opened its doors at the corner of Park Avenue and St Viateur Street, in the bustling Mile End district. Next year, […]
Lecture: The YMCA in Mile End
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MILE END MEMORIES: 1. The next activity of Mile End Memories will take place on Saturday 1 October 2011, as part of the Journées de la culture and the Montreal Architectural Heritage Campaign. Rialto Theatre Restoration Project Ezio Carosielli and Pierre Beaupré, architect The Rialto, a 1924 […]