Mémoire du Mile End

5060 Saint-Laurent Boulevard At the beginning of the 20th century, Saint-Louis town council worked to set up a prestigious municipal centre around Lahaie Park: Saint-Enfant Jésus church was enlarged with a new façade in 1903; Saint-Joseph Boulevard, an upscale residential artery, was inaugurated in 1905; after the widening of Saint-Laurent […]

Mile End Branch, Merchants Bank

2024-09-28 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Boulangerie Médard Paquette / Théâtre ESPACE GO

2024-09-28 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Succursale Saint-Laurent de la Banque de Montréal

2024-09-27 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

Free walking tour in collaboration with Amis du Champ des Possibles Sunday, August 25, 1:30 p.m. Initially a forest of cedar trees, next a stone quarry, a dump, and then a railway yard. Discover the history of the Champ des Possibles. The site currently occupied by the Champ des Possibles […]

Before the Champ des Possibles: The transformation of an industrial ...

2024-08-09 in News and Activities by Mémoire du Mile End

AnkhOne & Nicole Boyce — In collaboration with Mile End Memories, the SDC Laurier West, the City of Montréal and the boutique Ombres et couleurs – Benjamin Moore, the mural Les Portes du Temps was created by artists AnkhOne & Nicole Boyce in spring 2024. The mural stems from an artistic and symbolic concept. As […]

Mural Les portes du temps

2024-06-22 in Partners’ Activities / News and Activities by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Les maisons Lorge

2024-06-13 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Eugene F. Phillips Electrical Works

2024-05-14 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) La synagogue Poale Zedek

2024-04-14 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) L’imprimerie Ronalds

2024-03-29 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Lancement de L’avenue du Parc et son histoire

2023-10-28 in News and Activities by Mémoire du Mile End

The opening of this exhibition of Mile End photos from 1985 to 1995, organized as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, was held at the Mordecai-Richler Library on Sunday, September 24. It runs until November 12. Here are a few photos of the event, taken by Gaëlle Engelberts.

Official opening of the exhibition Faces of Mile ...

2023-09-30 in News and Activities by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) L’épicerie des frères Levine

2023-08-16 in Historical Map / Mile End History by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Les communautés juives hassidiques

2023-07-12 in Historical Map / Mile End History by Mémoire du Mile End

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(Français) Le bagel

2023-07-12 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End

The photo exhibition “Faces of Mile End Revisited”, on the occasion of Mile End Memories’ 20th anniversary, opens soon! It will be held from 11 September to 12 November at the Mordecai-Richler Library, 5434 avenue du Parc, and in the adjacent Mile End Park. Free admission. A few complementary activities: […]

Exhibition: Faces of Mile End Revisited

2023-06-04 in News and Activities by Mémoire du Mile End

Walking tour (in French) Sunday June 4, 2023, 1:00 p.m. See description in French.

Walking Tour: The Transformation of Mile End East

2023-05-24 in News and Activities / Walking Tours by Mémoire du Mile End

Our bodies, our choices, our rights The Montreal Women’s Health Centre (in French) Sunday March 5, 2023, 2 p.m. The result of a long battle and decades of mobilization, the fight for free access to abortion and contraception remains one of the most important struggles of the feminist movement. This […]

Talk: The Montreal Women’s Health Centre

2023-02-20 in News and Activities / Talks by Mémoire du Mile End

Guilbault’s Zoo and Gardens: “The largest, most novel and most varied exhibition in the world!” Talk by Bernard Vallée Sunday 12 February at 2 pm Recent road work on Pine Avenue uncovered archaeological remains of a once-famous zoo. Come hear Bernard Vallée, well-known housing activist and defender of the Plateau’s […]

Talk: Guilbault’s Zoo and Gardens

2023-02-01 in News and Activities / Talks by Mémoire du Mile End

Le long chemin aux urnes : la lutte pour le droit des femmes au Québec Talk by Melanie Leavitt, Sunday 11 December On the occasion of the centenary of the women’s march to the Quebec Parliament for voting rights, we will examine the history of the women who waged a […]

Talk : Le long chemin aux urnes

2022-11-29 in News and Activities / Talks by Mémoire du Mile End

Le Châtelet, a century of history: from mansion to housing co-op Sunday November 27, 2:00 p.m. On Park Avenue, just north of Fairmount, there is a rare example still standing of a Belle Époque mansion – from the time when the avenue was a prestigious residential address. The house and […]

Talk: Le Châtelet

2022-11-17 in News and Activities / Talks by Mémoire du Mile End

At the beginning of the 20th century, the property now occupied by 4556-4560B Saint-Laurent housed various construction-related businesses, including Louis Bolduc, carriage manufacturer; Ryall Screw & Specialty Company and Hill Electric Switch Company. Following its acquisition by coachbuilder Théodore Trudeau in 1910, it became an automobile centre. At the time, it […]

Automobile Exchange

2022-11-04 in Historical Map by Mémoire du Mile End