News and Activities







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


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



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



  Montreal’s ‘Other’ Women: Saint-Laurent Boulevard as a Gendered Space of Difference Lecture by Julie Podmore presented in collaboration with Friends of Saint-Laurent Boulevard. This presentation examines the role played by gender in construction of Saint- Laurent Boulevard as 20th-century Montreal’s ‘space of difference’. The ‘Main’ was a discursive axis through […]

Lecture: Montreal’s “Other” Women / Annual General Meeting



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




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


le secret du jardin
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





À la découverte du Montréal Yiddish - Chantal Ringuet
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