{"id":2880,"date":"2014-07-07T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T20:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/?p=2880&#038;lang=fr"},"modified":"2014-07-28T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T18:39:58","slug":"lhistoire-au-marche-des-possibles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/en\/lhistoire-au-marche-des-possibles\/","title":{"rendered":"History at the March\u00e9 des Possibles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px 8px 0 8px; max-width: 700px;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"float: none; padding: 6pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchedespossibles.com\/english.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2881\" alt=\"marchedespossibles\" src=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/marchedespossibles-600x184.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/marchedespossibles-600x184.png 600w, http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/marchedespossibles.png 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchedespossibles.com\/english.html\">March\u00e9 des Possibles<\/a>, Mile End\u2019s new favorite gathering place, is a pilot project produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/popmontreal.com\">POP Montr\u00e9al<\/a> in collaboration with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/plateau\">Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal<\/a>. <b>Mile End Memories<\/b> will be there with an information table, some short lectures, and of course walking tours of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The market takes place each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 July to 31 August 2014, in the space next to the Saint-Louis Arena \u2013\u00a0on Saint-Dominique Street near Bernard.<\/p>\n<p>Our information table will be the meeting place for the tours, which will last about two hours and loop back towards the market. At the end of these trips through time, you\u2019ll be able to continue the discussion at the market\u2019s Biergarten.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our program up to 30 August.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #6b9b30;\"><b>Saturday 12 and Sunday 13\u00a0July \/\u00a0Sunday 24 August<\/b>:<\/span> Founding Sites of Mile\u00a0End<\/h2>\n<p><i>Walking tour led by <b>Yves Desjardins<\/b> and <b>Justin Bur<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2882\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/polesfondateurs.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2882\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2882 \" alt=\"polesfondateurs\" src=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/polesfondateurs.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Base map: Hopkins 1879, BAnQ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the 19th century, Mile End developed around four sites: the tavern, the quarries, the church and the railway station. This tour will explore the notable people and the economic activities behind these places, and seek out the traces left behind by these early gathering places.<\/p>\n<p><b>In English: Sunday 13 July 2014<\/b>, <b>3 pm<\/b> to 5 pm<\/p>\n<p><b>In French: Saturday 12 July 2014<\/b>, <b>3 pm<\/b> to 5 pm<br \/>\nRepeat: <b>Sunday 24 August<\/b>, <b>11:30 am<\/b> to 1:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><b>Meeting point:<\/b> Mile End Memories table at the March\u00e9 des Possibles, near the south-east corner of Saint-Dominique and Bernard Streets<\/p>\n<p>Ending point: corner Fairmount and Saint-Dominique, near the starting point. Note: we won\u2019t go south of Saint-Joseph, to stay within the allotted time.<\/p>\n<p>No reservations needed<\/p>\n<p><i>Voluntary contribution<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #6b9b30;\"><b>Friday 18\u00a0July<\/b>:<\/span> Les origines du quartier Mile End<\/h2>\n<p><i>Lecture by <b>Justin Bur<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2883\" style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stlme1890.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2883\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2883 \" alt=\"stlme1890\" src=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stlme1890.jpg\" width=\"406\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint-Louis-du-Mile-End, ca. 1890 (unknown photographer) \/ Montreal Then and Now, The Gazette, 1986<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following on from the walking tour of founding sites, this talk will give a brief overview of the origins of Mile End and its first century of development, from Stanley Bagg\u2019s lost horse to Louis Beaubien\u2019s railway and streetcars.<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday 18 July 2014<\/b>, <b>7:30 pm<\/b> to 8:45 pm<\/p>\n<p>At the March\u00e9 des Possibles, south-east corner of Saint-Dominique and Bernard Streets<\/p>\n<p><b>In French<\/b>, with discussion in French and English<\/p>\n<p>No reservations; free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>25\u201327 July: no Mile End Memories activities<\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #6b9b30;\"><b>Sunday 3\u00a0August and 24 August<\/b>:<\/span> The Spirit of Mile End<\/h2>\n<p><i>Walking tour led by <b>Yves Desjardins<\/b> and <b>Justin Bur<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2884\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stmichel.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2884\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2884 \" alt=\"St. Michael Archangel \/ Saint-Michel-Archange\" src=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/stmichel.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo Justin Bur 2010<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you wanted to take your friends from afar on a tour of the neighborhood, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019d go for a walk on Saint-Viateur and Bernard Streets. That\u2019s what we\u2019ll do on this tour \u2013\u00a0for behind the effervescent street life of today we can make out the shadows of the past: great ambitions, big changes, decline and renewal.<\/p>\n<p><b>In English: Sunday 3 August 2014<\/b>, <b>11:30 am<\/b> to 1:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><b>In French: Sunday 3 August 2014<\/b>, <b>3 pm<\/b> to 5 pm<br \/>\nRepeat: <b>Sunday 24 August<\/b>, <b>3 pm<\/b> to 5 pm<\/p>\n<p><b>Meeting point:<\/b> Mile End Memories table at the March\u00e9 des Possibles, near the south-east corner of Saint-Dominique and Bernard Streets<\/p>\n<p>Ending point: Lhasa-De\u00a0Sela Park, near the starting point<\/p>\n<p>No reservations needed<\/p>\n<p><i>Voluntary contribution<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>8\u201310 and 15\u201317 August: no Mile End Memories activities at the market<\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #6b9b30;\"><b>Saturday 30\u00a0August<\/b>:<\/span> Mile End in the 20th century<\/h2>\n<p><i>Lecture by <b>Justin Bur<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2937\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/parc1955.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2937\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2937 \" alt=\"parc1955\" src=\"http:\/\/memoire.mile-end.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/parc1955.png\" width=\"382\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parc and Mont-Royal, ca. 1955 (Archives de la Ville de Montr\u00e9al)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1890, Mile End was an extent of land that real estate developers were getting interested in, but still mostly rural. In 1990, it was one of the most lively and creative neighborhoods of Montreal. So much change! So many ups and downs! Using historical photos, this talk will give a quick overview of the enormous changes that took place over the course of the century.<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday 30 August 2014<\/b>, <b>7:30 pm<\/b> to 8:45 pm<\/p>\n<p>At the March\u00e9 des Possibles, south-east corner of Saint-Dominique and Bernard Streets<\/p>\n<p><b>In French<\/b>, with discussion in French and English<\/p>\n<p>No reservations; free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr style=\"border-style: solid; border-width: 2px 0 0 0; color: #9db668;\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/content --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March\u00e9 des Possibles, Mile End\u2019s new favorite gathering place, is a pilot project produced by POP Montr\u00e9al 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. 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