Montreal Neighbourhoods: St. Henri is a website that is a “visual profile of a mostly residential community siting in the shadow of downtown Montreal with a rich history in Canada’s industrial and social history.” It has pictures of churches, houses, industries, lachine canal, back alleys, Notre Dame street and much more. In [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Montreal Neighbourhoods: St. Henri
Posted in St-Henri, history, photography on July 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Working Class History Tour of Pointe-St-Charles
Posted in Pointe-St-Charles, community organizations, history, tours on July 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Description: The Société d’histoire de Pointe-Saint-Charles is conducting a walking tour entitled: des manufactures au quartier ouvrier. Learn about the manufacturers of the Pointe when it was the centre of economic activity in Montreal, and about the lives and actions of working class folk throughout Pointe-Saint-Charles history: the industrial revolution, the early [...]
Couleur Bazar – Montreal’s reuse & second-hand directory
Posted in clothing, community organizations, fair-trade, local business, Éco-Quartier on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have old computers and printers in your back closet? Are you sick of the 1980s style clothing at the new clothing stores this year? What you need is a guide to second-hand and reuse businesses in Montreal.
The city of Montreal has published a Reuse directory, called Couleur Bazar. It lists businesses, community [...]
NFB WWII Photo collection
Posted in Pointe-St-Charles, St-Henri, history, industry on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Montreal played an important role during WWII, many industries switched their focus to the war effort. RCA Victor and Northern Electric manufactured portable radios and transmitters. Merck Chemical produced vials of penicillin. General Steel produced smoke generators. Women played an important role, taking the place of men on the factory floor. The [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Exploring Southwest Montreal.
Stay tuned for postings about this wonderful part of Montreal.
It is a interesting part of the city to explore, we have railways, abandoned industrial buildings, diverse neighbourhoods, Lachine canal, expressways, old villages, markets, artists, families, parks, and much more.
In the near future, we will provide links to practical information for residents: [...]
