Montreal : exploring the different neighbourhoods

Laceoflight · #1 Posted **Aug 29, 2015, 6:45 PM**

Montreal : so many neighbourhoods*. Some are well-known (Downtown, Saint-Henri, Le Plateau, Mile End, Rosemont, Hochelaga, Old Montreal...) while dozens are less exposed (Bordeaux, Montréal-Nord, Sault-au-Récollet, Lachine, Sainte-Geneviève, etc.)

The object of this thread is to explore them all, to give the feel.

Welcome to Montréal

* Note : just to clarify, in Montreal, a borough (arrondissement) ususally contains many neighbourhoods (quartiers) that present historical/sociological particularities.

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[B]1st :
The neighbourhood of Bordeaux, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The town of Bordeaux was annexed to the City of Montreal in 1910. It was settled as early as the beginning of the 18th century. The streets of the old village offer a very intimate landscape.

Here it is located :

The neighbourhood :

PhonemePhoto · #2 Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 1:17 PM**

Great idea for a thread, Laceoflight! I plan to do my internship at the HEC Montréal next year, and I can't wait to see your future pictures. Maybe it would help me to chose where I will settle

I did not know you guys also had a (gorgeous) Bordeaux!

SignalHillHiker · #3 Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 1:23 PM**

Bookmarked. This thread is going to be awesome.

Laceoflight · #4 Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 3:55 PM**

Thanks guys for your interest! I am not originally from Montréal, but I fell in love with the place when I moved there 10 years ago. And PhonemePhoto, welcome to SSP forum. Feel free to ask me questions about Montreal whenever you want, en français si tu veux! I'll be glad to help

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Here are some Ahuntsic pictures posted earlier this week in the Canadian section of SSP.

Ahuntsic is also located in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. Its name comes from the huron chief Ahuntsic, who drowned in the waters of Des Pairies river in 1625, along with father Nicolas Viel, a Récollet missionary. They were coming back to Ville-Marie (Montréal) from the "Upper Countries" (les Pays-d'en-Haut), following the Outaouais river.

The village that grew next to the rapids where the incident took place was named Back River. In 1897, it changed its name for Ahuntsic, to commemorate the event. On June 4, 1910, the village of Ahuntsic was annexed to the City of Montréal, and thus became a neighbourhood.

Here's the location of Ahuntsic on Montréal island :

Here's a mosaïc of pictures mostly taken around a nice commercial street, la rue Fleury Ouest.

Danny · #5 Posted **Aug 30, 2015, 4:34 PM**

Beautiful compilation of pictures about the neighbourhoods of Montreal!

I like the composition you have got. Very nice job!

Waiting to see more neighbourhoods....

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

jdcamb · #6 Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 12:01 AM**

Cool Stuff!

streetscaper · #7 Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 1:53 AM**

Love the collage composition concept!

Laceoflight · #8 Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 12:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Danny

Beautiful compilation of pictures about the neighbourhoods of Montreal!
I like the composition you have got. Very nice job!
Waiting to see more neighbourhoods....

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdcamb

Cool Stuff!

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetscaper

Love the collage composition concept!

Thank you guys!

I'll keep the pictures coming!

Martin Mtl · #9 Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 12:37 PM**

Excellent !

Laceoflight · #10 Posted **Aug 31, 2015, 1:02 PM**

I had the chance to go to Villeray yesterday. I was truly impressed by all the tactic urbanism experiments, the murals, the vegetation, the pocket public vegetable gardens at street corners, and the liveliness of the streets!

The neighbourhood of Villeray is a part of the Villeray - Saint-Michel - Parc-Extension borough. It was part of the rural parish of Sault-au-Récollet until 1895. Then it became the village of Villeray (the name commemorates a member of the council of Nouvelle-France, Louis Rouer de Villeray - 1629-1700). In 1905, the village had a population of 800 and was integrated to the City of Montréal. It is one of the very few neighbourhoods of Montréal where public transit came before urbanisation. The place is nowadays known for its model plexes, which were built for the workers of the numerous industries. Those 3 to 5 units apartments buildings are sought-after by families and graduates today.

The main streets are Saint-Laurent, Saint-Denis and Saint-Hubert (north to south), and De Castelnau, Villeray, Jarry and De Liège (west to east). Jean-Talon St. and Crémazie St. constitute the southern and northern borders of the neighbourhood.

Here's the location of Villeray on the island of Montreal :

Here is a mosaic of photos taken on August 30, 2015 :