History Lesson

The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.

History Lesson

Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.

History Lesson

The story of La Maison d'Haïti: Its welcome and advocacy for Montreal's growing Haitian community since 1972.

History Lesson

In so many ways, Montreal jazz exists because Daisy Peterson Sweeney both masters and generations of kids in Little Burgundy.

History Lesson

The story of Rufus Rockhead, the Jamaican-born railway porter who built Montreal's most legendary jazz club—and spent decades defending it.

History Lesson

Built from 500-pound blocks of ice pulled from the St. Lawrence, the Neo-Gothic castles dazzled international crowds while reinforcing who really held power.

History Lesson

For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.

History Lesson

From a Durham County butcher shop and Massachusetts tavern keepers to a global creative district, the real story's one historians got wrong for decades.

History Lesson

Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.

History Lesson

When Kon Tiki brought post-war escapism and Hollywood's idea of the South Pacific to Peel Street, it created an exotic escape unlike any other.

History Lesson

Authors Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman discuss their book that chronicles the creation of a man who killed 43 people at the height of the biker wars in Quebec.

History Lesson

A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.

History Lesson

The shamrock has been on Montreal's coat of arms since 1832, and the pub culture that followed has been here just as long.

History Lesson

Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.

History Lesson

The story of La Maison d'Haïti: Its welcome and advocacy for Montreal's growing Haitian community since 1972.

History Lesson

In so many ways, Montreal jazz exists because Daisy Peterson Sweeney both masters and generations of kids in Little Burgundy.

History Lesson

The story of Rufus Rockhead, the Jamaican-born railway porter who built Montreal's most legendary jazz club—and spent decades defending it.

History Lesson

Built from 500-pound blocks of ice pulled from the St. Lawrence, the Neo-Gothic castles dazzled international crowds while reinforcing who really held power.

History Lesson

For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.

History Lesson

From a Durham County butcher shop and Massachusetts tavern keepers to a global creative district, the real story's one historians got wrong for decades.

History Lesson

Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.

History Lesson

When Kon Tiki brought post-war escapism and Hollywood's idea of the South Pacific to Peel Street, it created an exotic escape unlike any other.

History Lesson

Authors Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman discuss their book that chronicles the creation of a man who killed 43 people at the height of the biker wars in Quebec.

History Lesson

A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.