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

Were the Summer Games a triumph, a total failure, or somewhere in between?

History Lesson

Billions in gold and securities sat three storeys beneath Sun Life while 5,000 employees worked overhead, completely oblivious.

History Lesson

The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.

History Lesson

For over 60 years, the fully functional home of two circus veterans became a Montreal tourist attraction where everything was scaled down to their three-foot-tall size.

History Lesson

A civic monument, a neighbourhood anchor, and a living archive of what Montreal eats since 1933.

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

From 1884 to 1918, a steam-powered cable railway hauled Montrealers to the summit in minutes, despite a park designer's vision of leisurely mountain strolls.

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

Were the Summer Games a triumph, a total failure, or somewhere in between?

History Lesson

Billions in gold and securities sat three storeys beneath Sun Life while 5,000 employees worked overhead, completely oblivious.

History Lesson

The Ravenscrag manor housed the Allan Memorial Institute, where patients seeking help became victims of Cold War experiments.

History Lesson

For over 60 years, the fully functional home of two circus veterans became a Montreal tourist attraction where everything was scaled down to their three-foot-tall size.

History Lesson

A civic monument, a neighbourhood anchor, and a living archive of what Montreal eats since 1933.

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

From 1884 to 1918, a steam-powered cable railway hauled Montrealers to the summit in minutes, despite a park designer's vision of leisurely mountain strolls.