The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.

Héritage Montréal
100 Rue Sherbrooke Est, suite 0500 Montreal, Quebec H2X 1C3

Tel.: 514 286-2662
Fax: 514 286-1661
E-mail: education@heritagemontreal.qc.ca
Web site: http://www.heritagemontreal.org

Activities

Centre-Sud: artisan neighbourhood to broadcast central

» Héritage Montréal

Explore the changes to a workers’ neighbourhood by some of the major projects of the modern era.

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : Public-at-large
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Beaubien St. and René-Lévesque Blvd. From the métro station, head south on Beaudry
  • Metro : Beaudry
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 21 and September 12.

The Radio-Canada tower and the Molson brewery

Heritage Montreal

Griffintown: industrial past, an urban canvas

» Héritage Montréal

Discover one of Montreal’s oldest neighbourhoods. Once a cradle of industry and now targeted for redevelopment, what is its future?

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : All
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of McGill St. and Place d'Youville. From the metro station, head south on McGill St.
  • Metro : Square-Victoria
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 7 and August 29.

New City Gas

Heritage Montreal

Latin Quarter: From health to knowledge

» Héritage Montréal

Follow the urban redevelopment and major construction projects of this former ecclesiastical neighbourhood.

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : Public-at-large
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Saint-Antoine East and Gosford St.
  • Metro : Champ-de-Mars
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 28 and September 19.

The Grande Bibliothèque

Heritage Montreal

Maisonneuve: its cathedral and its boulevards

» Héritage Montréal

Explore this remarkable model city, fruit of an ambitious vision, whose built heritage today poses significant challenges.

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : General
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Pie IX St. and Ontario St. From the metro station, head south on Pie IX.
  • Metro : Pie-IX
  • Bus : 139 S
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 8 and September 18.

Maisonneuve Market

Heritage Montreal

Milton-Park: from student ghetto to community of co-operatives

» Héritage Montréal

Stroll through this Victorian neighbourhood which was saved by successful citizen-led efforts.

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : General
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Union St. and Sherbrooke W.
  • Metro : McGill
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 22 and September 11.

Church converted into condominiums

Heritage Montreal

Rosemont / Mile End: One track, two neighbourhoods

» Héritage Montréal

Discover this little-known neighbourhood on either side of the Canadian Pacific railway track

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : General
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Beaubien St. and Chateaubriand
  • Metro : Beaubien
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 14 and October 3.

The Carmelites's convent

Heritage Montreal

St. Gabriel Locks: Industrial Revolution, residential reconversion

» Héritage Montréal

The abandoned factories along the Lachine Canal are being given second lives. What is the future for this industrial heritage?

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : General
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Centre St. and Charlevoix St.
  • Metro : Charlevoix
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : August 15 and September 4.

The Redpath lofts

Heritage Montreal

The Square Mile: Grandeur and renaissance

» Héritage Montréal

Discover the ‘castles’ built on the mountain flanks by 19th century industrialists and how they are being reused

We encourage the use of public transportation to reach the departure point as the circuit is not in a loop but do end neir either a bus or metro stop. Don't forget your hat, umbrella and water bottle.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Target audience : General
  • Price : $10 / $14
  • Leaving from : Corner of Sherbrooke W. St. and McGill college
  • Metro : McGill
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Dates : September 5 and October 2.

Legend


The Montreal Heritage Calendar was produced by Héritage Montréal in collaboration with the Montreal Heritage Network and its partners.