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The dereliction of Montreal heritage buildings comes in many forms.

“We want to see an end to this campaign of genocide," protesters say.

A highlight of this year’s Southern Architecture Week will be a lecture on the architecture of one of Dunedin’s most prominent buildings, the...

Fifty years later, seven people who were part of the nascent preservation movement reflect on the demolition’s lasting impact.

"Where do you start?" That was the question Clark Frew posed inside what remains of his Queenstown restaurant and bar following a devastating fire...

St-Laurent, Place-des-Arts, McGill, Peel, Champ-de-Mars, Place-d’Armes and Berri-UQAM were chosen because of their proximity to tourist attractions.

Traces of lost architecture are all around, if you know where to look.

The allegations of racism denounced on Facebook were founded Author of the article: René Bruemmer Publishing date: May 12, 2021  •  5 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Chantal Rossi of Ensemble Montréal, says there should be an anonymous tip line to denounce acts of discrimination among city workers, after a report showed systemic discrimination of blue-collar workers in her Montreal North borough. Photo by Marie-France Coallier /Montreal Gazette files Article content Oppos...

Article content I have a burning question for people in the real-estate business. I don’t mean those in the business of selling mid-century bungalows in Terrebonne. I’m talking about those involved in marketing the swanky condo units that make up the bulk of new housing construction in Montreal, places with marble-look granite kitchen counters and standalone bathtubs whose shape is supposed to remind us of freshly laid eggs. The décor will fall out of fashion in five years, maybe six. Hist...

Article content I have become addicted to a Facebook page called Montreal Historical Photos Historiques. I can spend hours looking at Ste-Catherine St. in the 1950s, with its all-English signage; St-Hubert St., the queen of French neon signs, in the 1960s; St-James St. in the 1940s, when it was the main artery of Canada’s pre-eminent financial district. There are images of Montreal’s gilded age, when McGill University’s splendid Victorian faculty buildings were private homes. Not to menti...