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The Changing Scene / Changement de Scène

Lithograph reproduction. Looking north on De Maisonneuve Street from Craig Street in Montreal’s old French-Canadian quarter, known as “Faubourg à la Mélasse”. The only remaining building is the Ste-Brigide church in the background. Nineteen city blocks, comprising 262 buildings, were demolished to make way for the multi-million-dollar Centre de Radio-Canada. Over seven hundred families had to be relocated, demonstrating the sheer scale of the project.

Accession Number 2022.08.12
Artiste / Auteur Wilson, Richard Dinnis
Date 1965 c
Medium and Support ink, paper
Measurements 32,3 x 38,4 cm

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Historical context

In the post-war years, Montreal underwent a period of significant modernization: economic prosperity, urban sprawl and the cultural expansion of the French-speaking population combined to profoundly transform the city’s urban landscape. However, this modernizing impetus was sometimes to the detriment of certain buildings, certain neighborhoods and certain aspects of Montreal’s history.

This is what happened to the Faubo...

Accession Number 2022.08.12
Artiste / Auteur Wilson, Richard Dinnis
Date 1965 c
Medium and Support ink, paper
Measurements 32,3 x 38,4 cm

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© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2022.008.012
Photo by Richard D. Wilson

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