[MartinMtl]

Quartier International

Vieux-Montréal

St-Jacques

 

[Canuck]

Beautiful collection of old and new.

 

[urbandreamer]

My old home. Maybe I move there again? Maybe not. But it's much more happening now.

 

[Observer Walt]

Great pictures Martin, thank you for posting these.

 

[ganjavih]

Spring is in the air, summer's around the corner, and Montreal's become a fun city again. Thanks for reminding me it's time to get out and explore the city.

 

[Hipster Duck]

Wow, St. Jacques looks like one of the most exquisite streets in Canada.

 

[ganjavih]

It's exquisite, but also sad, considering the desolate feel with all the a louer signs. It was Montreal's Bay St/Wall St back in the day. Perhaps one day, it'll be revitalised.

 

[syn]

It's exquisite, but also sad, considering the desolate feel with all the a louer signs. It was Montreal's Bay St/Wall St back in the day. Perhaps one day, it'll be revitalised.

At least they're still up. It would be disappointing if they were replaced with skyscrapers.

 

[Long Island Mike]

Good Montreal pics!

Martin: Good Montreal Downtown pics! That colored-window building in pic #11 is interesting-what is it?
I also like that group of three old rowhouses in pic #1 on the right side in that block pictured.
LI MIKE

 

[unimaginative2]

Hey, that's where I used to work! Stop making me miss it...

Ganjavih, it's really not that bad, unless it's changed a lot in eight months. From passing through there every day, there are a few buildings for lease, but a lot of them are occupied. The new Westin hotel is renovating a bunch more. None of the buildings look like they're deteriorating, either. They all seem to have been kept in pretty good shape. A lot have some very interesting shops and restaurants.

I think the CDP Capital building is the best office complex built in Canada in the last decade, bar none.

The coloured-window building is the convention centre. The addition looks pretty cool, but it's unfortunately a bit of a wall between downtown and Old Montreal. It's built on top of the Ville Marie expressway.

They've done some amazing projects covering the expressway in that area. Take a look at the Place Jean-Paul Riopelle and Square Victoria, which are built on top of former open trenches, along with CDP Capital.

 

[ganjavih]

Ganjavih, it's really not that bad, unless it's changed a lot in eight months.

No, it's not that bad, just saying it's not up to its full potential. Architecturally, it's a gorgeous strip and the buildings are in good shape, but there could be more life on the streets.