Description
Established in 1642 as a Roman Catholic mission, Montreal has remade itself three times: in the 1830s when planners decreed that all buildings be built with limestone; in the 1870s when the city moved up the hill into the Square Mile; and finally in the 1960s, when Place Ville Marie and the Expo 67 World’s Fair dramatically altered the skyline. Sites include: Mount Royal, City Hall, Champ de Mars, Place Jacques Cartier, Sailors Chapel, Bonsecours Market, Place Royale, Place D'Armes, Notre Dame, Chinatown, Victoria Square, Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth, Windsor Station, Sun Life Building, Windsor Hotel, Dorchester Square, Cathedral of Mary Queen of the World, St. Lawrence Boulevard, St. Jean, Habitat 67, Expo 67, Cartier Monument, Olympic Stadium.
About the authors
Author, journalist and broadcaster Alan Hustak was a television correspondent when Pierre Trudeau was prime minister in the 1970s and 80s and as a reporter for The Gazette for 25 years he also observed Justin Trudeau's rise to the same office. Over the years his byline has appeared in every major newspaper in Canada. He has written more than a dozen books, among them Titanic: The Canadian Story and biographies of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed, WWI Chaplain Canon Frederick Scott and former Montreal mayor Sir William Hingston. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal for chronicling the lives of deserving Canadian people and institutions. Hustak divides his time between Montreal and Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan.
Other titles by
One Long Line of Marvel
200 Years of Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Parade
Magnetic North: The unauthorized biography of Justin Trudeau
Canada's selfie PM
Exploring Montreal's Underground City
Montreal Then and Now
Faith Under Fire
Fredrick G. Scott, Canada's Extraordinary Chaplain of the Great War
Exploring Old Montreal
An Opinionated Guide to the Streets, Churches, and Historic Landmarks of the Old City