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THEN & NOW

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A collection of photos taken between the end of the 19th century and the 1960s recreated in 2016. Use the slider to go back and forth between the images, and enjoy! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur Cathedral

Today Cathedral Marie-Reine-du-Monde

Cathedral

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Hôtel Ville Marie

Hôtel de Ville de Montréal

Montreal town hall, early 1900s

The Hudson Bay Company

Then, Morgans Shopping Center.

Rue Saint Catherine

Phillips Square, 100 years difference

1916 // 2016

Le Square Phillips

Square d'Youville

Ritz Carlton

Unemployed men stand infront of the Meurling Refuge during the 1930's financial crisis.

Refuge Meurling

Eaton Center

Chinese Cabaret Paradise Chop Suey

Hôtel Mount-Royal

 Cinéma Banque Scotia

Marché Saint-Laurent

Banque de Montréal sur la Place d'Armes

Hôpital Saint-Luc (CHUM)

Basilique Notre-Dame

Musée des Beaux Arts

Roddick Gates - McGill University

Port

Dominion Square Building

Ruins of l'Église Knox Crescent Presbyterian Church

Garage Tilden Drive Yourself System

Château Champlain Marriott

Place d'Armes

Point-à-Callière

Place Ville Marie

Rue Saint-Denis & UQÀM

Hudson Bay Company
Rue Saint Catherine
Square Phillips
Policeman
Square d'Youville

Rue Saint-Catherine / Saint-Mathieu

Château Champlain
Drive Yourself System
Roddick Gates
Ritz Carlton
l'Église Knox Ruins
Refuge Meurling
Port
Point-à-Callière
UQÀM
Place Ville Marie
Banque de Montréal
Palais de Justice
Place d'Armes
Notre-Dame
Musée des Beaux Arts

A hockey rink is still set up each winter on the downtown campus in the same spot. 

McGill University Campus

Rue McGill

McGill University
Rue University
Flood
Eaton Center
Scotia Cinema
Chinatown
Hôtel Mount-Royal
Marché St. Laurent
CHUM
Dominion Square

Marché Bonsecours Flood

Palais de Justice

Photos taken almost exactly 80 years apart to the day

Photos taken almost exactly 80 years apart to the day.

Then, the Simpsons Center

Those tree's are much bigger today!

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Sources:

Old Photographs: Archives de Montréal, Shorpy

New Photographs: Conor Nickerson

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