Montréal Trip Overview
Are you planning a visit and/or looking for things to do in Montreal? You should try our scavenger hunts throughout the city in Downtown, Quartier des Spectacles, and Plateau Montreal, to name but a few neighborhoods we go to.
You will be challenged at every step. Each challenge will tell you where you are going next as well as some local history and trivia.
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Montréal, Canada
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Montréal, Québec, Canada
Are you planning a visit and/or looking for things to do in Montreal? You should try our scavenger hunts throughout the city in Downtown, Quartier des Spectacles, and Plateau Montreal, to name but a few neighborhoods we go to.
You will be challenged at every step. Each challenge will tell you where you are going next as well as some local history and trivia.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Complexe Desjardins, 150 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec H5B 1E5 Canada
Start off your scavenger hunt with this large office/shopping complex and a simple challenge.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Place des Arts, Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec
Learn about Montreal’s Arts Center, its many theatres and festivals.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal, 185 Ste-Catherine Ouest Corner of Jeanne-Mance and Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H2X 3X5 Canada
See Montreal’s Contemporary Arts Museum and its original architecture.
You’ll need good observational skills to solve the challenge here.
Pass By: L’Astral, 305, Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2A3 Canada
This is one of the stages of Montreal’s International Jazz Festival and others.
Your challenge here requires you to count elements on the facade and convert their totals into letters of the alphabet to discover your next destinataion.
Pass By: Le Gesu, 1200 Rue de Bleury, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3J3 Canada
See this church up top, and theatre below it. Another observational challenge awaits you here.
Pass By: Centre Cinéma Impérial, 1430 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC H3A 2J1, Canada
Learn the history of this last of the grand Vaudeville theatres turned movie theatres to stand in Montreal.
Your challenge here is to discover the name of a female film director.
Pass By: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, 2067 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC H3A 2K2, Canada
Learn about the Montreal Scotts who formed this volunteer regiment to serve Canada in 1862.
Pass By: Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM), 405 Ste-Catherine St E Latin Quarter, Montreal, Quebec H2L 2C4 Canada
Learn about Montreal’s Quebec University that’s spread out across this neighborhood in many buildings.
Pass By: Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, 175 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec H2X 1Z8 Canada
See the largest theatre in the Place des Arts, and learn what types of shows are put on here. There are weird shapes out front and your challenge here deal with them.
Pass By: La Maison Symphonique, 1600 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal, QC H2X 0S1, Canada
See Montreal’s new Symphonic hall, part of the Place des Arts.
Pass By: Theatre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal, Quebec Canada
This independent theatre stands across from the Place des Arts and dates to 1951. Your challenge here, however, is about a local restaurant chain and its mascot.
Pass By: Théâtre Jean-Duceppe (theater), 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Z8, Canada
See another of the Place des Arts’ theatres.
Pass By: Hydro-Québec, 75 Boulevard René-Lévesque O, Montréal, QC H2Z 1A4, Canada
Here you’ll learn about the Quebec Premier who initiated Hydro Quebec, this province’s electric utility giant, and its headquarters being the premier’s statue.
Stop At: Chinatown, Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec
Walk by Montreal’s Chinatown and see one of 4 Friendship Gates.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Rue de la Paix, Montréal, QC H4J, Canada
Take a moment here to sit, look at the skateboarders in action, before you continue your scavenger hunt.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Monument National, 1182 St-Laurent Blvd. (At René-Lévesque), Montreal, Quebec H2X 2S5 Canada
This is the oldest theatre in Quebec, founded in 1893. Can you name its 2 venues?
Pass By: Society for Arts and Technology, 1201 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S6, Canada
See an interactive museum and venue while you learn about Montreal’s parking meter system.
Pass By: Montreal Pool Room, 1217 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S6, Canada
Take a bite into a famous Montreal steamed hot dog in the original restaurant.
Also, learn about St-Laurent Boulevard.
Pass By: Club Soda, 1225 Saint-Laurant Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2X 2S6 Canada
See one of Montreal’s hip musical and comedy venues.
Pass By: MTELUS, 59 Sainte-Catherine Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2X 1K5 Canada
Learn about this 1884 theatre turned music venue and solve another challenge.
Pass By: Les Foufounes Electriques, 87 Saint-Catherine E., Montreal, Quebec H2X 1K5 Canada
This is one of Montreal’s edgier music venues. Will you spot the correct art structure among the many to adorn this place?
Pass By: Theatre St-Denis, 1594 Rue Saint-Denis, Montreal, Quebec H2X 3K2 Canada
See one of Montreal’s largest music, comedy and theatre venues on a stretch of street that’s full of restaurants.
Pass By: Le Bordel Comedie Club, 312 Rue Ontario E, Montreal, Quebec H2X 1H6 Canada
See this comedian-owned comedy club in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles. What does the word Bordel mean? This is your challenge here should you accept it.
Stop At: Cégep du Vieux-Montréal (Ontario / Hôtel-de-ville), Montreal, QC H2X 1X6, Canada
One of Montreal’s larges Cegep, learn here what that is and what role it plays in Quebec’s education system.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Hotel Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 Boulevard René-Lévesque O, Montréal, QC H3B 4A5, Canada
This hotel was built by the CN (Canadian National Railway) in 1958, near the Central Train Station, which is just behind the hotel.
Since its construction, the list of celebrities who’ve stayed here continues to impress. Among them are Queen Elizabeth II (4 visits), Fidel Castro, Charles of Gaul, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mikhail Gobachev, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Lama.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Place Ville-Marie, 1 Place, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Place Ville-Marie, on the north side of René-Lévesque Boulevard, is a complex of 4 buildings which includes the large + shaped tower. They are located at the 4 corners of the square.
Initially, before 1958, René-Lévesque Boulevard was in fact a large trench that crossed the city center. At the bottom were CN rail tracks that led to Central Station. The trench was crossable by several viaducts.
Pass By: Saint James’s Club of Montreal, 1145 Av. Union, Montréal, QC H3B 3C2, Canada
Club Saint-James is the oldest private business club in Canada. It takes its name from the Saint-Jacques St. which, at the time of its foundation, was called St-James. That is where the club was originally established.
Stop At: Place du Frère-André, Montréal, QC, Canada
The monument to Friar Andre was installed here in 1986 by the sculptor Émile Brunet (1893-1977). It is a replica of the original located near the chapel of Friar Andre at Saint Joseph’s Oratory on the northwest side of Mount Royal.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Phillips Square, Ste-Catherine St. and Union Ave., Montreal, Quebec Canada
The Monument to King Edward VII by Louis-Philippe Hébert (1850-1917) was installed here in 1914, just before the outbreak of World War I.
The square honors Thomas Phillips (-1842), an entrepreneur and city councilor who owned the land here. His widow donated this land to the city.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: La Baie d’Hudson, 585 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H3B 3Y5, Canada
Facing King Edward VII is a large red stone building. It is the main store of the Hudson’s Bay Company in Canada.
The Bay is the oldest company in North America, founded in London under King Charles II. Its name when incorporated in 1670 was “The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson’s Bay.” A bit long as names go.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Cathedrale Christ Church Cathedral, 635 Saint-Catherine St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B8 Canada
Below Christ Church Cathedral is a shopping center called the Promenades de la Cathedral. It is part of the Montreal underground .
The cathedral, built in 1859 in the neo-Gothic style, is the work of Frank Wills, British architect. He also designed the Christ Church in Fredericton, New Brunswick, which you can see on our scavenger hunt there.
Pass By: Maison Birks, 620 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H3B 1B8, Canada
Opposite the church is Henry Birks & Sons, a jewelry store founded in 1879 on Saint-James Street (near the Saint-James Club at the time).
Stop At: Rue Ste.-Catherine, at Westmount, Montreal, Quebec H2L 2G4 Canada
Saint Catherine is the patron saint of single women here in Quebec. She was Catherine of Alexandria (290-307), whom we celebrate on November 25. She died very young (18 years old), was a poet and a philosopher.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Centre Eaton de Montreal, 705 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4G5 Canada
The tall building on your right is the Montreal Eaton Center, a multi-story shopping center. It is also another access point to the Montreal underground.
It still bears the name of the Eaton department store which was on its right (corner of Robert-Bourassa). Eaton’s founded by Timothy Eaton in 1869, was a big competitor to the Hudson’s Bay Company, with multi-story department stores located in all major Canadian cities.
T Eaton Co closed in 1999. Sears, an American competitor, bought Eaton’s bankruptcy to add high-end stores to its Canadian network, but abandoned them in 2002.
Pass By: Grevin Montreal, 705 Sainte Catherine Street West Suite 5-104, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4G5 Canada
In 2013, the Musée Grévin moved to the 5th floor of the Eaton Center, where there used to be a 6-screen cinema.
Musée Grévin is a wax museum where you can see life-size Quebec and international stars. Over 125 can be seen, including Albert Einstein, Céline Dion, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel “bed in” scene, Wayne Gretzky, Marguerite d’Youville, Maurice Richard, Justin Trudeau and Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (founder of Montreal).
Pass By: Banana Republic, 777 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H3B 1C6, Canada
You are standing at the intersection of McGill College and Ste-Catherine. To your left, south of McGill College. That is Place Ville-Marie and the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel beyond – we’re close to where you started.
On your right is a Banana Republic store. Above the entrance is an intricate clock with engravings.
Stop At: The Illuminated Crowd, 1981 Av. McGill College, Montréal, QC H3A 3C1, Canada
The illuminated crowd is the name of the large beige artistic installation in front of you. Installed in 1986, it is the work of Raymond Masson (1922-2010).
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E9 Canada
It is a museum of Canadian heritage and history, founded in 1921.
Stop At: Roddick Gates, 15a Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3A 2K6, Canada
To your right are the Roddick Gates, which is the main entrance to the McGill University campus. It was a gift from Amy Redpath Roddick, in 1924, to the university, in memory of her husband, Sir Thomas George Roddick (1846-1923).
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: James McGill statue, 805 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 0B9 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3A 0B9, Canada
On the other side, to the right, is a large sculpture of James McGill, installed in 1996, by David Roper-Curzon.
McGill was founded in 1821 by a donation from James McGill (1744-1813) and the National Assembly of Quebec. Courses are predominantly given in English. However, assignments and exams can be completed in French.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Musee Redpath, 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C4 Canada
On this campus is the Redpath Museum, built in 1882. It is one of the oldest museums in Canada. Peter Redpath, its founder, was an industry magnate in Canada (sugar). It is the building at the far left of the park you are in, with the Roddick gates behind you.
It’s a natural history museum for both geology and anthropology.
Stop At: Golden Square Mile, Golden Square Mile, Montreal, Quebec
At the corner of McTavish Street is an art installation called Le Joyau Royal et le Mile Doré. It is the work of Allard and Duchesneau, installed in 2017.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: La Maison Louis-Joseph Forget, 1195 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3A 1H9, Canada
This is the Louis-Joseph Forget Mansion.
It’s now a museum in a 19th century mansion. There are beautiful carved railings and various works of Canadian art inside. This Second Empire-style mansion was built in 1882-84. It represents well the bourgeois urban architecture of the end of the 19th century.
Pass By: The Ritz-Carlton, Montreal, 1228 Rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H3G 1H6, Canada
On your way to de la Montagne Street, you will see the Ritz-Carlton hotel on your left where scenes from the movie Once Upon a Time in America (1984) with Robert De Niro and James Woods were filmed.
Pass By: Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, 1380 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1J5 Canada
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is located on both sides of Sherbrooke Street. There are actually 5 buildings.
Several artistic installations are found all around the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, for example the Twin Hearts of Six Feet, installed in 1999, by Jim Dine. There is also a very large Native American totem on the left side of the museum.
Pass By: Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Canada
1974 is the year Concordia University was founded. It is 2 blocks over.
From De Maisonneuve Street, Concordia University is one street to your right. The Sir George-Williams campus includes many buildings across several city blocks.
Pass By: Leonard Cohen Mural, 1420 Crescent Street, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2B7 Canada
Take the time to notice the giant Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) mural on your right. This great Montreal poet and musician was appreciated worldwide. It was painted in 2017 by Miles MacGregor (El Mac).
Pass By: O’Sullivan College, 1191 Rue de la Montagne, Montréal, QC H3G 1Z2, Canada
A little further on your left is O’Sullivan College as well as Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill.
The pub’s sign is actually Montreal’s flag reversed. On the city flag, the lily flower is at the top left, and the clover is at the bottom right.
Pass By: Ye Olde Orchard Pub and Grill, 1189 Rue de la Montagne, Montréal, QC H3G 1Z2, Canada
A little further on your left is O’Sullivan College as well as Ye Olde Orchard Pub & Grill.
The pub’s sign is actually Montreal’s flag reversed. On the city flag, the lily flower is at the top left, and the clover is at the bottom right.
Pass By: Tour des Canadiens, Montréal, QC H3B 3A7, Canada
The Tour des Canadiens on the opposite corner. It’s a condo tower named after the Montreal Hockey Team.
Pass By: Bell Centre, 1909, avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H3B 5E8 Canada
The Bell Center, to the right (south) of Montreal Canadiens Avenue, is where the NHL’s professional hockey team with the most Stanley Cups in its history, the Montreal Canadiens, play.
Opened as the Molson Center in 1996, Bell took over the name in 2002. Previously, the Canadiens played at the Montreal Forum, located at the corner of Atwater and Ste-Catherine, 2 km west of here.
Pass By: Windsor Station, 1100 Av. des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 2H8, Canada
Built in 1888 by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the medieval Roman style, it has not been used by trains since 1997.
Windsor Station today serves houses offices and is an event venue. It is connected to Montreal’s underground.
Pass By: St George’s Anglican Church, 1001 Av. des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC H3B 3B3, Canada
Opposite Windsor Station is St. George’s Anglican Church, founded in 1843. This was the 2nd church, opened in 1854, to accommodate a larger congregation, as well as a surplus of people at Christ Church that you saw earlier near The Bay.
Stop At: Place du Canada, Peel St and Rene-Levesque Blvd, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Cross Peel Street on the north side (church side) to enter the park called Place du Canada. Originally called Dominion Square, the name was changed in 1967, Canada’s centenary.
The central monument to Sir John A Macdonald was installed here in 1895, sculpted by George Edward Wade (1853-1933).
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dorchester Square, 1555 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3L8 Canada
On the north side is another park called Square Dorchester in which you can see 4 monuments:
The Robert Burns monument, installed in 1930 by George Anderson Lawson (1832-1904)
Monument to the heroes of the Boer War, installed in 1907, the work of George William Hill (1862-1934)
Monument to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Sculpted by Émile Brunet (1896-1977) installed in 1953.
Lion of Belfort, installed in 1897, sculpted by George William Hill (1862-1934). It is along Metcalfe Street and faces the Sun Life building
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Sun Life Building (Edifice Sun Life), 1155 Metcalfe, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2V6 Canada
East of Dorchester Square (right) is the Sun Life (insurance) building, the big white building.
This majestic building was completed in 1931 and at that time was the biggest building (in total space) in the British Empire. Its construction began in 1913 and the first 7 floors were completed by 1918. Two enlargements have brought it to what you see today.
This building is important to history, because during World War II, reserves of British gold was kept in its vault 3-storeys below street level. Operation Fish saw these values gradually transit to Ottawa and then traded on the New York Stock Exchange to finance the war effort.
Stop At: Cathedral of Marie-Reine-du-Monde, 1085 de la Cathedrale (René-Lévesque W. and Mansfield), Montreal, Quebec H3B 2V3 Canada
To the east of Canada Place is the Marie-Reine du Monde Cathedral, seat of the Archdiocese of Montreal and the 4th largest church in Quebec after Saint Joseph’s Oratory and Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal and the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica east of Quebec city.
It was completed in 1894 in Baroque and Renaissance styles. It is actually a smaller reproduction of Saint Peter’s at the Vatican. It was dedicated in 1955 by Pope Pius XII.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, 3535 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2X 3P1, Canada
You are in front of the Institute of Quebec tourism and hotel institute (ITHQ) which was founded in 1968 by the Government of Quebec. It is the only educational institution in Canada to offer high school, college and university programs.
Stop At: Rue du Square-Saint-Louis, R. du Square-Saint-Louis, Montréal, QC H2X, Canada
This park opened in 1880.
You’ll see Victorian houses lining the park, painted in various colors, a bit like what we see in San Francisco. At the time, the French Canadians elite lived there.
At the entrance of the park, you will see a strange sculpture on an untreated wooden platform. It is by Armand Vaillancourt is called “Le Chien du Québec” (Quebec’s Dog). It was installed here in 1972.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Musée des Fusiliers Mont-Royal, 3721 Av. Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC H2X 3H4, Canada
In front of you on the left is the regiment and museum of the Mount Royal Fusiliers, a branch of the Canadian Army (34th Brigade).
They participated in World War I and II, as well as the Boer War in South Africa.
Today, they serve on various UN and NATO missions. They served here during the ’98 Montreal ice storm and more recently during the floods that hit southern Quebec in May 2017.
Pass By: Theatre d’Aujourd’hui, 3900 Saint-Denis Rue H2w 2m3, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2M2 Canada
You are in front of the Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui (Today’s Theatre Center), founded in 1968 from the grouping of 3 theater troupes.
This theatrical institution is dedicated to the creation, production and distribution of Quebec and Canadian francophone dramaturgy.
Stop At: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church, 4237 Av. Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC H2W 1E5, Canada
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, in front of you to the right, was built in 1875 and can accommodate 2,800 worshipers. It is the 3rd largest church on the island of Montreal after Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montreal, and Saint Joseph’s Oratory on the other side of Mount Royal.
A fire destroyed the original church in 1898 and this one was rebuilt in 1903. The beautiful building in front of the church was its presbytery.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Parc des Açores, Rue de Bullion, Montréal, QC H2W 2H1, Canada
This small park presents a playground for young children and benches in a space under the trees. The Azores are a chain of islands in the Atlantic belonging to Portugal.
You will notice several Portuguese shops and restaurants in this area.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Parc des Amériques, Rue Rachel E, Montréal, QC H2W 1Z4, Canada
In the summer, this place is filled with people taking a break or reading a book. It’s very peaceful.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Little Portugal, Montreal, QC H2W, Canada
Enter Portugal park behind you.
It opened in 1975 and pays homage to the Portuguese community located in this neighborhood. There are approximately 40,000 Quebecers of Portuguese origin today.
There is a small pavilion at one end, and a Portuguese cross at the other end of the park. A rooster sits above the pavilion.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jeanne-Mance Park, 4422 Av. de l’Esplanade, Montréal, QC H2W 2N4, Canada
You are now in Jeanne-Mance Park, which was originally named Fletcher’s Field in 1883. It changed name in 1910 during a Eucharistic Congress held here, to honor Jeanne-Mance.
There are several playgrounds and fields in this very large park, including a wading pool, baseball courts, tennis courts and an outdoor ice rink in winter.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Monument Sir George-Etienne Cartier, Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1S8 Canada
In front of you is the Monument to Sir George-Etienne Cartier. This great monument was sculped by George William Hill (1862-1934) and was installed here in 1919.
Sir George-Etienne Cartier (1814-1873), 1st Baronet, was a statesman and one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation. His parents named him George in honor of King George III.
He was Prime Minister of Canada East (now Quebec) between 1858-1862 (before Confederation) then Minister of Militia and Defense under Sir John A. Macdonald between 1867-1873 in the 1st Government of Canada (confederated country in 1867).
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Mount Royal, Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Mount Royal Park, created in 1876, is the oldest protected area in Quebec, and one of the largest in Montreal. At its summit there are numerous trails, 2 belvederes and Beaver Lake.
Pass By: Canadian Grenadier Guards, 4171 Av. de l’Esplanade, Montréal, QC H2W 1S9, Canada
Here is the Canadian Grenadier Guards regiment whose moto is Nulli Secundus / always first, never second. It is part of the 34th Brigade of Canada, 2nd Division and was originally formed in 1859.
It is a unit of the Canadian Army Reserve. They are trained to perform specific tasks so that they can be integrated into regular forces if the needed. Their primary function is honor guard for ceremonies.
This unit saw service during the War of 1812, Boer War, the Great War, WWII, as well as in Afghanistan more recently.
Pass By: Museum of Jewish Montreal, 4040 St. Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Y8 Canada
Here you are in front of the Montreal Jewish Museum whose goal is to spread the history of this community through various experiences, including art, cultural events and guided tours of the neighborhood.
Pass By: Piscine Schubert, 3950 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 2V3, Canada
On your right is Schubert pool. It is a public swimming pool where swimming lessons are organized for the neighborhood. When it opened in 1930, it was a public bath where people came to wash for a fee. Running water was not yet available in all homes at that time, so washing with hot water was not a daily thing.
The municipal authorities created several public baths from the end of 1880 until 1940 when they were mostly converted into public pools when running water had been connected to all homes.
Pass By: Schwartz’s Deli – Sandwiches – Steaks, 3895 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1X9, Canada
You’re in front of Schwartz’s Deli, the oldest smoked meat restaurant in Canada and the best known from Montreal internationally. If you’ve never eaten a Montreal Smoked Meat, here’s your opportunity. It has no similarity with those in New York city.
Pass By: MAIN DELI – Smoked Meat – Grillades Charbon De Bois – Burgers / Poutine / Steak / Sandwiches / Salades – Delivery Livraison, 3864 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1Y2, Canada
On the other side of the street, at # 3864, is the Maison du Biftèque Main Deli. This one was Leonard Cohen’s favorite. Main, as in Main Street, refers to St-Laurent Boulevard which separates the city East and West. Civic numbers start at one from St-Laurent on streets heading east, or west.
Pass By: Theatre de Quat’Sous, 100, avenue des Pins Est H2W 1N7, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1N7 Canada
On the corner in front of you, on the right, is the Théâtre de Quat’sous, founded in 1955. One of the oldest theater companies in Montreal, it has moved around for many years, performing at various theatres across the city before building its home here.
Stop At: Rue Prince Arthur, Montreal, Quebec Canada
A pedestrian road on the Plateau Mont-Royal, plenty of gardens, restaurants, and bars.
Duration: 10 minutes
