Latin Quarter Bohemian History

The Cinémathèque québécoise holds a jagged, concrete facade that looms over the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard. It functions as the primary archive for Canadian and international film, housing millions of items ranging from nitrate…

The Théâtre St-Denis features a towering, light-colored stone facade topped with a large, illuminated sign that cuts across the skyline of Saint Denis Street. It opened in nineteen sixteen as a grand cinema palace, serving as a primary…

Bistro a Jojo features a bright red facade with tall, weathered windows that face the street. It occupies a space that began as a storefront in the nineteenth century, back when this part of Montreal served as a dense residential hub. For…

A row of large, copper brewing tanks stretches across the wall behind the bar at L'amère à boire. Since opening in nineteen ninety-six, this spot has focused on traditional beer styles that were difficult to find in Montreal at the time.…

The bright yellow storefront on Saint Denis Street holds La Librairie du Square, an independent bookstore that has anchored this corner since nineteen eighty-three. While many neighborhood shops turned into cafes or boutiques, this space…

Café Cherrier occupies a corner building marked by its distinctive green window frames and a sprawling, heated terrace that stays active through the Montreal winter. Originally a pharmacy in the nineteen twenties, the space retained the…

Square Saint-Louis sits as a Victorian oasis defined by its vibrant, narrow row houses with high-pitched roofs and delicate iron balconies. This space was once a reservoir for Montreal’s water supply until nineteen seventy-four, when city…

The low, long brick facade of Cafe Campus sits on Prince Arthur Street, distinguished by the thick, hand-painted letters of its sign. Generations of McGill and Concordia students spent their nights here, drinking draft beer and dancing on…

The Théâtre de Quat'Sous occupies a converted synagogue, marked by a distinct, modest facade of brick that sits quietly among the residential rows of the Plateau. Paul Buissonneau founded the company in nineteen fifty-five, pulling his…