Chinatown, Montreal
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Chinatown is a neighbourhood located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The neighbourhood contains many Asian restaurants, food markets, and convenience stores as wel
The paifang on Saint Laurent Boulevard
Lion dance on Clark Street in 1939
Montreal Chinatown in 1940
A Victoria Day parade on De la Gauchetière Street in the 1945 Montreal Chinatown with the Bell Telephone Building in the background.
Saint Laurent Boulevard
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Saint Laurent Boulevard, also known as Saint Lawrence Boulevard, is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A commercial artery and cultural heritage site, the street runs north west–south east th
Chinatown, Montreal
…Montreal's Jewish community, with thousands of Yiddish speaking immigrants settling in the area from 1890 to 1920, as part of a Jewish quarter centred on Saint Laurent Boulevard. The first Chinese immigrants to Montreal arrived in March 1877. Montreal's Chinatown emerged in the 1890s and belonged to the Chan, Hom (Tam), Lee…
Saint Laurent Boulevard at sunset on summer solstice.
Schwartz's Delicatessen
A Grand union tramway crossing under construction in Montreal at Sainte Catherine and Saint Lawrence Street in 1893.
Saint Lawrence and Saint Catherine Streets, 1905.