Ville de Montréal
Ville de Montréal
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal
Chapter 10 IntroductionHochelaga 1500-1642Ville-Marie 1642-1665Heart of an Empire 1699-1763Small French Town 1665-1760Conquered City 1760-1800British Commercial Takeover 1800-1850Industrial City 1850-1896Canada's Metropolis 1896-1914North-American City 1914-1929Depression and War 1930-1945Modern City 1945-1960Québec's Metropolis 1960-1992ConclusionQuizEducational Resources

The Great
Depression

A destabilized
society

A city in trouble

The Second World
War

 
Saint-Louis-de-France Church.
Former Saint-Louis-de-France Church, corner of Rue Roy and Rue Laval, Montréal, Québec: View from the ruins after the fire of 1933. Roy and Gauthier, architects.
1933 or 1934.
Source : Fonds Ernest Cormier, Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture / Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, ARCH250452.