Ville de Montréal
Ville de Montréal
Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal
Chapter 12 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

Re-structuring the
economy

Urban sprawl

A new francophone
conquest

A cultural revival

The modernization of
the political scene

 
Complexe Desjardins
Complexe Desjardins, Perspective.
La Haye and Ouellet, Senior Architects; Blouin Blouin Gauthier Guité Roy, Associate Architects (office towers).
Circa 1975.
Source : Fonds André Blouin, Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture / Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, ARCH106449.