Montreal Then and Now: d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui (Then & Now) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Alan Hustak, Johanne Norchet
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 134441
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1592235980
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.428
EAN: 9781592235988
ASIN: 1592235980
Publication Date: May 9, 2006
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Product Description
Considered North America's most “European” city, Montréal is known for its culture, sophisticated population and its amazing architectural history. The latest title in the hugely popular Then and Now series takes readers to Québec's largest city, Montréal, for an amazing past and present tour which includes the following.
• A rich historical overview written by Alan Hustak (a journalist for the Montréal Gazette) describes Montréal's development from a fur trading outpost on the banks of the St. Lawrence River to its present incarnation as the business and cultural center of Canada.
• Originally named Ville-Marie, the settlement became known as Mont Royal, after the tallest of the hills overlooking the river valley. Readers will marvel at how much this modern metropolis has evolved in its history.
• Dozens of photographs show how some of Montréal's most important landmarks looked long ago and how they look today.
• Fascinating side-by-side then-and-now images of popular destinations like the Windsor Hotel, St. Ann's Market, Christ Church Cathedral, and Montréal Harbor showcase Montréal's finest architecture and views.
Though much has changed since the city was first settled in the 17th century, readers will agree that Montréal's charm will never fade.
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Attracting, at first... July 7, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A fascinating juxtaposition of photography, but it appears that Alan Hustak forgot to walk and to take time in a large area of the city: the book concentrates a lot on the Western area of the Montréal where the English culture is more at ease, but goes with timidity on the Eastern side of the St-Laurent street. For instance, the book mentions and shows the two English based university, and Hustak rewards their multicultural aspect, but both francophone universities, UQAM and Université de Montréal, are entirely forgotten.
Although the writer is said to be living in Montréal since 1967, it looks like he had some difficulties meeting with the French culture. The author even tends to diminish the importance and the huge contribution of this culture in the city.
On another aspect, a few camera angles of the contemporary photos are sometime disappointing in relation to the original.
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