Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre | |
---|---|
514, 438 |
Cité du Havre is a
The 775 residents live in one of three modern residential buildings, Habitat 67, Tropiques Nord and Profil-O. The rest is mostly put to light industrial use and constitutes the last functioning part of Montreal's 'Old Port', while modern port functions take place far further downstream in the north-east of the island. It is one of the few neighbourhoods in the borough where there is room for new construction and development.[2]
History
Cité du Havre [Harbour City] is a modern concept, and constitutes what is effectively a modern development of the geography of Montreal. The area is for the most part only as old as the development of the
Expo 67
The peninsula was extended and connected by
Recent development
Today it also features Dieppe Park (formerly known since 1992 until 2017 as Parc de la Cité-du-Havre), which was a filming location for the 2001 film The Score.
References
- ^ Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ City of Montreal. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ Reports of the Harbour Commissioners for Montreal, Quebec, Three Rivers, Toronto, North Sydney, Pictou and Belleville: Report of Pilotage Authorities. Reports of Port Wardens, Shipping-masters and of Wrecks and Casualties. 1898.
- ^ http://patrimoine.ville.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire/fiche_zone.php?affichage=fiche&civique=&voie=0&est_ouest=&appellation=&arrondissement=1&protection=0&batiment=oui&zone=oui&lignes=25&type_requete=si&id=1142 Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal. Sector file: Cité du Havre. City of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.