Place Jacques-Cartier in 2001.

The square was built here by the city in the first half of the 19th century, but this initiative was simply an acknowledgement of a much older reality. As archaeologists have found, people have gathered at this site for generations. It has always been one of the most popular spots in Montréal! 
 
 

Look at all the people! As it always has, Place Jacques-Cartier attracts sun-seekers as soon as the first yellow rays begin chasing the winter blues away. 

An Amerindian trail, then a "castle"

... then the new market, and a public square 

After 1850...