Near the old faubourgs,you can explore a very special blend of old and new. You'll have a chance to admire a beautiful 18th-century survivor, among other treasures.

On picturesque Rue Bonsecours, a famous house plays a trick on passers-by. It was built of fieldstone in 1785, in the current style, and later covered with wood cladding that cleverly imitates cut stone, in 1831. The owner at the time was Louis-Joseph Papineau, a lawyer and politician famous for his struggle against British colonialism.

In Papineau's day, the chapel still sported its façade dating from 1773.

Rue Bonsecours is a good example of Old Montréal's resurrection. In 1962, journalist Eric McLean helped to launch this revitalization by restoring the Papineau house, an initiative soon followed by other owners.

A former hill and military remains

An 18th-century faubourg and... the crash of 1929!

An impressive faubourg

Two former railway stations

At home with George-Étienne Cartier