Near the St. Lawrence River, in the days of New France, the Canoterie Royale(or the King's boat-sheds) was where boats were built and maintained, particularly for military uses. When the British arrived, they converted the buildings into a military complex, including barracks, a guardroom and storehouses. All this later disappeared when the railway came through. 

 A hill, levelled in 1819, once marked the edge of the fortified town. At the time, Rue Notre-Dame ended at Bonsecours, and Saint-Paul (below) ran as far as the Québec gate. 
 
 

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

An impressive faubourg 

Two former railway stations 

At home with George-Étienne Cartier 

From Bonsecours to Berri