Tours are offered as a complement to the ASA Annual Meeting programming. Registration is required. The tour registration fee is $15 per person, per tour. Tour spots are limited and may sell out.
Parc Extension
Sunday, August 11
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Becoming a land of welcome for newcomers, Parc-Ex’ is a tiny territory with eclectic urban heritage. From the old Jean-Talon train station to the hidden factories along the railroad tracks, through expanding primary schools, multi-ethnic shops and places of worship of all faiths, discover the hundred patterns that make up the landscape of a neighborhood unique in its genre.
This tour will take two hours, including walking time from the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and back again. Walking route is wheelchair/scooter accessible.
Côtes-des-Nieges
Sunday, August 11
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Côte-des-Neiges is first and foremost an agricultural village where the lands align with a stream down the mountain. This peculiarity is at the origin of its current urban fabric. Discover this cosmopolitan district with its unique cachet and rich civic history. But what happened to its stream?
This tour will take two hours, including walking time from the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and back again. Walking route is wheelchair/scooter accessible.
The Other Old Montréal
Monday, August 12
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
From Place d’Armes to Chinatown, discover historical realities of the Other Old Montréal: the First Nations, the first French “engagés” and women, the immigrant population, the slaves. Social, religious and cultural diversity. Come and see the plurality of the old town. To remember the time when “the Old Montréal” was Montréal.
This tour will take two hours, including walking time from the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and back again. Walking route is wheelchair/scooter accessible.
The Pride Village: LGBTQ+ History and Realities
Monday, August 12
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Traces of LGBTQ+ history can be found in different parts of Montréal, but an area, called the “Village”, has become a focal point and a recognized historic refuge for LGBTQ+ populations over the last decades. Nowadays the inclusivity, the relevance and the local role of this “Village” is being questioned and the Centre-Sud district where it is located is undergoing rapid transformation. What is the future of the “Village”? This walk leads us to a better understanding of the origins of this mainly commercial and cultural district and explores the realities and historical fights for the rights of sexual diversity and gender plurality communities.
This tour will take two hours, including walking time from the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and back again. Walking route is wheelchair/scooter accessible.
