Chinatown
Historic ethnic enclave marked by four Chinese paifang gates, shaped by decades of expropriation and redevelopment.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Chinatown in Montreal starts on de la Gauchetière Street, beside a schoolhouse from 1826 that stood here before the neighbourhood did. It follows the quarter back to its first shops in the early 1890s, and to the federal project that took a large piece of it in the 1980s. Best heard on the brick paving near the corner of rue Côté, with the old building in view.
This audio guide was created using AI.
Similar places
Little Italy
Italian immigrant enclave of espresso bars, pastry shops and a historic open-air food market.
Mile End
Former garment district turned artist enclave, now home to lofts, cafes and video game studios.
Quartier des Spectacles
Downtown arts district built over the site of a once-notorious red light district and gambling underworld.
Griffintown
Former marshland turned industrial hub, its canal hand-cut through solid rock by Irish laborers.
Fonderie Darling
Former ironworks turned contemporary art centre, its landmark spiral chimney still crowning the old casting hall.
Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Historic north-south thoroughfare where waves of immigrant garment workers built the clothing trade.