Tour in ENGLISH | Around the Viger Station Hotel: a changing urban crossroads

AT THE HEART OF THE CITY From Old Montreal to the Faubourgs: 50 Years of Transformation On the occasion of Héritage Montréal's 50th anniversary, revisit the east end of Old Montréal, the faubourgs and their evolution. From Faubourg Québec to the Viger Station-Hotel area, via the emblematic De La Gauchetière Street, Héritage Montréal offers three tours to help you discover the richness of Montreal's architecture, as well as major modern changes to the city’s landscape and the actions taken to preserve its heritage. Were you unable to join us last year? Were the visits already fully booked? We’re offering these tours again this year, so now’s your chance to join us! Tour 2 - Around the Viger Station Hotel: a changing urban crossroads From the demolition of the fortifications to the construction of the Ville-Marie expressway, the area around Viger Square and its station-hotel has undergone profound transformation. This tour looks at the urban metamorphoses that have reshaped this once pastoral and bourgeois landscape, as well as the projects that have redeveloped and revitalized it. This tour is presented by la Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec. Duration: 90 minutes - Meeting point: Champ-de-Mars metro station, Vieux-Montréal–Saint-Antoine exit. - The tour ends in Viger square, two minutes east of Champ-de-Mars metro station. - The tours will take place rain or shine - Online registration only. Registration cannot be done onsite. - No date changes. Refunds can be made, except for service charges, up to 48 hours before the visit. - Please notify us as soon as possible if you cannot attend the visit. - For special rates (Senior, 35 years and under or Member), proof may be required on site, on the day of the visit. - You will receive a confirmation of your registration by email, as well as a reminder a few days before the visit. - Departure in English is at 5:30 PM. Departures in French are at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM.