Griffintown Tour: The Death and Life of Griffintown: 21 Stories

This film documents twenty-one of the key residential and industrial buildings and historical sites remaining in Griffintown, a historic Montreal neighbourhood that birthed the Industrial Revolution in Canada and was once home to a large Irish community. Historian Matthew Barlow recounts the social history of Griffintown that has all but disappeared. Photography, drawing and animation were used to create a visual record of these sites, most of which have been replaced by condos and gentrification.

2017

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