A New World From Two Old Ones: The Evolution of Montreal's Tenements, 1850-1892

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
A New World From Two Old Ones: The Evolution of Montreal's Tenements, 1850-1892
Abstract
Tenements became Montreal's dominant dwelling type in the second half of the nineteenth century due to rapid urbanization and the introduction of new technologies, materials and ideas about domestic life. The author points out that this was due to a unique combination of older patterns, based on the French-Canadian tradition, and new elements introduced mainly by the city's English-speaking community. He argues that Montreal's tenements are an example of a cross-cultural exchange leading to an original urban cultural form in North America.
Publication
Urban Morphology
Volume
Vol. 4
Issue
no. 1
Pages
9-19
Date
2000
Language
en
URL
Citation
Dufaux, François. “A New World From Two Old Ones: The Evolution of Montreal’s Tenements, 1850-1892.” Urban Morphology Vol. 4, no. 1 (2000): 9–19. http://www.urbanform.org/online_unlimited/um200001_9-19.pdf.
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