Remembering Black Little Burgundy
--October 30, 2019.
Montreal’s traditional Black community would have called the area “St. Antoine” but it is now known as “Little Burgundy.”
The community’s history can be explored through the plaques, panels and murals commemorating Black achievement and the parks dedicated to celebrated figures.
The tour begins at Lionel Groulx metro station and ends at Georges Vanier metro station...
Griffintown and Point St. Charles were Canada’s first industrial slums, home to Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famines and generations of their descendants.