Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal | 325 Anniversary Special

Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal | 325  Anniversary Special 

EXIBITION: From Yesterday to Today: Historical Overview of Cote de Neiges | 325 years of History

From :  November 2023 • August 25th, 2024

Organized by SDC Cote de Neiges

( An exceptional exhibit • not to be missed )

Situated on Cote de Neiges • Queen Mary Road to Cote St.Catherine Road

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Exposition : D’hier à aujourd’hui : 325 ans d’histoire à Côte-des-Neiges

Date : du mardi 21 novembre 2023 au dimanche 25 août 2024

Lieu : Côte-des-Neiges

La SDC Côte-des-Neiges est fière de signer l’exposition « D’hier à aujourd’hui : 325 ans d’histoire à Côte-des-Neiges » dans le cadre du 325e anniversaire du quartier. Ce projet est le résultat d’une initiative de l’arrondissement Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, signé par la SDC Côte-des-Neiges, qui a été réalisée en collaboration avec la Société d’Histoire Souvenirs et Mémoires de la Côte-des-Neiges et la radio CISM 89,3 FM pour chacuns des volets de l’expérience.

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Cote de Neiges | 325 Years of History 

Côte-des-Neiges is a Montreal neighbourhood located on the ancestral lands of several Indigenous peoples. Situated on the western slope of Mount Royal, it is part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

The colonization of the territory, located on the western and northern flanks of Mount Royal, began in the era of < New France >.

Historically, the original settlement, the Village of Côte-des-Neiges, was founded in 1862 and annexed by Montreal in two parts in 1908 and 1910.

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was agricultural land prior to the arrival of streetcars in 1908. The inhabitants of the area were predominantly anglophone. The urbanization of this area occurred between the 1910s and the 1930s. The establishment of Loyola College (today Concordia University) contributed to the growth of the area.

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(courtesy of Frédéric T. Leblanc/Flickr)

Colonization:

When the French colonized the Indigenous lands, the Sulpicians encouraged the development of the future Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood.

A trail was cleared to cross the mountain to the colony of Montreal. At the time, the settlement was primarily located to the east of the mountain, near the shores of the St. Lawrence River.

The trail was named “chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges.”

In 1698, 30 colonists established farms in the area. (See Population Settlement of New France.)

Two municipalities, upper and lower Côte-des-Neiges, were created in the area and took the name of the trail that linked them to Montreal. Wealthy Montrealer’s often visited this essentially rural and agricultural region to hunt and snowshoe.

In 1853, Montreal prohibited burials within the city.

The following year, it established the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery which, at that time was well outside the city limits.

Institutions, such as Notre-Dame College (founded in 1869), were established in the area. In 1904, the chapel of Saint Joseph’s Oratory was built.

In 1910, the two municipalities of Côte-des-Neiges became part of the city of Montreal.

Côte-des-Neiges is known for its ethnocultural diversity, due to the numerous cohorts of immigration that have settled there.