Engraving of Notre Dame Street, Montreal

In the mid-19th century, the industrial revolution was beginning all over the world. Lower Canada was no exception and Montréal became the country’s industrial metropolis. The city’s expansion included the construction of railways and factories, and a new concentration of merchants near the port of Montréal.

Source: Fonds Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal. No de réf. : P82,S16,SS1,P2,(06-M). Archives nationales du Québec.