The city of Montreal started as a tiny trading outpost on a far-flung shore. How did it grow into the metropolis it is today? Hear the story of the remarkable woman who got Montreal started.
Is this the most beautiful swimming pool you’ve ever seen?
Nestled in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood of Montreal is a building of staggering opulence. A museum? A library? No, a lowly swimming pool. What’s the story here?
Run by the same family since 1956, Caffe Italia is an icon of Montreal’s Little Italy neighbourhood.
With its old-fashioned interiors, the cafe is something of a time capsule, as well as a window into the history of Montreal’s significant Italian diaspora community. What stories does this unassuming establishment really have to tell us?