Faubourg à m'lasse

The neighbourhood most likely received its nickname from the sweet smell that came from massive metal barrels containing molasses located near the Molson Brewery and Canadian Rubber plant.

[1] There are many myths and legends attributed to the neighbourhood's nickname and people such as Jason Cundy acknowledge that some of them are quite implausible but are re-told because those were the tales they grew up believing.

In the nineteenth century, Montreal was the "uncontested metropolis of Canada" as it was one of North America's main industrial cities and financial centres.

Some of these mega-projects included building better traffic routes in order to support the popularization of the automobile, constructing public and private highrises, establishing parking lots and creating the subway system.

[9] Jean Drapeau was a supporter of the project, as he envisioned the creation of a Cité des ondes (Media City), which would house all major French-language broadcasting corporations.

[10] In order to realize this project, 5000 residents were evicted; in addition, 12 grocery stores, 13 restaurants, about 20 factories and many suitable lodgings were destroyed.