{"id":1001161,"date":"2014-02-11T14:16:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress4.local\/2014\/02\/11\/the-old-port-in-5-generations\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T01:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T23:26:56","slug":"the-old-port-in-5-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prevel.ca\/en\/blog\/old-port-5-generations","title":{"rendered":"The Old Port in 5 Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Old Port of Montreal has launched a new, free application that allows users to add a historic touch to their strolls along the banks of de la Commune. The App invites you to \u201cexplore the river through time\u201d on a <\/span>self-guided tour<\/strong><\/a><\/u> beginning at the Quai de l\u2019Horloge (Clock Tower) and ending at the commissioners building, located just a few steps from the <\/span>21e arrondissement sales office<\/strong><\/a><\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tour consists of 11 video clips, each about three minutes long. During this time of year, three minutes is the perfect length to watch a clip and proceed on to the next leg of the journey without getting too frozen! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your virtual guide, Robert Bordeleau, will explain over two hundred years of Old Port history, using his genealogy as the context. Mr. Bordeleau\u2019s story begins way back in 1810, when farmers from neighboring parishes and travelers from around the world came to the docks of the Old Port to do business. Thanks to the archive footage and sound clips, you can truly relive the atmosphere of a time when the Bonsecours Market was populated by all types of traders, all in competition and yelling loudly to promote and sell their products to passersby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n