What’s the difference between the Quays of the Old Port and Old Montréal?
The Quays of the Old Port and Old Montréal are neighbours, and both are located within Montréal’s historic district. • The Quays of the Old Port occupy a 47.3-hectare (117-acre) territory with 2.7 kilometres of St. Lawrence River waterfront. The site is the former location of the Port of Montreal, where intensive port and commercial activity in the 19th and 20th centuries led to the emergence of a major international city. After the port was moved to the east in 1960, the Old Port was redeveloped as a hub for tourism and recreation. Today, the site is multifunctional. It’s an urban park and the site of a variety of commercial and cultural events. The Montréal Science Centre and IMAX®TELUS Theatre are also located in the Old Port. • Old Montréal was made a designated historic district in 1963. It is the site of the first French settlement in what would become Montréal. It is also the place where the city took shape as successive waves of immigrants arrived and the commercial activities
