Downtown Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Place J.-Ernest-Laforce
Joseph-Ernest-Laforce (1879-1977)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024
1. Place J.-Ernest-Laforce Marker
Le jardin de Lyon y a été aménagé en 2000 dans le cadre d'une entente de coopération entre les villes de Montréal et de Lyon.
The Lyon Garden was established here in 2000 as part of a cooperation agreement between the cities of Montreal and Lyon.
Erected by Ville-Marie Expressway, Montreal.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
Location. 45° 30.746′ N, 73° 33.315′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Downtown Montreal. It is at the intersection of Rue Berri and Avenue Viger Est, on the right when traveling east on Rue Berri. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montréal QC H2L 2N9, Canada. Touch for directions.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le jardin de Lyon (a few steps from this marker); Édifice Gilles-Hocquart (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Viger (about 120 meters away); Place Victor-Morin (about 210 meters away); École Vétérinaire Française de Montréal (about 210 meters away); Immeuble de l'association des débardeurs / Building of the Longshoremen Association (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); First Transcontinental Train (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cartier Residences (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.
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Also see . . .
1. Joseph-Ernest Laforce (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Joseph-Ernest Laforce was a Quebec colonizer and journalist(Submitted on May 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)from Baie-du-Febvre. In 1936, he served as president of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal, on whose council he sat from 1933 to 1961. From 1936 to 1939, he was undersecretary of Colonization under the Duplessis government. In the 1940s, he successively published three volumes with Éditions Édouard Garand in Montreal, respectively entitled Bâtisseurs de pays (Builders of Countries), Religious and laypeople (Religious and Laypeople), and Apôtres de la terre (Apostles of the Earth).Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 20242. Place J.-Ernest-Laforce MarkerLooking east along Rue Barri; Avenue Viger Est crosses in the background.
2. Le jardin de Lyon / The Lyon Garden (Art Public Montréal).
Excerpt: It is a jardin de proximité, an approach developed by the Ville de Lyon, on the model of New York’s pocket parks, that consists of transforming small residual spaces into poetic, intimate green spaces. They are generally designed by a multidisciplinary team that may bring together a landscape architect, a designer, and an artist.(Submitted on May 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Le Jardin de Lyon is a landscape design in which is set a sculptural ensemble composed of 12 stems of stainless steel: half of them support lighting fixtures and the other half bronze sculptures. The sculptures are simplified representations of a ladybug, a bird, a cat, a tooth, a triangle, and a high-speed train. These fanciful figures are inspired by drawings in the book Hobo Signs by Terry Fox, which shows various signs used by hoboes to exchange information on their experience of the urban space.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 21, 2024
3. Le jardin de Lyon / The Lyon Garden
Looking south from Rue Berri. The garden is beside the marker — at the southwest corner of the Rue Barri and Avenue Viger Est intersection.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
