Montreal

Montreal
Type	City
Location	Quebec, Canada

Montreal is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec. It's history spans about 8,000 years, from France colonizing the area inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians in 1534 to the present.

It is the home city of private detective Freddie Pink.

History

Between the end of the 19th century and the start of the First World War, Montreal enjoyed one of the strongest periods of growth in its history. Thanks to a strong, steady flow of immigrants, the population shot up past the half-million mark. The city became a gigantic worksite. A brand-new port was developed, office towers sprouted, factories were expanded and thousands of new homes were built. Urbanized areas extended farther and farther out. Montreal reached the apex of its power as Canada's metropolis. The veil of prosperity hid many inequalities, however. Social reform advocates sought to push their cures for society's ills, but with limited success. – From modified version of Chapter 8 of Paul-André Linteau's book Brève histoire de Montréal (Montreal: Boréal, 1992), pp. 89-103.

Appearances & Mentions

The Glass Ceiling (mentioned)

• While investigating the murder of Percival Pollack, Detective William Murdoch discovered that Pollack was to have taken a train from Toronto to Montreal on the evening he was killed.

'Til Death Do Us Part (mentioned)

• While undercover at the Taylor Creek Tennis Club, Murdoch pretended to be a homosexual from Montreal.

Monsieur Murdoch (mentioned)

• Dr Ogden tells Murdoch that this case reminds her of an unsolved murder from Montreal.

The Things We Do for Love Part 1

• Detective Murdoch dispatches Freddie Pink before arriving in Montreal.