Le Quartier St-Jean-Baptiste is one of 6 neighbourhoods of Québec City's La Cité Limoilou arrondissement. One of Canada's most densely-populated neighbourhoods, it was built while the city was still under French control, and once known as le faubourg Saint-Jean, it was a suburb of le Vieux-Québec. If only all suburbs had this kind of density and building stock! These photos were taken on a fairly warm (for Quebec City) day in March 2010.
Looking down. Those are the Laurentian Mountains in the background.
Parc Scott
Église St-Jean-Baptiste, constructed in 1884.
Place de la Capitale. The highrise that explodes out of a neighbourhood of lowrises. Typical of development in Quebec City during the 60s and 70s. I believe this is technically Quartier Montcalm.
Rue St-Jean. The neighbourhood's main commercial street.
Front view of Église St-Jean-Baptiste.
It ain't all beautiful.
Local watering hole. The clientele is a little rough around the edges.
Space was at a premium.
Anglophones have a field day with this one.
Épicerie J.A. Moisan. Established in 1871 and considered to be North America's oldest grocery store. It also houses a bed and breakfast.
St. Matthew's Church. Site of the City's first protestant church. The original was destroyed by a fire that ravaged the faubourg. This version was built in 1848/49. It was converted into a library in 1979-80.
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