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Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal’s trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight of hippopotamuses, acrobatic circus acts and a live whale in a tank. This piece of history has resurfaced in recent weeks thanks to an archeological dig that unearthed […]
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Roadwork Unearths Remnants of 1800s Montreal Zoo Run by the ‘Canadian Barnum’
October 10th, 2022 
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