| Abstract | Montreal, along with many other large urban centers, has recently lived through political, economic and cultural transformations that have brought the city to re-image and re-imagine itself. In this context of change, how diverse social groups remember the history of the city is crucial in the historical process and therefore in the making of identities in various spaces. This article addresses five perspectives on the re-development and re-imaging of urban spaces in a way that will inform critical analysis of the production of urban collective memory. The various productions of memory are discussed through the case of the move from the old Montreal Forum to the new Molson Centre, two sport-entertainment venues. The move is interesting since the old Montreal Forum had built during 75 years profound symbolic, cultural and political ties with the local population. (English)
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