The architects who saved Old Montreal

Nothing in the city toponymy directory comes up if you search for Lemco or Van Ginkel, but Blanche Lemco and her husband Sandy Van Ginkel did so much to save Montreal from itself in the 1950s and 1960s. The Ville‑Marie autoroute is no prize, but if instead it had been an elevated highway like the Met, cutting across the city along the path of St‑Antoine or even St‑Paul Street, imagine the ghastliness. Some of their other interventions are mentioned in the article, too.