If one looks closely at older walkways in the City, the former granolith paving is evident.

Reading copies of the Westmount News, from the early 1900s, granolith paving was one of the City’s unique features.

Unfortunately, as walkways are being replaced throughout the City, concrete seems to be the norm – losing one of Westmount’s historical features.

A newly poured (white and non-distinctive) concrete sidewalk on Kensington Ave.

This seems to be the “norm” throughout the City. This pattern has been, unfortunately, repeated in Westmount Park.

I suspect the City is moving away from granolithic concrete for budgetary reasons – such a pity!

One has to admit, that this is a remarkable entrance into an apartment building!

An entrance to the Synagogues’ adjoining building.

Another entrance, to the Synagogue, on Kensington Ave.

The Synagogues’ corner stone that originated from Israel.

The Synagogues’ entrance on Cote St. Antoine.

Detail, near the roof, on the synagogues’ initial 1921 building,

One of the Synagogues’ corner stones.

The Synagogues’ origins date back, in Montreal, to 1846.