# History of Hogan's Alley and Little Burgundy - Black Canada
> Explore the history for Hogan's Alley in Vancouver and Little Burgundy in Montreal, including their origins, railway heritage, and urban displacement.

Tags: black-history, canadian-history, hogans-alley, little-burgundy, vancouver-history, montreal-history, urban-renewal, railway-porters
## African Canadian Communities: Hogan's Alley & Little Burgundy
- A study of two historic Black Canadian neighbourhoods and their legacies.

## Hogan's Alley - Vancouver History
- **Location:** Strathcona neighbourhood, between Union and Prior Street.
- **Origins:** Formed 1910–1915; population peaked at 800 in the 1940s.
- **Employment:** Many residents worked as railway porters at the CPR and Great Northern stations.
- **Displacement:** In 1967–1972, the community was razed for the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts.
- **Today:** The Hogan's Alley Society is working to restore Black presence through redevelopment plans.

## Little Burgundy - Montreal History
- **Location:** Southwest Montreal (Saint-Antoine), near Windsor and Bonaventure Stations.
- **Origins:** Late 1800s; once housed 90% of Montreal's Black population.
- **Cultural Impact:** Heart of Montreal jazz; home to Rockhead’s Paradise and musicians Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones.
- **Displacement:** The 1970 construction of the Ville-Marie Expressway displaced over 14,000 residents.
- **Institutions:** Home to the Union United Church, the oldest Black congregation in Canada.
- **Today:** Heavy gentrification has reduced the Black population to ~18%, but revival efforts for the Negro Community Centre site are underway.
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