PHOTOS: Montreal streets and sites during COVID-19

City officials have discouraged Montrealers from moving around the city unnecessarily due to the ongoing state of emergency. With most businesses closed, chances are you haven’t been downtown or in Old Montreal lately. If you were curious about what some of the busiest parts of Montreal look like in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, check out these photos by Cindy Lopez; she captured some familiar spots in the last week of March and first week of April:

See part 2 of Cindy Lopez’s Monteal COVID-19 gallery (signs of hope) here.

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Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life. Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.