Château Frontenac winter through time

Quebec City 1901–2020 5 photos of this spot

5 photographs taken at the same spot in Quebec City, spanning 1901–2020 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Rue du Petit-Champlain in Quebec City, Canada, photographed around 1901. The narrow street in the Lower Town, at the foot of Cap Diamant, is often cited as one of the oldest commercial streets in North America.

Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Rue du Petit-Champlain, Québec, ca 1901 Rue du Petit-Champlain in Quebec City, Canada, photographed around 1901. The narrow street in the Lower Town, at the foot of Cap Diamant, is often cited as one of the oldest commercial streets in North America.

La terrasse Dufferin et le Château Frontenac, Québec 2012 Another 2012 view of Terrasse Dufferin and the Château Frontenac, showing the wooden boardwalk that runs along the cliff edge beneath the hotel in Quebec City's historic district.

Château Frontenac winter 2016 Snow blankets the grounds around the Chateau Frontenac in this December 2016 view, the turreted silhouette of Quebec City's best-known hotel rising above Upper Town. Opened in 1893 as a grand railway hotel for the Canadian Pacific line, it remains the dominant feature of the Old Quebec skyline.

Quebec City Saint Lawrence River seen from Terrasse Dufferin 4 2017 A further view of the Saint Lawrence River from Terrasse Dufferin in Quebec City, photographed in 2017. The boardwalk, extended several times since it opened in 1879, remains a popular vantage point over the river and Lower Town.

Petit Champlain at night, Quebec city 2020 Quartier Petit Champlain, one of the oldest commercial streets in North America, is pictured at night in 2020 at the foot of Old Quebec's cliffs.