Aging in the City Centre rather than on the Fringe
The concept of urban life (identified with youth, consumerism and business) seems to be totally incoherent with the dominant image of old people. As a result, we are lead to think that the city core is not adapted for older people and that they cannot age happily in those neighbourhoods. Thus, the construction of large residences for the elderly is flourishing on the edges of major cities like Montreal. This article proposes to explore urbanity and aging through the eyes of older residents of the city. It is based on research where we met 26 older Montrealers who live in the core of the city and who do not wish to age elsewhere.