surrounding block. In 2006, a project to move the Montreal Casino to the Peel Basin, as part of an entertainment complex in partnership with the Cirque du Soleil, caused a controversy because of the social impact of the establishment of gambling in an underprivileged district. The project was finally abandoned. In July 2007, promoter Devimco announced plans to develop 12 hectares of the neighborhood into a modern complex of office towers and residential homes. On the City of Montreal Website, additional plans to update the now-renamed Griffintown are described. Culture Michel Régnier made a film on the subject in 1972, which used archival photos of Griffintown, along with interviews of former residents in order to paint a picture of the landscape, community, and a people. Richard Burman made a documentary in 2003 called 'Ghosts of Griffintown'. It starts off telling the story of Ms Mary Gallagher, a prostitute who was brutally murdered in 1879 and would return every seven years to William Street in search of her head. Although the last reported sighting was in 1928, Mary Gallagher Day is on June 27 (the date of the sightings), every seven years. It then explores the history using this story as a metaphor on how the community itself has disappeared like a ghost. Alan Hustak has written a book 'The Ghost of Griffintown' which explores in great detail the murder of Mary Gallagher. Lisa Gasior created the Griffinsound Project that is a walking tour designed to be completed individually. It provides a background and interviews regarding the changing landscape of this space. Demographics See also Goose Village, Montreal Irish Montreal before the Great Famine Little Dublin, Montreal References 11. http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/MTL_STATS_FR/MEDIA/DOCUMENTS/GRIFFINTOWN_2016.PDF External links Committee for the Sustainable Redevelopment of Griffintown Web site Quebec Heritage Web site The Siege of Griffintown, Montreal Mirror Last Irishman standing, Montreal Mirror Ghosts of Griffinitown: Stories of an Irish Neighbourhood Sounding Griffintown Griffintown, Ville de Montréal (French) McCord Museum. Griffintown Game, the Irish in Montreal Walk in Griffintown Neighbourhoods in Montreal Ethnic enclaves in Quebec Irish-Canadian culture in Montreal Le Sud-Ouest Adaptive reuse of industrial structures in Montreal Gentrification in Canada