Shots of typical Montreal dwellings, snow, some traffic. Incidental shots of small corner grocery store in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district. PANs and TILT UPs along multi-storey apartment buildings. Shots of decrepit structures, much snow. Shot of rear of three-storey tenement, iron spiral staircase, cluttered, snowy yard. Shots of dwellings in series, cars parked at curb, much snow in evidence. Several shots of complex of medium priced dwellings in Montreal East, three-storey apartment buildings, much snow. Several TRAVELLING SHOTs of slums in Saint-Henri, piles of snow, Turcot interchange laneways overhead in some shots.