Monthly Archives: November 2011

Tuesday November 15th – The Pigs Move In

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Watch live streaming video from occupynyc at livestream.com An absolutely despicable, cowardly act by the NYPD – happening now (as of 2:00 am EST). So over the course of the past sixteen hours the NYPD raided Zucotti Park, prevented media … Continue reading →

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The Mountain Street Viaduct

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Weird eh? A road passing over the roof of the old CN stockyards in Little Burgundy. This is the former Mountain Street Viaduct, and it, much like just about everything else in this picture, is now gone (save for the … Continue reading →

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Kondiaronk Book Reviews {No.3} – Marc Levine’s Reconquest of Montreal

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I began reading this masterpiece around this time last year for my History of Montreal class (HIST-307 with Dr. Gossage at Con-U if you’re interested, I highly recommend it) and I could not advocate a better, more thoroughly researched study … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Begins on the Twelfth

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This might piss people off. I’m okay with that. I have an odd tradition. I start wearing the poppy on Nov. 12th, usually right up until the end of the year. I do this not out of any affinity for … Continue reading →

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A few things every Montrealer should know about our city.

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Consider this: 1. It took only five years to build the first twenty-six Métro stations, which included most of the Green and Orange lines and all of the Yellow Line. 5,000 men and women worked on the project which cost … Continue reading →

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Please Mr. Mayor, I want some more… public art.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So I’m a big fan of the Art Nouveau style, especially the works of Czech artist and interior decorator Alfons Maria Mucha. So as you might imagine, I was quite impressed when my brother told me about a new mural … Continue reading →

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