Category Archives: Commentary
Gutting the City
An aerial view of Quartier Dix-30 in Brossard. Not my work. Ceci n’est pas une ville. We need a Dix-30 styled “innovative multi-use urban project” like we need a gaping hole in the head. For one, there’s nothing innovative about … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Brookings Institute, Capitalism, Consumerism, Dead Malls, Economy of Montreal, Entrepreneurialism, Independent Businesses, Lifestyles, Malls, Metropolitan Agglomeration, Mile End, Municipal politics, Saint Lawrence Merchant's Association, Shopping, The Economist, TMR, Town of Mount Royal
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Nine Reasons Why the Métro Blue Line Won’t be Extended Above Ground
Call it a problem of thinking aloud… Last Wednesday Denis Coderre was musing about public transit expansion and improvement when he let slip that he thought it might be possible for the Blue Line’s projected expansion to be moved outdoors. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Unrealized development projects, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Architecture, Denis Coderre, Design, Métro, Montréal, public transit
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A Thousand Words for this City in Time
I don’t know for certain but I’m guessing this shot was taken in the summer of 1962 or 1963. It fascinates me because it shows our city at a crucial moment of transition. Look closely at this photograph and think … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Montréal Architecture, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged 1960s, Architecture of Montreal, Historic preservation, Historical Photos, Montréal, Photos, Place Ville Marie
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Thoughts on a Grim Day
Some very foolish, backwards people did an awful thing today. In a misguided attempt to satisfy the insane demands of their purported faith, three men stormed the offices of a satirical French magazine and shot ten people dead. They then … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Charlie Hebdo, Commentary, Cultural Commentary, Political Commentary
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Personae non gratae – Champlain, Richard, Taillibert
I feel this story might have slipped under the radar. The guy who designed the Big O has a counter-proposal to the Fed’s Champlain Bridge Redux project. Noted 88 year-old French architect Roger Taillibert says his design looks better, is … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Social commentary, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Champlain Bridge, Denis Coderre, Denis Lebel, Jean Drapeau, Montréal Bridges, Olympic Stadium, Robert Poeti, Roger Taillibert
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Brain Drain
Today was just one of those days I suppose. Perhaps you’ve had them too. A day were you read the paper and see the headlines and wonder just what it is you’re doing living in Montreal. Today wasn’t even particularly … Continue reading →
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