Category Archives: Montréal Noire

The White Horse of Fort Senneville

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Is it me or are we lacking in ghost stories in this city? Every year Halloween comes around and I get asked if I know any decent local ghost stories. Each year I come up short. It’s a problem for … Continue reading →

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Kondiaronk Book Review – Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Don Bell was what you might consider a kind of boulevardier back in the 1960s and 1970s, keeping abreast of the freaks and geeks which make urban living so goddam enjoyable. He compiled a variety of anecdotes into the aforementioned … Continue reading →

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Sun News Network, where facts take a back-seat to convenience…

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I guess I’m first to catch the glaring flaw here. Yay for history majors! To begin, I watched the interview and I agree in principle that men can sometimes get the shit end of the legal stick when it comes … Continue reading →

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Well this is interesting…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

I’ve always been bothered by this. Matthew Besner was a regular 27 year old guy who, last December, walked out of l’Orignal restaurant in the Old Port and wound up being found dead in the Lachine Canal three days later. … Continue reading →

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What’s happening with the Dow Brewery?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

So what with the redevelopment of the Chaboillez Square article I just wrote, it’s come to my attention that whatever work was going on at the old Dow Brewery building seems to have been suspended. Can anyone verify this? Does … Continue reading →

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Happening now: Blue Bird Caf̩ Fire memorial РUnion near Boul. Ren̩-L̩vesque

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Sorry for the awful resolution, but I think my camera’s night-time settings leave a lot to be desired. In any event, it’s on for another hour if you want to go pay your respects. Keep an eye out for proposals … Continue reading →

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