Category Archives: Montréal Noire

Destroying the Old Port – Historical Perspectives

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

If you haven’t already, I strongly recommend spending some time in the Old Port this Summer, and specifically a walk along Rue de la Commune. Enjoy a nice meal on an outdoor terrace, walk along the Harbourfront Park and take … Continue reading →

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Montréal Kitsch: the Kon-Tiki Polynesian Restaurant

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

When my parents were growing up, the Kon-Tiki was a top-flight Montréal resto and a true local institution. Apparently it was known far and wide and outlived the 1960s Polynesian fad by a considerable margin. It certainly helped that they … Continue reading →

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Priorities…

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

When I first came across this photograph I thought instinctively that was from a very early period, 1890s or thereabouts. Closer inspection revealed the Jacques-Cartier Bridge in the background… and then I realized the date included with the rest of … Continue reading →

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Commemorating the Blue Bird Café Fire

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

The Blue Bird Café and Wagon Wheel country bar were once located on Union Street, south of Ste-Cat’s on the west side, in what is now a parking lot. On Friday September 1st 1972 three young men, O’Brien among them, … Continue reading →

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Gang & Mafia Violence in Montr̩al РA Query

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Montréal has a bizarre problem with crime. It’s hard to describe it without getting bogged down in seemingly contradictory nuance and jargon relating to crime statistics throughout the city. For most of the last century, Montréal, owing to its combination … Continue reading →

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You couldn’t make this shit up…

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

The following anecdote is real – it is not the result of the author’s extensive imagination. The other day I had to go to Dorval to pick up some mail from my Aunt’s place. Returning to Lionel-Groulx around 3pm I … Continue reading →

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