Tag Archives: Los Angeles
Who did it better? Montréal vs. Los Angeles
The AON Center in downtown LA, a 62-story Modernist office tower design by Charles Luckman and completed in 1973. The Tour de la Bourse on Square Victoria, completed in 1964 and rising 47 floors. It is considered to be a … Continue reading
The view from Los Angeles
In 1876, the mayors of Los Angeles and Montréal were brothers named Beaudry. I’m not sure how much else we have in common, though there are certainly a lot of Canadians in Los Angeles. In any event, I recently had … Continue reading
Guns and Roses – a brief history of violence
Another week, another round of cops killing unarmed, though ostensibly dangerous people. Three incidents in three weeks in which Montréal police discharged their weapons, resulting in two deaths. First, January 26th in Rosemont, then on Feb. 7th, in Beaconsfield, and … Continue reading →
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