Tag Archives: Montréal Culture
More public installation art – Madikap Building
Never been completely sure what to make of this. I don’t like it, but I don’t mind it either. I’m glad it’s there, but it seems superfluous and out of place.
Big Empty Walls
I remember seeing pictures from Tehran when I was a kid – it may have been on CNN and may have been related to the Iran-Contra scandal, or the USS Vincennes accidental shoot-down of an air-liner, or the Tanker War … Continue reading
Classic Montréal installation art: 1985’s “Catching Up”
Alright, technical point – this statue/sculpture is actually in Westmount. But let’s face the hard facts, Westmount is kinda like Montréal’s Cayman Islands, and really wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the fact that Montréal’s wealth is ‘stored’ there. I’ll … Continue reading
Perspective on the City {No. 11} – the Bickerdyke Pier
I can’t get enough of this picture. From this perspective we see the Bickerdyke Pier in its Expo 67 glory. In the foreground is Habitat 67 with the assembly crane from Dominion Bridge Co. which demonstrated the work-in-progress aspect of … Continue reading
Milice patriotique du Québec wants to sell guns in HLM
So everyone’s favourite local militia wants to sell weapons in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, as the local newspaper reported recently. The MPQ runs a recruiting station there, which happens to double as the militia’s primary source of income – a military surplus store. … Continue reading →
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