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The Case for Cabot Square
Poor John Cabot, we hardly new ye. Most people don’t know who he is or why there’s a sizeable chunk of prime downtown property in a state of seemingly perpetual disrepair named after him. In fact, it’s not even actually … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Photographs, Scenes from the City, Urban Redevelopment, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Atwater Avenue, Cabot Square, Dawson College, History of Montreal, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Design, Montréal Landmarks, Montréal public-space, Montréal Urban Design, Montreal Forum, Montreal History, Parks in Montreal, Public Transit in Montreal, STM, Urban design issues, Urban Squares in Montreal, Westmount
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Pedestrianizing Ste-Catherine Street: How to Make it Work
It looks as though Mayor Coderre is at the very least interested in discussing the possibility of pedestrianizing Ste-Catherine Street in advance of the city’s 375th anniversary. This is as a consequence of needing to dig up the street and … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, History and Culture, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Landmarks, Urban Redevelopment
Tagged Denis Coderre, History of Montreal, Montréal Theatres, Montreal Forum, Montreal History, MTL375, Rue Ste-Catherine, Ste-Catherine Street, Streets of Montreal, Urban Renewal
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Montreal’s Ugliest Building
Came across an interesting conversation on Montreal City Weblog that started out about a bit of news that the Hilton Bonaventure is up for sale but ended up on the subject of some of our city’s ugliest buildings. The question … Continue reading
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Tagged 1200 McGill College, Architecture, Brutalism, Buildings in Montreal, Centre Capitol, Hilton Bonaventure, Late Modernist Apartment Design, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Design, Montreal City Weblog, Montreal Forum, Montreal's Ugliest Building, Place Bonaventure, Urban design
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This is why we can’t have nice things – Cabot Square Edition
A couple of nights back I was having a smoke in Cabot Square, arguably our city’s most dysfunctional public place, before a flick at the Forum. I think Cabot Square could be a great place, but a number of changes … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabot Square, Montréal public-space, Montreal Forum, Public displays of lunacy, Shaughnessy Village, SPVM, STM, Urban Renewal, Vandalism in Montreal
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Cabot Square Redux: not quite paradise, kind of a parking lot…
After about a year’s worth of work, Cabot Square re-opened to the public on Wednesday July 8th. The major improvement involves two outreach workers who will now use the square’s renovated stone kiosk (vespasienne) as home base to provide services … Continue reading →
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