Tag Archives: Montreal History

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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The Centre de Commerce Mondiale de Montréal

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

This is Montréal’s World Trade Centre, constructed in 1991 as one of the many urban redevelopment projects authorized during the Doré administration to celebrate our 350th anniversary in 1992. This project saw the re-integration of several old buildings facing Victoria … Continue reading →

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Perspective on the City { No.12 } – Phillips Square

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Having a close friend who happens to live right next to Phillips Square has allowed me to experience this space with a fair degree of regularity. It has been a public space since Thomas Phillips granted the land to the … Continue reading →

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Perspective on the City {No. 11} – the Bickerdyke Pier

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

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 →

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Perspective on the City {No. 10} – Expo 67

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Taylor C. Noakes

Check out Expo Lounge to get your daily fix of all things Expo related. The photo above is fairly well-known and well-distributed – just found a large print in my uncle’s basement, and he in turn said it’s mine. Couldn’t … Continue reading →

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