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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

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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

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