Tag Archives: Perspectives on the city
Montréal on The Layover
Haven’t watched the whole episode but what the fuck, it features my favourite city and I’m generally a fan of the program, though I’ve admittedly only seen a few episodes. Also, what the fuck kind of Expos t-shirt is Andy … Continue reading
A new Planetarium at the Big O & what will come of Chaboillez Square?
This is Chaboillez Square, or rather what remains of it. Technically speaking Chaboillez Square is now the small park in front of the Dow Planetarium, where parking spaces have been placed in the publicity shot featured above. The Planetarium itself … Continue reading
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Historical Montreal Skyline Pic!
So this would have been taken in the early 1970s from a rooftop in Westmount, likely at Grosvenor and Boul. de Maisonneuve (which you can see in its pre-bicycle path form centre-left in the pic). This skyline view would have … Continue reading
The Pit Before Place Ville Marie
Now that I’ve moved closer to one of my favourite Montréal icons, I feel compelled to remind people that before PVM, Montreal featured a massive open trench close to the heart of the city. In fact, before CNR and the … Continue reading
A Resolution: to be Even Better than the Real Thing
Apologies for the lack of new content over the last couple of weeks, but what can I say I think we’ve all been busy right? A good friend of mine is back from San Francisco and we’ve been talking cities, … Continue reading →
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