St.Catherine and Drummond-Montreal
"Saint Catherine Street (officially in French: rue Sainte-Catherine) (11.5 km or 7.1 mi) is the primary commercial artery of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It crosses the central business district from west to east, beginning at the corner of Claremont Avenue and de Maisonneuve Boulevard in the city of Westmount, traversing the borough of Ville-Marie, and ending on Notre-Dame Street just east of Viau Street in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The street runs parallel to the largest segments of Montreal's underground city. ..."
Wikipedia
YouTube: Montreal downtown, rue Sainte-Catherine
W - Underground City, Montreal
Wikipedia - "RÉSO, commonly referred to as The Underground City (French: La Ville Souterraine), is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels, shopping centres, residential and commercial complexes, convention halls, universities and performing arts venues that form the heart of Montreal's central business district, colloquially referred to as Downtown Montreal. The name refers to the underground connections between the buildings that compose the network, in addition to the network's complete integration with the city's entirely subterranean rapid transit system, the Métro. ..."
YouTube: Underground City Of Montreal, Montreal Underground City
W - Crescent Street, W - Saint Denis Street, W - The Plateau, W - Old Montreal, W - Montreal
Montreal Botanical Garden
Rose Garden
"The Montreal Botanical Garden (French: Jardin botanique de Montréal) is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising 75 hectares (190 acres) of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent of its collections and facilities. ..."
W - Montreal Botanical Garden (4!) Max B., Brad J., Renata D., etc.
W - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
W - Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Montreal Expos +++ Jeff P.; Brad J.
Château Versailles
"Cozy atmosphere, historic splendor, and artful surroundings—these are just a few of the offerings at Château Versailles in Montreal, Quebec. Experience a seamless blend of sophistication and comfort at every turn in our historic Montreal hotel with 65 luxurious rooms and suites, unparalleled service, and an amazing location in downtown Montreal. Ready your walking shoes as this property is a 4-floor walk-up! Staying true to its historic roots, there are no elevators here. ..."
Château Versailles
Le Méridien Versailles, DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal, etc. Max B.!!
Le Spectrum
"The Spectrum (French: Le Spectrum de Montréal) was a concert hall, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that closed on August 5, 2007. Opened on October 17, 1982, as the Alouette Theatre, it was briefly renamed Club Montreal before receiving its popular name. The Spectrum had a capacity of about 1200 and had a 'cabaret' setup with table service. A unique effect was the wall mounted lighting which included hundreds of small lightbulbs. The last show was performed by Michel Rivard, the only performer to have played over one hundred concerts at the venue. ..."
Le Spectrum de Montréal New Order (1984), King Sunny Ade (1985), Fela Kuti (1988)
W - Place des Arts Pina Bausch, 1980 (1980) Montreal (1986)
W - Théâtre Saint-Denis, The Clash / The Undertones (1979); Saint-Henri - The Clash (1983)
Montreal Metro
"The Montreal Metro (French: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, 1966, during the tenure of Mayor Jean Drapeau. It has expanded since the 1960s from 26 stations on three separate lines to 68 stations on four lines totalling 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi) in length, serving the north, east and centre of the Island of Montreal with connections to Longueuil, via the Yellow Line, as well as the suburb of Laval, via the Orange Line. ..."
W - Montreal Metro
Métro
YouTube: Montreal Metro - Montreal's Rapid Transit System
Montreal, tales of gentrification in a bohemian city
Latin Quarter - rue Saint-Denis
"Montreal, tales of gentrification in a bohemian city is about the effect of condo development and gentrification in Canada's second largest city. Many former working class and low-income communities across Montreal are being transformed by large-scale urban development, which affects many residents. Distinct and historical neighbourhoods such as Shaughnessy Village, Saint-Henri, Griffintown, Pointe Saint-Charles, Parc-Extension and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being re-branded by developers with names like District Griffin (Griffintown) and HOMA (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) while being targeted to become more like Montreal's most well known district, Plateau Mont-Royal."
Montreal, tales of gentrification in a bohemian city (Vimeo) 80:07
YouTube: Montreal Neighbourhoods
W - List of neighbourhoods in Montreal
Counter Intelligence: Montréal
Cheap Thrills
"There’s something to be said about a city that boasts two official languages. Known for its charming European flair, the creative weave of Montréal’s bilingual and multicultural fabric is a breeding ground for alternative culture. Combined with an affordable cost of living, the city is a hotbed of artists who sustain a strong DIY community and a healthy nightlife scene, so it only makes sense that Montréal record shops are thriving in parallel. Avid and casual collectors alike are privy to a solid network of new and used record stores scattered across the city, each offering a unique selection to a loyal following. ..."
Red Bull Music Academy Mike B., Eric B.
DJ LEXIS: Digging Is His Sanctuary +++
A Montreal Bagel War Unites Rival Kings
Fresh bagels being removed from a wood-burning oven at Fairmount Bagel, a Montreal institution.
"Irwin Shlafman, the owner of Fairmount Bagel, boasts that his bagels were the first in outer space, when his astronaut cousin brought them to the International Space Station. He also says Fairmount, founded in 1919, is the oldest bagel joint in town. Just don’t tell that to his arch-bagel-rival, Joe Morena, the jovial owner of nearby St-Viateur Bagel. He contends that his bagel place, opened in 1957, is Montreal’s longest continuously running bagel outfit, since Fairmount was closed for a time. ... "
NY Times
The death of the Montreal bagel?
W - Montreal-style bagel
Montreal Bagels: St-Viateur vs. Fairmount
A family affair: St-Viateur Bagel celebrates 60 years - Montreal Gazette (Video)
The Vehicule Poets
Endre Farkas, Claudia Lapp, Artie Gold, John McAuley, Ken Norris, Tom Konyves, Stephen Morrissey
"The Vehicule Poets was a collective formed in Montreal in the 1970s by poets Endre Farkas, Artie Gold, Tom Konyves, Claudia Lapp, John McAuley, Stephen Morrissey and Ken Norris, who shared an interest in experimental American poetry and European avant-garde literature and art. While they were each distinct in their own writing, and published books as individuals, they were collectively involved in organizing readings, art events, and in controlling their own means of literary production through the development of a variety of periodicals and collective publishing ventures. ..."
Wikipedia
Artie Gold, Tom Konyves, Endre Farkas and Ken Norris; Robin Blaser, Peter Van Toorn, Etc.
The Vehicule Poets (Audio)
Cross Posted From Vimeo See Also The Vehicule… - Tom Konyves
Vehicule Days: An Unorthodox History of Montréal’s Vehicule Poets - Ken Norris
Ken Norris, Véhicule Poet; Endre Farkas, Montrealer and Véhicule Poet, Artie Gold
amazon: The Vehicule Poets Now
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