Montrealers sure loved their Airstream trailers back in ’55.
that old photo looks like the area was more pedestrian friendly – wider sidewalks, narrower streets….
today this area is a wasteland. the street poorly addresses parc lafontaine, the library, and the width is pedestrian unfriendly. It would be nice to see this area tightened up a bit, perhaps with some sort of intervention.
not to mention those trailers are sweet.
ahh, the old bibliotheque centrale… what memories, no shelves for books in the public areas, and that famous night when trudeau wouldn’t move when pelted by rocks.
Unless i’m mistaken the old bibliotheque centrale was across from Parc Lafontaine and both are/were further east at Amherst & Sherbrooke. This picture is of UQAM at St. Famille, about a 10 minute walk to the west of Parc Lafontaine.
Sherbrooke will never see it’s sidewalks widened, it’s too important of an artery for the downtown area.
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I KNEW Sherbrooke wasn’t always that wide!
Montrealers sure loved their Airstream trailers back in ’55.
that old photo looks like the area was more pedestrian friendly – wider sidewalks, narrower streets….
today this area is a wasteland. the street poorly addresses parc lafontaine, the library, and the width is pedestrian unfriendly. It would be nice to see this area tightened up a bit, perhaps with some sort of intervention.
not to mention those trailers are sweet.
ahh, the old bibliotheque centrale… what memories, no shelves for books in the public areas, and that famous night when trudeau wouldn’t move when pelted by rocks.
Unless i’m mistaken the old bibliotheque centrale was across from Parc Lafontaine and both are/were further east at Amherst & Sherbrooke. This picture is of UQAM at St. Famille, about a 10 minute walk to the west of Parc Lafontaine.
Sherbrooke will never see it’s sidewalks widened, it’s too important of an artery for the downtown area.