Yearly Archives: 2008
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Montreal in the 1950s and 60s
The NFB is about to release La mémoire des anges, a new film by Luc Bourdon about life in 1950s and 60s Montreal, created by stitching together footage...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Mid-week news overview
Billboards are here to stay, city says. (A proposed bylaw in provincial capital would ban the signs from its territory.) Opération économie...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Bernard Street, Mile End
Bernard at Esplanade, Mile End July 7, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
Toronto Tuesday: Streetcars, a San Franciscan on Toronto and a lesson from Shanghai
A scene from Streets are for Picnics, held on July 13th. Each Tuesday, Spacing Montreal will share some posts with you from our sister blog, Spacing...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Photo du jour: Bernard Street, Outremont
Bernard at Champagneur, Outremont July 7, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
The Gazette wants your transit complaints
The Gazette wants to hear you complain about public transit. Oops, sorry — I mean it wants you to ask intelligent questions about public transit...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Strange house
I’ve walked up the block of Rose de Lima between Notre Dame and St. Ambroise many times, but for some reason I only recently noticed this odd house...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Walking Outremont’s parks
On a warm day—or, even better, on a warm night—I like to walk through Outremont. It’s one of Montreal’s most picturesque boroughs...
By Christopher DeWolf -
‘Transit freak’ stole Dade buses for kicks
Here’s an odd little story from Florida. On June 1st, an 18-year-old transit fan, James Harris, walked straight past security guards at the...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Kien Vinh
St. Laurent near La Gauchetière. July 9, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf -
Saturday headlines
4Large pothole shuts Turcot ramp in Montreal | Hole discovered in Montreal’s Turcot interchange | Travaux d’urgence | Un trou sur...
By Julie Fournier -
Photo du jour: Boxes
La Gauchetière at St. Laurent. July 9, 2008
By Christopher DeWolf