Communication
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Faulty towers
Most people will say that the idea of an 11.25-metre tall billboard sitting on a sidewalk is offensive to them. But the seeming lack of general opposition...
By Paul Erlichman -
Election signs: Vote Votez Votate ψήφος
We when launched our election sign project last weekend, we did so with the potentially imminent federal election in mind. But it turns out there’s...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: The back end of Belgo
I’ve always liked this Bleury Street view of the Belgo Building, how it seems to envelop its small greystone neighbour. As a bonus, there’s a...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Election Signs: Winner Every Time
Although most election signs for last month’s by-election in the federal riding of Outremont were vandalised in some way or another, this one on...
By Chris Erb -
Election Signs: Votez bleu!
Vous voyez rouge? Votez bleu! It was a catchy PQ electoral slogan that tried to capitalize on Jean Charest’s profound unpopularity in late 2005...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Election Signs: Defend NDG!
In the provincial elections last winter, the Green Party’s candidate in NDG, Peter McQueen, ran a campaign that appealed to neighbourhood angst more...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Élections fédérales en novembre? Federal election in November?
Allons-nous ou allons-nous pas à nouveau voir notre ville placardée de pancartes électorales? Les discussions sur la Colline Parlementaire s’animent...
By Cédric Sam -
A ghost appears, but not for long
In a city with as many layers of history as Montreal, the demolition of a building usually entails the relevation of something else, like a ghost ad...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour : La Sauvegarde
Publicité fantôme. Le 10 novembre, 2006
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Van Horne Warehouse
The Van Horne Warehouse, at the corner of Van Horne and the Main, is not only covered with ghost signs and graffiti, it is capped by a water tower, an...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Anti-Semitic graffiti in Mile End
Every so often there is a reminder that Montreal, for all its history as a capital of Jewish culture in North America, still has a problem with...
By Christopher DeWolf -
Photo du jour: Doin’ it
Graffiti mural. Roy and St. Dominique. May 27, 2007.
By Christopher DeWolf