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Photo du jour : RIP, Restaurant Bens
En passant devant le Bens De Luxe Delicatessen and Restaurant, comme l’appelle son article dans Wikipedia, on ne peut s’empêcher de remarquer...
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What Vancouver can teach us about street furniture
Last week on Urbanphoto, I wrote about street furniture and sidewalk decoration in Vancouver. While Vancouver is a much newer, smaller city than Montreal...
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Road to Nowhere: Bike Riding in New York
Video Urban thinker, former Talking Head, and writer of songs about architecture and buildings David Byrne recently did a presentation called “How...
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Il fait beau dans l’métro: behind the advertisement
[youtube]DcC31r1BxBY[/youtube] By now, most of you have probably seen Il fait beau dans l’métro, a 1976 television advertisement for...
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My favourite laneway: a bit of the Parisian banlieue
Contrary to what most tourist brochures will tell you, the “Paris of North America” actually has very little in common with the real Paris...
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Photo du jour : The reds are coming
Most trees are still green, at least here in Mile End/Outremont, but I spotted some beautiful red foliage on Waverly Street last week. The reds and...
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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...
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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...
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An unusual ride on the metro
“Point de fuite.” Photo by MTL Guy on Flickr. I was going to wait until I’d seen it myself before writing about it, but Fagstein has...
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Photo du jour: Hydro’s edge
Hydro Quebec and Niu Kee. Clark and René Lévesque. September 26, 2007
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Les commerces sont ouverts durant les travaux
Un panneau que l’on voit entre autres aux abords du boulevard Saint-Laurent, mais cette photo nous montre l’état du Boulevard De Maisonneuve...
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Photo du jour : Messes modernes
Le groupe montréalais Clues (Alden Penner, Brendan Reed, Bethany Or) avant son concert dans le cadre des Bleating Hearts Shows au festival musical Pop...
By Cédric Sam
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered