Montreal has an odd little tradition of rioting after major victories during the NHL playoffs. Usually it is after winning the Stanley Cup, but this time, the riots began after the first round of playoffs. Thousands of jubilant fans poured out of the Bell Centre and began celebrating in the streets after the Montreal Canadiens defeated their arch-rivals the Boston Bruins 5-0 in game 7 of the conference quarter-finals. A little after midnight, I became aware of the riots finishing up downtown. Naturally, I went down to have a look-see,...

Wet Sex Street

author: Peter : New York, NY

An edited Wet Paint sign makes for an edited Essex Street sign on the J train platform... Lower East Side, New York, NY...

Ben's Deli

author: EvilGentleman : Montreal, QC

Sometimes, landmarks do not survive. This is the unfortunate case with Ben's Deli, one of Montreal's best-known and beloved smoked meat deli restaurants. Founded in 1908, Ben's was a Montreal institution that generated so much devotion from their clientele, that many previous attempts to buy the building and tear it down, in order to develop the extremely valuable downtown real estate it sits on, were met with protests and outrage. For years, Ben's held the real estate developers at bay, a little island of the old Montreal surrounded by office towers. In the end, it was the unions that did Ben's in. Unable...

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author: Peter : Brooklyn, NY

1964 Chevrolet Impala convertible... 1967 Chevrolet Impala Lowrider... 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS... 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS... Bushwick, Brooklyn has lots of classic cars...

The Murals of Leslieville

author: Elicar : Toronto, ON

The murals at Leslieville all have something in common: Graffiti Transformation Fund, Mural Program, Grant Thornton Centre. Both the Graffiti Transfomation and Mural Program fall under Neighbourhood Improvement Grants given by the City of Toronto. "Graffiti Transformation Employs youth for removing graffiti and replacing it with murals, through grants to community organizations. Mural Program Business associations, including community groups that include strong business participation, can receive one-time funding for street banners or wall mural projects that help promote a local theme and facilitate commercial neighbourhood identity." www.toronto.ca/grants/grants_dir . . . rectory.htm#neighbourhood Ralph Thorton Centre on the other hand, is a centre established in...

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