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Comments about montreal forumThere are 10 comments about "montreal forum"
Rohinton Ghandhi: November 27th, 2008
To City Noise Editors,
I have recently begun writing articles for the Verdun Messenger's new English Corner segment. They cover Verdun's history and the people within it.
I thought your group...... EvilGentleman: Nice. Reminds me of when the Montreal Forum was being dismantled, and the "FO" came off first, leaving the sign saying "RUM". Wish I had had a camera that day.... EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here.
The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one...... Sirhcbre: I think 36 applies just about everywhere.
I hate when the tourists ask where the touristy stuff is but I guess to most of them, it's something exotic since many of them are Americans up here...... EvilGentleman: 39 - Tourists usually ask for directions to the strip bars and trendy nightclubs, **not** "boring" world-famous stuff like Old Montreal, the Plateau Mont-Royal, The Forum, Mount Royal and our smoked-meat delicatessens.... EvilGentleman: Actually, a lot of the "art" here is not done by children, but by adults. I actually recognize a few of the names here as people I know IRL. What keeps happening in this area...... EvilGentleman: That picture was taken from the corner of Atwater and Sainte-Catherine, at the west end of downtown. The metro station is Atwater. Westmount is generally a lot more residential, but I wanted a picture of...... EvilGentleman: As far as I know, the block you are referring to (the north side of Sainte-Catherine between Lambert-Closse and de Chomedy) has closed down simply due to the fact that the Forum closed in 1996,...... EvilGentleman: jack, do not forget June 11, 1958. That was the immortal day when Eddie Cochran released Summertime Blues. The day the music died was still a year in the future, so Buddy Holly, the Big...... EvilGentleman: Yeah, this shot was taken on the west side of Cabot Square by the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Atwater. The old Montreal Forum would be off to the left in this shot. I think the......
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