[kool maudit]

certainly not montreal. we have the sun life, the aldred, the bell and the architect's building (that was knocked down). we have never been a city that was enamored of height.

though montreal was canada's richest and most powerful city in the pre-war era, we generally felt like 16 stories or so was "enough." there were laws and limits. a major architectural firm said to "let toronto and buffalo ape new york." we've always been grumpy on the subject.