MONTREAL Will Devour You Like the Man-Eating Beast That She Is (Fall Photos) - Page 3

Laurent · #41 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 6:42 AM**

dude, those shots are insane. I was amazed just looking at the first 4. Talk about getting the gloom right, and the shot above pointed out by trueviking gets the whole gist of it. Deep stuff

Kilgore Trout · #42 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 7:40 AM**

thanks again.

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Originally Posted by shappy

yes, overlooking the Grange Park neighbourhood (not actually my photo, by the way). And your photo? I'm guessing McGill ghetto?

nope, it was taken from the cooper building on st. laurent near duluth, looking over the lower plateau towards sherbrooke metro. the ghetto isn't visible from that location; it's blocked by a bunch of apartment towers.

Kilgore Trout · #43 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 7:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

this one is phenomenal...i almost wish it had a person in it....

if i were shooting a movie, i would have shot it on that night. it's actually very rare that montreal gets so foggy, which is why i headed out at 2am on a tuesday night to get those shots.

TheMeltyMan · #44 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 7:49 AM**

That alley way seems familiar. I wanna say its off Marie-Anne near St. Denis.

Though I've been wrong everytime I assume something on here.

Kilgore Trout · #45 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 8:34 AM**

no, it's off st. viateur between esplanade and jeanne-mance.

MTL-514 · #46 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 9:54 AM**

great set of pics, Kilgore

Grumpy · #47 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 10:51 AM**

KT , I love this thread

Elwood · #48 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 2:21 PM**

As usual a wonderful thread! I hope you plan do a photo show or publish an art book on Montreal - Canada's contemporary Kertez!

Jollysnork · #49 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 6:11 PM**

Slide #31 is hauntingly like an Edward Hopper painting. Great job KT

-GR2NY- · #50 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 6:14 PM**

Insane!

Motivation to get my @$$ around to posting My montreal stuff.

BostomTom · #51 Posted **Nov 27, 2006, 7:19 PM**

Boston native, McGill alumnus. It's been 5 years since I visited Montreal. Your pictures have convinced me to visit next summer no matter what. Even the gritty parts of Montreal are interesting in your pics.

-AX- · #52 Posted **Nov 28, 2006, 2:54 AM**

Malades photos!! God damn! I just discovered a new rooftop view!

Hozay · #53 Posted **Nov 28, 2006, 3:29 AM**

Awesome set!

Kilgore Trout · #54 Posted **Nov 29, 2006, 8:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by -AX-

Malades photos!! God damn! I just discovered a new rooftop view!

there's so many to discover...

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Originally Posted by BostomTom

Boston native, McGill alumnus. It's been 5 years since I visited Montreal. Your pictures have convinced me to visit next summer no matter what. Even the gritty parts of Montreal are interesting in your pics.

i take it you were a student in the late 90s? i'm sure the atmosphere has changed a bit since then. no vacant storefronts at the very least.

James Bond Agent 007 · #55 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 8:24 AM**

Now I have that song going through my head . . .

Greeeeeenacres is the place to be . . .

barneyg · #56 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 2:34 PM**

An update: city council voted for the name change to Robert-Bourassa Avenue (40 for, 22 against). Now this goes in front of the (provincial) Toponymy Commission. Opponents to the name change say they'll keep on fighting but from what I understand of the commission's role it's pretty much a done deal.

Note: I don't think there's much of an issue in Montreal that an important street should be named after Robert Bourassa somewhere, as he was one of the very few politicians in Quebec to be (generally) admired by both separatists and federalists alike. However as KT pointed out Ave. du Parc refers to the Mt. Royal park designed by Olmsted, thus the name of the street already has geographical/historical significance. As with most other places in Quebec, in Montreal there is a truckload of significant streets named after Roman Catholic saints (St-Urbain, St-Laurent, St-Joseph, St-Hubert, St-Denis, Ste-Catherine, St-Michel..). While it reflects Quebec's cultural heritage I don't think it'd be such a great deal if one of those was changed for Robert-Bourassa Ave.

giovanni sasso · #57 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 3:25 PM**

30, 37, 84, 94, HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT

that dude has one seriously large ampersand.

great show, trout.

sauvons avenue du parc. seriously.

MolsonExport · #58 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 3:26 PM**

Stop. You are making me horribly homesick.

urbanflyer · #59 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 3:55 PM**

positively sublime.

habsfan · #60 Posted **Nov 30, 2006, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by barneyg

An update: city council voted for the name change to Robert-Bourassa Avenue (40 for, 22 against). Now this goes in front of the (provincial) Toponymy Commission. Opponents to the name change say they'll keep on fighting but from what I understand of the commission's role it's pretty much a done deal.

Note: I don't think there's much of an issue in Montreal that an important street should be named after Robert Bourassa somewhere, as he was one of the very few politicians in Quebec to be (generally) admired by both separatists and federalists alike. However as KT pointed out Ave. du Parc refers to the Mt. Royal park designed by Olmsted, thus the name of the street already has geographical/historical significance. As with most other places in Quebec, in Montreal there is a truckload of significant streets named after Roman Catholic saints (St-Urbain, St-Laurent, St-Joseph, St-Hubert, St-Denis, Ste-Catherine, St-Michel..). While it reflects Quebec's cultural heritage I don't think it'd be such a great deal if one of those was changed for Robert-Bourassa Ave.

Totally agree with you on that! Park Avenue should stay park avenue. They should have changed St-Joseph to Robert Bourassa. the guy was raised on that street!