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Originally Posted by habfanman
I apologise guys: that IS a beautiful street! People will look at that and say "WOW!, The architectural wonders never cease! I wonder where this is.. Cleveland? Atlanta? Edmonton?"
Good work, I can't wait to walk down that fascinating ave. and check out all the 'ground floor retail' (Rabba, Tim Hortons, McDonalds). It just looks so.. wow!
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Can't be Montreal! Not enough brutal crumbling concrete.
You wanna talk bland? How about block after block of the same old three storey rowhouses. I understand the common folk tend to regard even the worst examples of traditional architecture as better than the best examples of the modern day however, that's just plain old ignorance. Of course, that doesn't mean Montreal doesn't have some excellent classical examples of residential design far away from the worst Brutalism has to offer however, unfortunately, it's mostly hidden behind a mess of fire escapes and stairways.
No Bay Street is not Old Montreal nor does Toronto have anything remotely close to old Montreal. Unfortunately, It's the one thing missing from this city. However, it also makes us rather unique and expresses that we are a city of the future and not some museum piece as every city including rustbelts like Cleveland, St Louis, and Cincinnati have districts dominated by prewar edifices.
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