Pointe Saint-Charles - One of Montreal's most unique neighbourhoods

[montréaliste]

Originally Posted by leftimage

In this case I think the schemers have actually gone the other way around... this place is most often advertised as le Sud-Ouest in real estate contexts. This is because most Sud-Ouest neighborhoods were notoriously crass prior to that borough being created. (and still are for the most part). The term ''sud-ouest'' is relatively new, so it conjures up thoughts of Griffintown, the Lachine canal, gentrification and whatnot.

If you're trying to sell property in Ville-Émard or Côte Saint-Paul... well Sud-Ouest is definitely the name you want to feature on your listing. If you're in Griffintown, Little Burgundy or the eastern part of Pointe-Saint-Charles, then the area will erroneously be described as Griffintown.

So many mindgames !

You're right about that leftimage.
Verdun is also definitely a good bang for the buck since it has a good metro coverage and high density. I like the progress on Wellington street, it will only get better unlike the rue Notre-Dame in Lachine which seems to be losing ground to shopping malls in spite of its good bones. Ville-Émard is pretty affordable and has some nice streets and parks but Monk has a problem with too many bars and pool halls to my taste. It's pretty sketchy and underwordly at best.

[leftimage]

Originally Posted by montréaliste

You're right about that leftimage.
Verdun is also definitely a good bang for the buck since it has a good metro coverage and high density. I like the progress on Wellington street, it will only get better unlike the rue Notre-Dame in Lachine which seems to be losing ground to shopping malls in spite of its good bones. Ville-Émard is pretty affordable and has some nice streets and parks but Monk has a problem with too many bars and pool halls to my taste. It's pretty sketchy and underwordly at best.

Right on. I think it's just that these days people are valuing proximity to downtown and or the plateau before all else when purchasing a home in Montreal. Our road system has just made that sort of reasoning obligatory I guess.

That strip of Notre-Dame is amazingly depressing in that it has so much natural charm, proximity to the water, and yet only crappy businesses seem to prosper there. I guess it's just considered too ''out of the way'' in this day and age.

[donnelly]

http://www.nfb.ca/film/point

onf doc from '78 on the point

[matthew6]

I always thought the Nordelec would have made a good Pink Floyd album cover. I distinctly remember seeing that building for the first time - it made a very strong impression on me. So they turned them into lofts? A bit cliche at this point but a good idea nonetheless.

I always enjoyed wandering around the Point on a hot sunny days. It's actually a quiet neighborhood and you can walk blocks without seeing a person. It's fascinating (for me at least) but I feel it's missing that bit of energy that would make it a complete neighborhood. I feel that neighboring Verdun has this missing energy but yet maintains 'it's always going to be like this' timeless vibe.

I guess I am a sucker for nostalgia and the older Montreal hoods have it in spades.

Oh yeah - pretty sure it's 'filles du roi' and not 'filles du roy'

[photoLith]

God damn, I need to get to Montreal sometime soon before it gets too cold.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by matthew6

Oh yeah - pretty sure it's 'filles du roi' and not 'filles du roy'

Both are OK. "Roy" is the old spelling for "roi" and is still frequently for stuff with a historical connotation.

[Surrealplaces]

Nice set of images, of an interesting neighborhood!

[Segun]

Great pics, I somehow always wind up there when I visit MTL, stumbling around drunk usually. If not for the French signage, you'd think you're in the Industrial East Coast or Midwest.

[Jimby]

great photos