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Opinion: At 50, Montreal's Place Ville Marie continues to shine
Interesting article on Montreal's grande-dame urban development complex.
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Opinion: At 50, Montreal's Place Ville Marie continues to shine
By Gavin Affleck, Special to The Gazette September 13, 2012
At one time, Place Ville Marie was the largest building - in term of square footage - in the British Commonwealth. Its pioneer use of underground retail shops, inspired the World Trade Center and helped put Montreal on the map in the 1960s as a major world city. Place Ville Marie turns 50.
MONTREAL - Place Ville Marie celebrates its 50th birthday Thursday, and it still looks and feels as it always has — fresh and exciting. Few buildings in the world have achieved and maintained such iconic status. Even as the city of Montreal has changed around it, PVM continues to shine.
Birthdays are both celebrations of the present and opportunities to reflect on the passage of time.
Initially, Place Ville Marie was all about the future: In 1962, this was bold new architecture of international calibre. Montreal was the metropolis of a young country coming of age, and Place Ville Marie took up the challenge with energy and ambition.
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Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/...#ixzz26NIArMVW
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