Montréal - Cold...... and warm! - Page 3

***Taller, Better*** · January 19th, 2009, 07:20 PM

Thank you sir! You have a pretty interesting job and work in a beautiful neighbourhood! Glad you enjoyed the pictures! Thank you for the information, and I will definitely take up that hint about going to the Museum of Point-à-Caillère!

Mollywood · January 20th, 2009, 02:04 AM

Great pictures, as always, Taller. It's amazing how different Montreal is in the winter and the summer but I think it's great any time of the year.

***Taller, Better*** · January 20th, 2009, 07:53 AM

agreed. In winter people should still go and visit.. bring sensible and very warm clothing but the city is beautiful in the snow!

Johnny Blade · February 9th, 2009, 06:03 AM

Nice shot of the Notre Dame church, I was there last October and got a nasty parking ticket just down the street from there too.

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Originally Posted by Taller, Better

Roelon · February 18th, 2009, 10:47 PM

[ I dont see this pictures

***Taller, Better*** · February 20th, 2009, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roelon

[ I dont see this pictures

Try clearing the cookies and temporary files in your browser. The photos are all
active links. If you try another computer than the one you are using, you will probably see the pictures!

Mr.Johnson · February 21st, 2009, 10:31 PM

Beautiful Photos!! I thought in winter cars are dirty only in Russia

malek · February 22nd, 2009, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Johnson

Beautiful Photos!! I thought in winter cars are dirty only in Russia

its impossible to keep the car clean more than a few hours... especially if the temperature is close to 0c

***Taller, Better*** · February 22nd, 2009, 08:27 AM

Same in Toronto. The slush and the salt spray over it almost immediately.

***christos-greece*** · February 22nd, 2009, 10:27 AM

Notre Dame church pic it is a great shot Taller,Better

Mr.Johnson · February 22nd, 2009, 12:52 PM

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The slush and the salt spray over it almost immediately.

Same in Voronezh, Russia. Sand & snow mix at 0c - very ditry((

Askold · February 23rd, 2009, 01:33 AM

Excellent photos! Absolutely love spending winter's in Quebec - it has such an interesting mix of European charm with colonial Canadiana

Looking/Up · February 23rd, 2009, 02:26 AM

Lovely photos, Taller/Better. Your threads are always ones I greatly enjoy looking at. It's like a mini-vacation!

I'm off to Montreal next week with some friends for Nuit Blanche and I'm really looking forward to seeing it first-hand!

***Taller, Better*** · February 23rd, 2009, 04:33 PM

Thanks everyone! Have fun, Looking Up, and take some pictures!

metzlee · February 23rd, 2009, 11:57 PM

super nice pictures, thanks for share these

***Taller, Better*** · March 26th, 2009, 07:28 PM

More Montreal pictures from this past weekend! Early spring is a bleak, dirty time of year in much of Canada, so bear in mind some of these pictures are going to look a little desolate. Very soon the grass will be green and flowers will be blooming! First some pictures from a little walk I took from the gay village to downtown on Rue Ste Catherine ( a distance of about a couple or so kilometres).

I usually have a meal at this Middle Eastern restaurant:

Berri Park:

This has always been my favourite building in that area, and just love the grandeur
of the entrance way. Sadly it is now empty:

I lucked out this particular Sunday, and happened to encounter the annual
St Patrick's Day Parade! The oldest continuous Paddy's Day Parade and surely one of the biggest in North America. Those pics are up next!!

***Taller, Better*** · March 26th, 2009, 07:29 PM

I worked my way through the crowds, and managed to find myself a wonderful little perch to watch the fun. I hope you enjoy these pictures and can feel some of the exuberance of the day!

I was surprised at the number of Cheerleader squads:

Place des Arts, Montreal's premiere concert hall:

Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, built, I believe, in the early 1960's:

I believe a condo is going up next door:

The Hyatt hotel across the street:

more cheerleaders, or else they are catching a girl who has fallen from a plane!

The Police Academy!

the surging crowd after the end of the parade:

don't ask.....

I'll make another few entries!

***Taller, Better*** · March 26th, 2009, 07:30 PM

I love this old guy. He has sat for many years in front of Oglivy's and played the spoons, which is an old time tradition of Quebec.

the Apple Store

Home of the Grey Nuns:

I wish buildings could be detailed like this today:

as you can imagine, by this time Taller, Better was FAMISHED and parched, so stopped
by at the Bar B Barn for a mess o' ribs. This restaurant opened for Expo 67, and hasn't changed a bit in the past 42 years... it is like stepping into the past!!

next time I will just order the half rack, as it was too big a meal.... but I took the
rest home and they made a great snack later:

thusly fortified, I felt strong enough to venture out for some more pictures. Here is the
Gare Windsor, or Windsor Station... one of Montreal's old train stations. Built in the1880's, this handsome building seems to be struggling to find a purpose in modern day society. At the moment it seems vastly under-used:

Let's go in!

the main hall is very attractive, and in a surprisingly "modern" style for such an old
building. In the 1880's architects where experimenting with new uses of iron, and the resulting barrel vault ceiling is both attractive and sensible in letting in so much natural light:

a World War One memorial statue:

and then back outdoors:

This church, the 1870 St George's, is easy to spot from a distance as Anglican, because of its traditional English countryside style:

the exceedingly handsome 1931 Sun Life Building, one of my favourite office buildings in the city:

Canada Park:

and the magnificent Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde, which is the seat of the
the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal. It was built as a half sized model of
Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, in a deliberate move to distinguish itself from other Neo-
Gothic churches that were popular at the time. The cornerstone was laid in 1870 and the church was opened as "Saint-James Cathedral" or "St James the Greater" in 1894.

the 13 statues on top represent the patron Saints of the parishes of Montreal that contributed to building the cathedral:

I'll show the stunning interior shots in further entries... perhaps tonight or tomorrow.

This photo of the Sun Life building was one of my favourite shots of the weekend:

I've more photos than I realized... so will add more in the next day or so. I am hoping you are enjoying my tour so far, and will check out the rest of my pictures!

GerardInMTL · March 27th, 2009, 01:23 AM

The construction next to Place des Arts is le Quartier des spectacles I think.

***xzmattzx*** · March 27th, 2009, 05:02 AM

Nice pictures. I hope you got some pictures of the inside of the cathedral; I'm interested in seeing what that looks like.

Is this going to be a rolling thread like your Toronto thread?

January 19th, 2009, 07:20 PM	#41
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	Thank you sir! You have a pretty interesting job and work in a beautiful neighbourhood! Glad you enjoyed the pictures! Thank you for the information, and I will definitely take up that hint about going to the Museum of Point-à-Caillère! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

January 20th, 2009, 07:53 AM	#43
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	agreed. In winter people should still go and visit.. bring sensible and very warm clothing but the city is beautiful in the snow! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

February 22nd, 2009, 08:27 AM	#49
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	Same in Toronto. The slush and the salt spray over it almost immediately. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

February 22nd, 2009, 10:27 AM	#50
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,578 Likes (Received): 5156	Notre Dame church pic it is a great shot Taller,Better __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

February 23rd, 2009, 04:33 PM	#54
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	Thanks everyone! Have fun, Looking Up, and take some pictures! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

January 20th, 2009, 02:04 AM	#42
Mollywood Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,988 Likes (Received): 16	Great pictures, as always, Taller. It's amazing how different Montreal is in the winter and the summer but I think it's great any time of the year.

February 18th, 2009, 10:47 PM	#45
Roelon Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lima Posts: 35 Likes (Received): 0	[ I dont see this pictures

February 21st, 2009, 10:31 PM	#47
Mr.Johnson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: РФ Posts: 223 Likes (Received): 1	Beautiful Photos!! I thought in winter cars are dirty only in Russia

February 23rd, 2009, 01:33 AM	#52
Askold BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Banderstadt Posts: 6,096 Likes (Received): 7	Excellent photos! Absolutely love spending winter's in Quebec - it has such an interesting mix of European charm with colonial Canadiana

February 23rd, 2009, 02:26 AM	#53
Looking/Up Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,118 Likes (Received): 1	Lovely photos, Taller/Better. Your threads are always ones I greatly enjoy looking at. It's like a mini-vacation! I'm off to Montreal next week with some friends for Nuit Blanche and I'm really looking forward to seeing it first-hand!

February 23rd, 2009, 11:57 PM	#55
metzlee Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 0	super nice pictures, thanks for share these

March 26th, 2009, 07:28 PM	#56
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	More Montreal pictures from this past weekend! Early spring is a bleak, dirty time of year in much of Canada, so bear in mind some of these pictures are going to look a little desolate. Very soon the grass will be green and flowers will be blooming! First some pictures from a little walk I took from the gay village to downtown on Rue Ste Catherine ( a distance of about a couple or so kilometres). I usually have a meal at this Middle Eastern restaurant: Berri Park: This has always been my favourite building in that area, and just love the grandeur of the entrance way. Sadly it is now empty: I lucked out this particular Sunday, and happened to encounter the annual St Patrick's Day Parade! The oldest continuous Paddy's Day Parade and surely one of the biggest in North America. Those pics are up next!! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 26th, 2009, 07:29 PM	#57
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	I worked my way through the crowds, and managed to find myself a wonderful little perch to watch the fun. I hope you enjoy these pictures and can feel some of the exuberance of the day! I was surprised at the number of Cheerleader squads: Place des Arts, Montreal's premiere concert hall: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, built, I believe, in the early 1960's: I believe a condo is going up next door: The Hyatt hotel across the street: more cheerleaders, or else they are catching a girl who has fallen from a plane! The Police Academy! the surging crowd after the end of the parade: don't ask..... I'll make another few entries! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 26th, 2009, 07:30 PM	#58
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,783 Likes (Received): 399	I love this old guy. He has sat for many years in front of Oglivy's and played the spoons, which is an old time tradition of Quebec. the Apple Store Home of the Grey Nuns: I wish buildings could be detailed like this today: as you can imagine, by this time Taller, Better was FAMISHED and parched, so stopped by at the Bar B Barn for a mess o' ribs. This restaurant opened for Expo 67, and hasn't changed a bit in the past 42 years... it is like stepping into the past!! next time I will just order the half rack, as it was too big a meal.... but I took the rest home and they made a great snack later: thusly fortified, I felt strong enough to venture out for some more pictures. Here is the Gare Windsor, or Windsor Station... one of Montreal's old train stations. Built in the1880's, this handsome building seems to be struggling to find a purpose in modern day society. At the moment it seems vastly under-used: Let's go in! the main hall is very attractive, and in a surprisingly "modern" style for such an old building. In the 1880's architects where experimenting with new uses of iron, and the resulting barrel vault ceiling is both attractive and sensible in letting in so much natural light: a World War One memorial statue: and then back outdoors: This church, the 1870 St George's, is easy to spot from a distance as Anglican, because of its traditional English countryside style: the exceedingly handsome 1931 Sun Life Building, one of my favourite office buildings in the city: Canada Park: and the magnificent Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde, which is the seat of the the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal. It was built as a half sized model of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, in a deliberate move to distinguish itself from other Neo- Gothic churches that were popular at the time. The cornerstone was laid in 1870 and the church was opened as "Saint-James Cathedral" or "St James the Greater" in 1894. the 13 statues on top represent the patron Saints of the parishes of Montreal that contributed to building the cathedral: I'll show the stunning interior shots in further entries... perhaps tonight or tomorrow. This photo of the Sun Life building was one of my favourite shots of the weekend: I've more photos than I realized... so will add more in the next day or so. I am hoping you are enjoying my tour so far, and will check out the rest of my pictures! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

March 27th, 2009, 01:23 AM	#59
GerardInMTL Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 27 Likes (Received): 0	The construction next to Place des Arts is le Quartier des spectacles I think.

March 27th, 2009, 05:02 AM	#60
*xzmattzx* Philly sports fan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 12,612 Likes (Received): 76	Nice pictures. I hope you got some pictures of the inside of the cathedral; I'm interested in seeing what that looks like. Is this going to be a rolling thread like your Toronto thread? __________________ The great state of Delaware; My daily Delaware photo; My urban photo blog Riverfront Wilmington construction photos; Center City Wilmington construction photos

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