Photo du jour: Under the overpass

This part of Côte-St-Paul is one of the strangest parts of Montreal I've ever been to.  Dilapidated houses, graffiti covered abandoned store fronts, auto repair shops, and new condo construction all sit in the shadow of an overpass connecting to the Turcot Interchange.  The area has an unsettling post-apocalyptic feel to it.

Photo taken June 3, 2007

 

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Perhaps on the surface... But scratch under the surface of things a bit, and you'll find a community, rich in history and spirit... Something Worth Saving!

http://animoto.com/play/79u8kcdWOZXFSBeooMoQnA

Documentary in the making:
turcot teaser2

The Round Table Mobilized around Turcot created their own website to inform the public of their findings:
http://mobilisation-turcot.info/en/index.html

Discussion Forum:
http://lotek.info/forums/

Re neighborhood:
http://www.freewebs.com/villagedestanneries/

Print media coverage:
http://www.montrealmirror.com/2008/012408/news3.html
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080616/CPACTUALITES/806160925/5155/CPACTUALITES
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080616/CPACTUALITES/806160924/5155/CPACTUALITES
http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2008/01/beautifulday.php
http://thelinknewspaper.com/articles/124 (Concordia)

Online Petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/online/22236.html

Coordonnées dans Google Maps: 45.464386,-73.592552

(maps.google.ca puis copier-coller les coordonées dans le champ et cliquer sur «rechercher»).

Lien: http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=45.464386,-73.592552

Comment by Jean Naimard
October 19, 2008 | 8:55 pm

that's a really eerie photo
*shudders*

The Flying Gravenor Brothers have been following this, too:
http://coolopolis.blogspot.com/2008/10/cazelais-street-doomed-for-demolition.html

Comment by Shawn
October 20, 2008 | 10:49 pm

This isn't the place that he's talking about. Cazelais is further north in St-Henri.

 
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