I have an 80 year old friend who is a regular at McDonald's. For all their efforts to snag the young customers, McD's is a hang out for many elderly Montrealers.

Before the Brown Derby closed, there was always a long table with a group of elderly Jewish men. I think some of them went across the street on Victoria to that Second Cup...

Near by at Complexe-Desjardins, elderly Portuguese men also congregate as in a public square back home. And elderly Italian men do the same inside the Fabre métro station at the corner of Jean-Talon and Papineau.

I love the Grande bibliothèque, though it is a victim of its own success. I believe the original plans were for a larger, taller building, and were cut back. Too bad, as often it is too crowded and noisy to actually read and study.

I have one quibble with it (other than the problem wiht the falling glass panels outside). Periodicals may only be consulted in the periodical area, and the lighting is very poor at the tables to read them. People over 40 will notice this one; I doubt younger people would. I confess I have "stolen" a periodical I wanted to read and taken it upstairs to a place with more light - though of course I returned it to the periodicals section afterwards as I understand their reasoning - people might not want to read a periodical days after it got through the sorting system.

I will offer one other locale: the bottom floor at Guy Favreau. Its benches offer a place to hang out for elderly Chinatown residents, adding a nice local feeling to what would be an otherwise banal mall.

Also, am i the only one who has always wanted to play ball hockey in the RESO section underneath Quartier Internationale?

As for the tunnels: well, the Place Victoria tunnel is part of the original, so I forgive it. But what's up with the OACI section? Just bizarre -- the whole thing feels like a cheaply redone basement apartment in the suburbs. But I actually like taking it; it shows the contrast between it and the new tunnels under the CDP, Riopelle, etc. very well.

Other delights are (besides the ones above)
1) popping up from the Place Ville Marie food court onto the Place des arts outdoor plaza for that million-dollar view up McGill College to Mcgill and Mt Royal.
2) the glory that is central (?) station with it's art deco sculptures,
3) the vast spaces that is place desjardins (ugly, but hugely vast, but did you know it used to be a street?)
4) popping above ground (at the fed's guy favreau) at china town and it's tasty treats

On y contrastera celui qui passe sous la rue Université et qui relie la place Bonaventure au siège de l’OACI qui est une honte caractérisée.

P.s. nice list!

Also, the Anatomy Museum in the Strathcona building is great, and the signs reading "Anatomy Students Only" only serve to keep out the gullible. It is the true hidden gem of McGill museums, and also has nice, quiet tables for reading.