Comments on: Photo du Jour : Westmount Row

By: Maria Gatti

Maria Gatti — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:26:35 +0000

I guess that San Franciscan has never been to Switzerland or Austria. True, in snowy places roads in hilly places tend to wind around, following the lay of the land.

Lots of little slopes in Old Québec, as well.

By: Kaï in Côte-des-Neiges

Kaï in Côte-des-Neiges — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:17:54 +0000

"That’s my city, built up a mountainside." Yeah, I think of of Westmount in particular as a riposte to a comment by the author Joel Garreau about San Francisco (where I lived for a few years): "If it snowed in the Bay Area, San Francisco wouldn't exist. Can you imagine trying to get up those hills with ice on them?" Well, we seem to manage....(Of course, SF imposed a rigid grid over its hills, no matter how steep the consequences.)

By: Factotum

Factotum — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:39:42 +0000

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By: Factotum

Factotum — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:37:48 +0000

I love this photo. That's my city, built up a mountainside.

By: Maria Gatti

Maria Gatti — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:04:30 +0000

It is lovely, with "the city below the hill" in the background. "Row" is a funny word, as it also means a quarrel, with a different pronunciation. Perhaps not so much used in spoken language, but a popular journalistic term as it is so short. "Westmount row about dog-run access", etc.

By: Lorna Schmidt

Lorna Schmidt — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:41:49 +0000

This is a beautiful photograph! Thank you for posting it - brightens my day.