Homeless camp pops up in Hochelaga
A camp of homeless folks has grown up in Hochelaga although I wouldn’t characterize the location as “près du centre-ville” exactly.
Update: Metro has a good photo of an organized campsite although I do have to wonder what the denizens do about bathrooms and washing.
DeWolf 12:19 on 2020-07-29 Permalink
Reminds me of West Islanders who consider anything east of the airport to be “downtown.”
Ian 08:27 on 2020-07-30 Permalink
To be fair a lot of people that live centrally imagine the city more or less fades out into uninteresting suburban fog at the Decarie to the West, the 40 to the north, Pie IX to the east, and the Lachine canal to the south. Having your head up your ass geographically isn’t limited to any one group.
In any case while I know where that camp is and I certainly wouldn’t characterize it as a stone’s throw from downtown, it is certainly well within walking distance, it’s maybe a half hour’s walk east of Papineau.
Dominic 12:20 on 2020-07-30 Permalink
@Ian For those of us downtown, the “city” is Atwater to Berri, and Notre Dame to Sherbrooke. Everything else is the suburbs 😉
Kate 12:51 on 2020-07-30 Permalink
I’m reminded of Nick Auf der Maur saying he never wanted to live more than a $5* cab ride from Crescent Street.
*Adjusted for inflation – he may even have said $3.
Ian 13:20 on 2020-07-30 Permalink
@Dom Wow, Notre Dame? I would have imagined anything south of Rene Levesque to be “otherwhere”. 😀