Vintage Parc to close from renoviction
I’ve gone past this place often but never gone in: Vintage Parc, a sort of antique and junk shop on Park Avenue near St‑Joseph, has to close at the end of the summer because of renoviction.
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Meezly 10:45 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
Sigh. That was part of the appeal of that section of Ave du Parc and beyond. Even with its proximity to Outremont, it was still very middle class and mixed use. What will replace it: another artisanal plant or pastry shop that nobody needs?
And all the divey bars have disappeared from that strip: the Buvette Chez Simone folks have taken over La Petite Idée-Fixe and Prime Time remains a burnt out boarded up husk.
shawn 15:03 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
Am I correct that this was previously the location of Bibliomanie, a used bookstore that had also closed?
Kate 15:36 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
It may have been, although the article does say Vintage Parc has been open in that spot for 28 years.
I thought Bibliomanie had been further south, on the east side, at the corner of Villeneuve. It’s an odd spot, it was definitely a used bookstore for awhile – not sure it was Bibliomanie – then a dépanneur, then a patisserie. Not sure what it is now.
shawn 15:43 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
The Bibliomanie that I frequented was definitely on the west side of Parc… and at least nearby.
Kate 18:11 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
shawn, it turns out you’re right. Google dug up a list of bookstores from Usenet in 1994 including Bibliomanie (4872 av du Parc, 514-278-6401) and that’s the same address as Vintage Parc.
shawn 18:47 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
Yes I remember when it closed. I used to go in there a lot. The owner was sort of a local legend too but I have forgotten his name.
shawn 18:49 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
I think Bill Brownstein or someone did the obligatory Gazette piece on the closure, too.
Kate 19:48 on 2023-05-24 Permalink
I wondered why that book list sounded familiar. I submitted most of the Montreal section!
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