What happened to Belmont Park?
CBC has a podcast asking what happened to Belmont Park, the amusement park in Cartierville that closed in 1983.
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carswell 17:09 on 2024-04-19 Permalink
Heard an extended clip on Daybreak. Didn’t know that Belmont’s demise can largely be blamed on Jean Drapeau, who wanted to eliminate competition to La Ronde, which the city owned at the time. He really did view Montreal as his fiefdom.
Kate 17:34 on 2024-04-19 Permalink
He really did. He just got rid of things that he felt didn’t fit in with his vision of the city – Goose Village, the Faubourg à m’lasse, and Belmont Park. He all but destroyed Griffintown, too.
La Ronde wasn’t exactly high class, but it didn’t have freaks.
Ian 10:22 on 2024-04-20 Permalink
News stands, street food, farmer’s markets, most of Lower Westmount, much of Little Burgundy…
I’m just glad it didn’t cross his mind to get rid of depanneurs.