City to remove advertising pillars
The city plans to remove most of the 325 advertising pillars that first became a feature of some streets 30 years ago. Designed after a Paris original, most of them are in Ville‑Marie.
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DeWolf 12:18 on 2025-05-03 Permalink
I’m not sure this is a good idea. I like the idea of reducing the amount of advertising in public spaces, but the maps are useful for tourists — you’d be surprised at how many people don’t use Google Maps or other apps — and the advertising can also be used for cultural events. (There’s a good reason they won’t be removed in the Quartier des spectacles.) The pillars themselves are interesting design objects. And ending the contract will also deprive Ville-Marie alone of about $2 million a year in revenue, which is not insignificant in the current context.
On top of that, the pillars in the Quartier international were specifically conceived to hide traffic equipment, and now they’re being replaced by hideous metal boxes on rough concrete blocks that really degrade the streetscape.
Kate 12:31 on 2025-05-03 Permalink
Yes, a photo about halfway down the La Presse article shows a big gray box and a big black box, plunked down on the sidewalk. They look temporary, but will they be?