Blunders the city has avoided
Maxime Bergeron looks at blunders the city has avoided, including the tower Jean Drapeau wanted to put on top of Mount Royal and the highway that nearly ran right through Old Montreal.
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Ian 13:14 on 2025-12-22 Permalink
The Milton Parc soviet-blocks-turned-luxe is such a rollicking tale of idealism quickly turning to greed, it’s such a blessing htat people were able to organize and prevent that project’s fruition.
Kate 15:41 on 2025-12-22 Permalink
It’s time we named something after Blanche Lemco for saving Old Montreal from becoming a wasteland like the spaces under and beside the Met.
Joey 10:43 on 2025-12-23 Permalink
Maybe we could rename a pedestrian street in Old Montreal after her.