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KFC
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Bike Giant
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Trinity Memorial Anglican Church
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Royal Bank/CIBC/Laurentienne Bank
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Esso Gas & Auto Service
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Westmount Baptist Church
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Victoria Hall Community Center
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YMCA of Quebec
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Westmount Public Library
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Westmount Park
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Westmount City Hall
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Ascension of Our Lord
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Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom
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Jardins Queen Elizabeth & Dawson Peace Garden
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Archdiocese of Montreal
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College of Montreal
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Masonic Memorial Temple
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BMO Bank of Montreal
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Robert Stanley Bagg House
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Medical Arts Building
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The Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Paul
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Montreal Museum of56 Fine Arts
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Concordia University
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Holt Renfew
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Ritz Carlton
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Saint Andrews Society of Montreal
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Alcan House
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Louis Joseph Forget House
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Mount Royal Club
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Hotel Sofitel
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McCord Museum
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TRANSPORT Sherbrooke
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Saint-Emile Parish
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Napolean Senecal Park
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Ste-Jeanne-d’Arc Elementary School
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Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption
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Montreal School Commission
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Maisonneuve College
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Dufresne-Nicheri Museum
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Olympic Stadium
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Planetarium Rio Tinto
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Map of Small vs Large Parks
Park Lafontaine
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NDG (Place Charles-Este & Guy-Viau)
Activities in LaFonataine Large outdoor spaces allow for various activities to occur throughout the Seasons - Ice Skating and Hockey during the winter and concerts in the summer
Large & Formal:There are varying size parks along the length of Sherbrooke. Park Lafontaine and Westmount Park are among larger parks that accommodate a variety of activities, landscapes, waterways, etc. They were intentionally created and designed meticulously with clearly defined programs. LaFontaine Park was created in 1889. The following year, greenhouses were installed to grow all the flowers for
the city. In the1950s, the central pavilion was constructed, an open-air theater (4000 seats) and a restaurant. Unfortunately, these additions were accompanied by the remissions of the greenhouses. Between 1957 and 1989, a small urban zoo was places in the park and became one of the park’s greatest attractions. Later on, formal programming of the parc led to the creaion of soccer, baseball, hockey, volleyball and pétanque installations. In
addition to the sport facilities, the park is populated with picnic areas, huge trees, a playground, a dog park and a bike path. Finally, the Théâtre de Verdure offered summertime programs since 1956. Over time, the large spaces of the park have been programmed for many activities that provide leisure and comfort for nearby residents.
Small & Informal: On the other hand, one can find examples of small and informal parks in NDG that were created from the intersection of Non-Orthogonal Sherbrooke with the Grid. Place Charles-Este and Place Guy-Viau are two such examples. They are triangular plots and have no defined programs. They became green spaces because their odd shapes made them arduous for development. However, like any other park, they are populated with
Plateau Momt-Royal (Parc Lafontaine)
trees, bushes, benches and grass. They are incredibly useful civic assets appropriated by the people for sitting, eating, reading and resting. You will always see them being used. The small green parks may be more effective at meeting the needs of the people since they create a broad and more accessible network. Large parks may accommodate more people and more activities, but they are often too few
and too far to be effectively used by the population.
Small Parks along Sherbrooke The triangular plots of Place Charles-Este (Top) and Place Guy-Viau (Bottom). A small place of rest and comfort for NDG residents
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FESTIVALS FESTIVALSON ONSHERBROOKE SHERBROOKESTREET STREETJANUARY JANUARYTO TOFEBRUARY FEBRUARY FETES DE QUARTIER
JUNE 23 & 24 at Parc Davies, Parc Lafontaine, and Esplanade Financiere Sun Life (Parc Olympique)
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CIRCUS ARTS
JULY 2 - 13 at Sherbrooke and St.Denis
JUST FOR LAUGHS
JULY 9 - 27 at Place des Arts Gilbert Rozon
FESTIVAL MONTREAL EN LUMIERE
FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 1, 2015 in the Quartier des Spectacles
FIFA INTERNATIONAL FILMS ON ART
MARCH 20 - 30 at the MMFA
FESTIVAL FANTASIA
JULY 17 - AUG 5 at McCord Museum
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FIERTE MONTREAL PRIDE
AUGUST 11 - 17 at McCord Museum
MARCH 1 - 9 at the MMFA
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MAY 1 - JUNE 19 at the MMFA, Agora Hydro-Quebec (Hexagramuqam)
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SEPTEMBER at MMFA and McCord Museum
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MAY at MAI Café, and Moyse Hall (McGill University)
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SEPTEMBER 12 - 20 at MMFA
FESTIVAL TRANSAMERIQUES
MAY 22 - JUNE 7 at Musee Mccord
POP MONTREAL
SEPTEMBER 17 - 21 at Dawson College Theatre, and Parc Olympique
FESTIVAL ANARCHY
OCTOBER 8 - 19 at McGill Moving Image Research Laboratory
MAY 1 - JUNE 15 at DIRA Anarchist Library
FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA
OFFTA FESTIVAL D’ARTS VIVANT
MAY 27 - JUNE 1 at Cœur des sciences de l’UQAM
FESTIVAL PHENOMENA OCTOBER 17 - 25 at Serres de Westmount MONTREAL BIENNALE OCTOBER 22 - JANUARY 4 at Loyola Campus, MMFA, and McCord Museum
FESTIVAL MURAL
JUNE 12 - 15 St. Laurent and Sherbrooke
MONTREAL BAROQUE
JUNE 19 - 22 at Java U (626 Sherbrooke West)
RECONTRES INTERNATIONAL DU DOCUMENTAIRE
NOVEMBER 12 - 13 at RIDM Headquarters (3450 rue St.-Urbain) and Hotel Quality Inn (3440 ave du Parc)
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Westmount Library Reference Librarian Has worked at the library for 35 years Currently resides in West Island Metros to Vendome station and walks to the library Approximately sees 1000 visitors a day with 50% from outside of Westmount
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President at the The Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom Has attended the temple for over 60 years Used to live in Westmount but currently resides on Sherbrook and Mackay Walks and drives from his home to the temple About 900 members are currently in the congregation
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Hotel Sofitel and Van Horne House
Linton Appartments
The construction of Hotel Sofitel in 1973 required tearing down the Van Horne House.
At the beginning of the XXth century, an increasing number of apartment buildings were built in Canada. They were meant to satisfy the needs of a targeted clientele of wealthy people, as mansions were becoming rarer and rarer to buy and the required number of domestic to maintain such a mansion represented quite the expense. These high end apartments simplified the residents complication by offering a dwelling with all rooms on the same level.
Built in 1870 for John Hamilton, this house was bought back in 1889 by William Cornelius Van Horn, ex-leader of the Canadian Pacifique, and was re-arranged to its taste. This beautiful Victorian house in the Golden Mile, since its demolition in 1973, became an icon for Montreal’s heritage protection. It started a huge mediatic debate that year and pushed the creation of the first heritage saving organisms, like Sauvons Montréal and Society for the Protection of Great Places. Sherbrooke was historically known for its sumptuous bourgeois houses, and this was one too many demolition of Montreal’s heritage. The modern movement following the second World War reached Montreal and increased around the years 1960-70. Thus, the business center of Montreal moved from the “Old Montreal” to the North-West where all the new skyscrapers were being built. For example, the civic asset Hotel Omni at 1050 Sherbrooke West was built during that high rise wave, in 1976.
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Constructed in 1907, the ten-storey apartment building was part of that specific style of apartments. In opposition to Hotel Sofitel, this civic asset demonstrates how a new type of building can very well adapt to a need of the society, thus giving it what it desires, rather than taking away from it.
Destruction of the Van Hourne House for the Hotel Sofitel construction Gigantic controversy followed the destruction of the house for business purposes. This was the start of Heritage Conservation in Montreal.
The Rise and Falls Empress Theatre
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Empress Theatre Timeline (Usage & Civic Value)
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1929 Great Depression
1927 Opening Vaudeville Theatre
1962 Reopening as Dinner Theatre
1968 Rebranding as Cinema V, showcasing artistic films 1975 Cinema V becomes a Repertoire Cinema (Classics)
2001 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Empress Cultural Centerâ&#x20AC;? commity was formed, striving to restore the Empress 1992 Fire destroys interior, Empress Closes 1988 Becomes a Famous Players Movie Theatre
2012 Proposal for Movie theatre
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Repurposing and preservation of the architectural heritage
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Artistic influence and the repurposing of old mansions
Godin building and its neighbouring Orthodox Church
Dufresne-Nincheri Museum Being one of very few example of Montreals’s French bourgeoisie lifestyle, this mansion was classified historic monument by the Quebec government in 1976. This “hotel particulier” is a beautiful example of the Beaux-Arts style. Also, Italian artist Guido Nincheri made many of the interior decors which are considered to be his most important work in North America2. Constructed in 1916 by the architects Jules Renard et Marius Dufresne for Marius and his brother Oscar (leading members of the French bourgeoisie). In 1925, Studio Nincheri, one of the most important stained glass workshop in North America, opened on boulevard Pie-IX, just next door2.
Joseph-Arthur-Godin Building (actual Hotel 10) This architecture is one of the rare concrete-structure residential examples of the beginning of XX century in North America. The concrete technique only arrived to Quebec in 1910, and was used for infrastructure. The Godin project was one of the very first in the province. The French designer Arthur Godin built this as his house, influenced both by Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. Its European influence is also seen in the interior spiral staircase and commercial function at the ground
floor. This is a great example of modernity through the use of new materials, new techniques including Hennebique’s, and the blend of two new architecture movements. History Built in 1914, the Bank of Montreal sadly takes the unfinished building from Godin due to financial problems in 1915. Left unoccupied, it was then turned into clothing stores and offices after the Second World War. In 1967, Hellenic Canadian Commitee bought it because of its location right next to the Greek orthodox “Sherbrooke Street
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Methodist Church”. However, the Greek community eventually migrated north and in 1986 neighboring church was destroyed by fire, leaving no interest in staying there. Thus the owners of the Godin building wanted to tear it down to build a new commercial/administrative building. Due to the architectural value of the building, Montreal City and the ministry of the Cultural Affairs forbade the demolition. In the years 2000s the building was bought, renovated and integrated in the Godin hotel complex, renamed Opus Hotel, and now renamed Hotel 101.
In 1948, after the death of the Dufresnes, the Peres de Sainte-Croix established their Externat Classique in the mansion3. In 1957, the religious accepted to give away the building to Montreal City, who did not use it until the Musée d’art contemporain was installed in 19653. This lasted only for three years, before the building was deserted and led to serious acts of vandalism. In 1976, the mayor Jean Drapeau appointed the Fondation Macdonald Stewart to analyse the potential for repurposing3. Using many original plans of Marius Dufresne and old pictures, they were able to restore it to its original state and the furniture
d’epoque was bought back from the succession of Marius’ widow3. In 1999, the Musee du château Dufresne was founded by the non-lucrative organism Société du Château Dufresne to study and share whith the public Montreal East’s history and heritage through the visite of the mansion and the Atelier d’histoire d’Hochelaga-Maisonneuve2. In 2013, the museum acquired Studio Nincheri which was kept the same since it closed down2.
Loft Hotel - Espace Cormier Completed in 1920 by the architect, Ernest Cormier, this is one of Montreal’s Art Deco landmarks4. Initially called Motordrome (Garage de la Montée du Zouave), it used as Montreal’s first underground parking garage4. Its glass facade on Sherbrooke with a convex window bay and its strip of copper contrasted greatly with the neighboring Victorian house5. The European architect uses many avant-garde rationalist elements linked to industrialism, mechanisation, improvements of techniques and materials like its visible steel and concrete structure and the transparency of the space and structure5. Later on, it was repurposed as a storage space for Canadian Armed Forces tanks. Afterwards, it became governmentally funded temporary residences used as “inspirational environment” for artists. It is now the Loft Hotel which renovated, having in mind to restore the rich historical beauty of the building. 1 www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/ detail.do?methode=consulter&id=92509&type=bien#.VDAWL_TuKSo 2 www.chateaudufresne.com 3 www.chateaudufresne.com/PagesFr/chateau-dufresne.htm 4 lofthotel.ca/about 5 www.memorablemontreal.com/print/ batiments_menu.php?quartier=11&batiment=245&section=Array&menu=achitecture
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Dawson College A Continuously Changing and Growing Entity
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Relocations of Dawson Campus 1945 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu McGill Campus (Returning Vets) Engineering
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A. Math & Physics B. Chemistry C. Library D. Literature E. Social Science F. Atrium & Cafeteria G. Creative Arts H. Social Science
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Dawson College An excellent case of a constantly evolving and improving asset. Furthermore, its identity and physical manifestation changed overtime.
Church to Library Many of the original Church details remain, including the hanging crosses and organ.
Dawson was originally a satellite campus of McGill, which accommodated the overflow of returning soldiers who sought an education after the Second World War. Its original location was in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It was never
tied down to a particular building. It opened another campus in the Old Port in 1970 and a third Campus near Parc Lafontaine in 1972 and a fourth in the Victoria Building on McGill Street in 1975. It became a separate entity 1967 when the CEGEP system was created. These numerous campuses finally consolidated under one roof in 1997, in the former Mother House of the Notre-Dame Congregation. Numerous extensions were added to the 100 year
1970 Old Port Creative Arts
old church. New wings from A to F were added around the church, housing the many pre-university and technical programs. It has grown so large that it occupies an entire city block. The original church, hidden amongst the extensions, was repurposed as a large central library. Its dome sores above, creating a firm image to fit the new identity of the institution. Due to the high demand for Anglophone CEGEPs and its strategic location, Dawson
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continues to grow. It has surpassed all other CEGEPs becoming the largest in Quebec, with 8000 Full-time and 3000 Part-time students. This asset shows how an assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical manifestation and location can move and morph. Its identity may change, split from its parent and become its own entity. Finally, Dawson shows how an assetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergence and growth really depend on the needs of
the city and its citizens. As long as the need grows, so shall the asset. Loyola High School Originally part of Concordia university, Loyola High School is another example of how an asset may diverge from its parent and become a distinct entity.
Wing Extensions The extensions were added on the maisonneuve side of the block while maintaining a consistency in architectural style.
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Primary links : historical location, permanent institutions Secondary links : recent location, temporary installations
Over time, assets have been strategically implemented in the city. We can distinguish primary links, responsible for the base system and major permanent institutions, from secondary links, resulting from a combination of social, economic, geographic and usage factors. The main idea behind each link is specified on this diagram, although one should keep in mind that those links are established over long time periods and take into account many criteria.
Local initiatives for sucessful assets
Case study : Store transitions with PotLoc “It will only take five minutes !” said the tall brunette approaching me on the street as I was heading home from school. “Do you live in the neighborhood ?” Despite the rising trend of lookingdown-no-sorry-I’m-in-a-hurry attitude to street surveys, a noticeable croud was starting to form around the intersection of Saint-Denis and Ontario East streets, in the Quartier Latin. The colorful signs and fresh coffee smell made me agree to share a little bit of my time, and seconds later I was handed out an iPad and a warm espresso cup. Rodolphe Barrère and Louis Delaoustre, HEC Montreal graduates, started up a local initiative, PotLoc, that facilitates the transition between a store closing down and an other opening. “We are hired by the landlord, looking for a long-term tenant” explains Louis Delaoustre for Journal de Montréal. The start-up takes over an empty store location and proceeds to an in-depth neighborhood analysis to better understand the needs and demands among the local population.
Neighbourhoods and demand PotLoc employees go around neighbourhoods and interview locals to determine the needs in a particular area to develop an appropriate commercial asset.
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not only insure appropriate business implementation in particular neighborhoods, but has also helped enhance the community bonds over several debates and events. Aiming at a better understanding of civic needs at a local scale, the graduate duo developped an innovative model for community business.
’’It’s a win-win situation, we try to please everyone !’’ Once the survey is completed, it is handed out to a broker in charge to find a store owner interested in taking over the location. Although this service is not free for the landlord, it offers visibility, insures a profitable future in response to collective needs, which leads to a decrease in store renewal (they are more fit to last) thus much less turn-over and vacant locations. Only over this summer, PotLoc almost helped for the creation of 7 store contracts.
For this they use a laser counting system to determine the street traffic, calculate the average amount that people would be willing to spend in the store and the visit frequency. By the fourth day in this Ontario East location, they had collected 921 answers of ordered wishes for the future stores. Although bakery, cafés, artistic and family-oriented activities constitute the most given answers, the results of the survey are not revealed until the last vote is in, to not influence anyone.
Civic value, a unique potential
The PotLoc initiative only dates back to early 2013 but has already proven incredibly successful. It has shown to
The threshold population (necessary amount of clients to support a business) is key to the success of the shop
The main concept behind PotLoc is to highlight real needs among a certain community while providing precious information about its inhabitants. This points out to a very important characteristic of assets in a city : what we can call the civic value, or social capital. It refers to the value of a given asset beyond its construction and architectural value, focused on the network it may have built over the years.
or asset. While a building may not have any extraordinary architecture, land value or heritage feature, sometimes it might be highly valuable through its social capital. A great example of this is a post office, currently closing down on Sherbrooke West. The building itself has no particular value but the social sphere developed around this asset is very valuable. Canada post has understood the civic potential of its location and is undergoing a month-long series of public consultation to determine the local needs for an opening asset. “Canada Post regularly reviews its network of post offices to address issues such as population, housing and business development and the shopping patterns of Canadians,” stated the company in an official press release.
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‘‘We absolutely need a bb-friendly cafe to grab a bite close to home’’
Here again, community needs are taken into account to better serve local demand for stores and services. One talks about civic appropriation when the user gives strength to the building. Relationships between ethnic assets and demographics, for example, are crucial elements of analysis to determine success and implementation of assets. Therefore, the strategic location and urban placement of an asset determines the potential of buildings, through their access to the community business sphere and through a local in-depth social understanding.
A store in transition with the PotLoc initiative in the Quartier Latin
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“I find Sherbrooke is a bad street to describe Montreal.”
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Part-time sales person and full time McGill student Currently resides in Duluth and St. Hubert Finds himself traveling on Sherbrooke between Parc Lafontaine and Guy Uses Sherbrooke as a shortcut to go downtown
Clevelan works at Atom Heart, an art shop, close to school (McGill) and to his home. He enjoys the quieter streets to get to work such as Drolet and finds that whenever he does use Sherbrooke there are fewer pedestrians than there are vehicles. He mainly uses the street to get to work and to school but mainly finds the street as a shortcut to get to downtown. He avoids Sherbrooke on his bike, he finds it too stressful and dangerous. Clevlan loves the diversity of Montreal and loves how different cultures interlace with others. However, he finds that Shebrooke is lacking in this. “I find Sherbrooke is a bad street to describe Montreal,” he says. He finds there is no real spirit.
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sherbrooke is a historic street.â&#x20AC;?
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Mike has worked on Sherbrooke for 15 years as a Shell gas station attendant on Decarie. He finds that there is quite a lot of tourism on Sherbrooke as well as specialty antique stores and business men. His favorite area of Sherbrooke would be the downtown core and he sees the street to be quite historic. We asked him how his business is with the large Esso gas station across the street, and he receptively answered with a smile that he was amicable with the Esso gas station. He went so far as to say that he would go and buy his smokes and coffee there since his station does not sell those items. In return, Esso sends customers to his store for any mechanical problems they have with their vehicles. Gas Station Attendant and Owner Has worked 15 years at the station Favorite part of Sherbrooke would be the downtown area Buys his coffee at the Esso across the street in his Shell Uniform