[ganjavih]

Get ready for tonnes o' Montreal pics I've been accumulating since the start of autumn. We'll start with my new hood, Westmount, and my new pad:

Next, we'll wander in and around the central portion of Sherbrooke St - lined with high end boutiques and stately old apartments.

Next are some pics from around the McGill University campus and the Royal Victoria Hospital... my home away from home.

The next batch are evening/night shots from around the city. The first one is of the "haunted" Allan Memorial Institute, my other home away from home.

My pad looks kinda creepy in this shot.

My favourite mall in the city. Yes, I like a mall... shoot me.

And finally, just a few random leftover downtown pics... including the first one of a freak snowstorm we had last month. It was scary. I thought winter had arrived already. The weather has been pretty decent recently... we haven't dipped below zero yet.

Hope you enjoyed... more to come!

 

[3Dementia]

Really great shots of a great city.

^ Please don't repeat this to any locals.

 

[simply Dan]

Excellent pics! I love how Montreal has most of the hydro wires buried throughout the city - much less of a cluttered look, and it makes the city appear more grown-up.

 

[spmarshall]

And a nice lit-up skyline! (Thanks to cheap Hydro-Quebec juice)

Glad to see you getting all your photos online! Great pics.

 

[ronald1987]

Great photos. I especially like the night shots!
I had no idea you moved to MTL, what brought you there, if I may ask? A job offer I guess?
Glad your winter has been decent so far. Right now, it's 15 degrees and cloudy here in Holland, I don't believe the winter will ever come, with temperatures like this in the end of November...

 

[Observer Walt]

Ganjavih: I also didn't know you had moved to Montreal. I'll look forward to pictures! These are some good shots; I recognize the locations of quite a few of them. Montreal is a fascinating place in so many ways.

I miss Christopher DeWolf and the "street life" shots he used to post from Montreal. (Christopher: If you're reading, please come back!)

 

[bizorky]

Ganja,


Great pics!

So you're a Westmount boy now! When I was still living in Westmount way back, it used to have the worst snow removal in the winter. Odd, considering that it is probably the wealthiest part of Montreal.

 

[ganjavih]

I had no idea you moved to MTL, what brought you there, if I may ask?

I dunno... I just couldn't resist the low pay, high taxes and backwards politics.

So you're a Westmount boy now! When I was still living in Westmount way back, it used to have the worst snow removal in the winter. Odd, considering that it is probably the wealthiest part of Montreal.

I'm dreading the coming of winter. I bought a heavy wool Russian Army coat that weighs about 200 pounds (it actually broke my coat rack)... I hope I'm prepared.

 

[tayser2]

broke the coat rack?

take a pic of it, I've got to see this

bravo bravo Sir Ganj.

 

[Christopher DeWolf]

Re: broke the coat rack?

wow, you're living in montreal now? welcome to the island. now you're stuck. muhahahaha.

I miss Christopher DeWolf and the "street life" shots he used to post from Montreal. (Christopher: If you're reading, please come back!)

i'm here -- i'm just unable to post my photothreads because the server keeps timing out. i'll try again but i think it's a problem with ezboard.

 

[Canuck 36]

Re: broke the coat rack?

Lovely, and I'll say again:

The Toronto vs Montreal bullshit is just that.
Canadians should be fortunate to have these two fantastic cities in their country.

 

[spasongs]

Re: broke the coat rack?

Amazing shots. Especially the night ones

 

[Bogtrotter]

Re: broke the coat rack?

Beautiful shots, they make me a tad homesick for Mtl. The winters are definitely cold and usually get a lot of snow, I hardly ever wear my old winter coat here in TO. But the city looks really nice after a snowfall- especially with all those decorations around the holiday season.

Downtown Mtl does have more of a mature look than TO- the old buildings i guess. I never noticed the absence of hydro lines when i was there, but I definitely do now.

Like the skyline shots. You can get a really good view of the city from St. Helene's Island as well.

 

[Martin Mtl]

Those are just superbs. Hope there are more coming! Thanks.

 

[tudararms]

Lovely pictures. Montreal definately looks smart and put-together. I found this in Vancouver too.