Montreal: Then and Now

"I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I'm one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one."
- Christopher Plummer
Note the incredibly racist remark in the top right box. Jour et Nuit. August 30th, 1958.

Note the incredibly racist remark in the top right box. 

Jour et Nuit. August 30th, 1958.

Jour et Nuit. June 15th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. June 15th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. January 5th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. January 5th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. February 15th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. February 15th, 1957.

Jour et Nuit. April 4th, 1957.
I’m totally putting “Westmount” in the tags.

Jour et Nuit. April 4th, 1957.

I’m totally putting “Westmount” in the tags.

June 24th, 1961

June 24th, 1961

March 18th, 1961“goofballs”.  

March 18th, 1961

“goofballs”.  

June 17th, 1961.
There is a definite theme to the Ici Montréal issues. A cover girl and some headlines about a child molester, a rapist or some violent criminal, usually of some other nationality.

June 17th, 1961.

There is a definite theme to the Ici Montréal issues. A cover girl and some headlines about a child molester, a rapist or some violent criminal, usually of some other nationality.

February 25th, 1961

February 25th, 1961

August 19th, 1961.

August 19th, 1961.