“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 PlummerTumblr (3.0; @lametropole)http://lametropole.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c69e9c340d117b7e7e6a4e23a1485cd/tumblr_mm8bugUJeV1rrs7vpo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>John Pratt with Wayne and Shuster at Expo ‘67.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/49517053816http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/49517053816Fri, 03 May 2013 11:47:04 -0400montrealexpo 67la metropolewayne and shuster<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/998af2a9e64fcebdb9fb01942746d125/tumblr_mlgvzfcspR1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5df7ae18cbaedf793a5ef93841742efa/tumblr_mlgvzfcspR1rrs7vpo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a924ecc976c55472074ff49ad832ee43/tumblr_mlgvzfcspR1rrs7vpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Belgium at Expo ‘67.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48297580593http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48297580593Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:09:00 -0400Montreal Expo 67Montreal historyexpo 67belgiumla belgique1967montreal 1967<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7a54e843f58b79d49be697be6d181fdb/tumblr_mlgq8vOcJJ1rrs7vpo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0a7251db004510423346429c0ec8287/tumblr_mlgq8vOcJJ1rrs7vpo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01a438c12f7b6a65e939c1fd3637ed82/tumblr_mlgq8vOcJJ1rrs7vpo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>As I post photos from Expo ‘67 on my new facebook page, I’m realizing that I left out a few countries when I covered the event on here. Consider the next handful of posts an addendum to the Expo ‘67 series. </p> <p>Here are some ads for Denmark that could be found inside the Scandinavian pavilion at Expo ‘67, in Montreal, Québec.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48289597095http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48289597095Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:05:19 -0400expo 67denmarkscandinavia1960smontrealMontreal Expo 67Montreal historyworlds fair<a href="https://www.facebook.com/montrealthenandnow?ref=ts&fref=ts">La Metropole on Facebook</a>: <p>I’ve decided to create a facebook page for these photos. After copying the best photos from here (and adding new photos to themes) I will add photos to both. Check it out!</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48119851894http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/48119851894Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:57:43 -0400montrealMontreal Expo 67Montreal historyOld Montrealla mainmontreal 1920Montreal 1940scasino de montrealvintage photos<a href="http://montrealstylefashionandsewing.blogspot.ca/">Montreal Style, Fashion and Sewing</a>: <p>wanna see what i’ve been up to? check out my new style blog! tonight and for the next four days, i’m featuring etsy shops based in montreal. support your local artisans and small businesses!</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/37692679970http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/37692679970Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:13:11 -0500montrealshoppingstyle blogfashionetsyshopping guide<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maesetO9DQ1qgbj2go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://blog.ounodesign.com/2008/11/18/official-montreal-76-olympics-poster-that-would-never-pass-a-committee-now/">Official Montreal ’76 Olympics poster that would never pass a committee now.</a></p> </blockquote>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/31765107459http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/31765107459Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:46:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59ax3P1PO1rrs7vpo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My mom, in her mid-twenties. She grew up in Rosemont and then moved to St-Henri and then Verdun, after my parents got divorced.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616206872http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616206872Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:53:00 -04001980smontreal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59avaOrbk1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ma mère, in her late teens. My parents were 17 and 18 when I was born.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616150831http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616150831Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:52:00 -04001980smontreal1970s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59at85G931rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My mom, my brother and I, in Rosemont, in the early 80s.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616088108http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616088108Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:51:08 -0400rosemontmontreal1980s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59ar0zuXE1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Mon Oncle Marc, at his first communion. </p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616018545http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24616018545Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:49:48 -04001970smontreal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59aoyLwFL1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>My mom after her first communion, with her Matante Jeannette.</span></p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615954851http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615954851Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:48:34 -04001960smontreal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59anamT1H1rrs7vpo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My mom, in 1975.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615903963http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615903963Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:47:34 -04001975montreal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59aleh2Bs1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>My mom, the flower girl, with the upstairs neighbour.</span></p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615847089http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615847089Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:46:26 -0400montreal19681960s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59ajp4ORf1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And now for a more personal touch…</p> <div class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">My maternal grandmother, Edith (RIP), on the left, in the late 50s.</span></div>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615794523http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615794523Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:45:25 -04001950smontrealquebecblack and white<p>You’re very welcome and thanks so much for the positive feedback! :-) </p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615384145http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24615384145Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:37:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m587w33Tbz1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And for my last Montréal vintage gossip magazine cover:</p> <p>Le Senteux. Volume 1, No. 16.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584830704http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584830704Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:50:27 -0400montrealvintage magazine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m587uavqXE1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>L’Écho. 1960.</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584753389http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584753389Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:49:22 -0400montreal1960<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m587tbaiFO1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Montréal Confidentiel</p> <p>September 24th, 1960</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584712188http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584712188Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:48:47 -0400montreal1960<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m587r3OFvy1rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nouvelles Police et Judiciaires</p> <p>March 25th, 1958</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584619171http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584619171Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:47:27 -04001958montreal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m587q3oGA01rrs7vpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nouvelles Police et Judiciaires</p> <p>March 30th, 1959</p>http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584576440http://lametropole.tumblr.com/post/24584576440Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:46:51 -04001959montreal