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Category Archives: Dreams

Old Bowling Alley – View Blown

September 27, 2014by neath Leave a comment

The old bowling alley on De l’Eglise was turned into condos a few years ago and these people appear to have really nice big galdrys (balconies) and while the view […]

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Dreams, Housing, Photographs

Adrift

August 15, 2013by neath Leave a comment

I have yet to see anything that so sublimely and elegantly shows how mankind and nature can cohabit this planet, yet we continue to lay a massive pounding on the […]

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Art and Science, Dreams, Movies

L’Etat d’Urgence

November 24, 2009by neath Leave a comment

The Manifestival That Promotes Proper Social Hygiene Running from November 25th to November 29th at Place Emillie-Gamelin. Each day from noon to 3am with daily breakfast at 8am! There will […]

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Community, Dreams, Festival

Let’s Paint The Riviere Saint Pierre Across Turcot!!

March 9, 2009by neath 4 Comments

Turcot won’t be available for long. There are hardly any cities in the world capable of doing this project – who has that kind of land empty so close to […]

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Activism, Art, Celebrating, Community, Drawings, Dreams, environment, History, Maps, Saint Henri, Urban Reclamation, Whales

Objet : Turcot : Rencontre JEUDI 4 DÉCEMBRE

December 2, 2008by neath Leave a comment

Bonjour, Veuillez trouver ci-joint et ci-dessous l’ordre du jour de la prochaine rencontre de Mobilisation Turcot de jeudi 4 décembre 2008 à partir de 18h30 au CRCS St Zotique, 75 […]

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Activism, Community, Dreams, Urban

Les Tanneries Trees

October 14, 2008by neath Leave a comment

You can see how they got started in this post.  They sure have grown!

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Community, Dreams, Photography, Saint Henri, Urban

Dream

September 15, 2008by neath Leave a comment

He walked through a long corridor with doors everywhere. Each one had a little bronze plaque on it. He read one and it said, “Decision 273G-7 was manifested here”. The […]

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Dreams, theatre, Whales

Remember Griffintown

September 13, 2008by neath 3 Comments

Well folks the weekend starts tomorrow evening at 5pm, in Griffintown, with a CUTV event, Remember Griffintown. Remember Griffintown, will be running straight through until 5pm on Sunday evening. There […]

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Activism, Community, Dreams

Judith Brisson – Anecdote

August 27, 2008by neath 4 Comments

I finally summoned up the courage to visit the Turcot yards, after contemplating them for close to a half-century. I remember the rows upon rows of railway cars that were […]

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Art, Dreams, graffiti, Photography

Baghdad Blast Wall Art

July 31, 2008by neath 1 Comment

Images taken from here. Story here. And here. And here is a video.

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architecture, Art, Art & Culture, Dreams, History

Paint The Riviere Saint Pierre

July 30, 2008by neath Leave a comment

If I had the money, time, etc, I would paint the Riviere Saint Pierre  over the asphalt at Turcot Yards.  At worst it might make a neat Google Earth view. […]

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Activism, Art, Dreams

Waterspout In Montreal

July 24, 2008by neath 3 Comments

Wednesday afternoon a waterspout was seen here and no one can remember ever seeing one here before. Looks very cool but also scary. Story here. (Barry Caine / MyNews.CTV.ca) And […]

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Dreams, News, Photography, Urban

Spreepark, Berlin

July 20, 2008by neath 6 Comments

Have to admit to having a weakness for abandoned amusement parks. There is just something so profoundly surreal about them and the eerie feeling that you have been there! Spreepark […]

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Abandoned, architecture, Dreams, Parks, Photography, Structures, Urban

Ratsters

July 19, 2008by neath 1 Comment

Some images from this urban explorer. And here is Ratsters’ photo page.

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Dreams, Driving, freeway, Interchange, Photography, Structures, Urban

Summer Institute At Concordia

June 12, 2008by neath Leave a comment

Always a great experience with plenty of opportunity for networking and exchanging ideas! Ces formations sont offerts chaque �t�; normalement pour des frais de $400 pour la semaine. Cette ann�e, […]

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Community, Dreams, Justice, Urban

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