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In honour of the local Outgames and the good times (not to mention welcome tourist spending) they promise, here’s a bit of background history. It turns out Montreal’s square holes weren’t always nice to round pegs. Click to hear my two cents’ worth. (Audio clip. You will need Real Player).
1950s 1951 accidental death advertising allan memorial allan shipping amusement parks anti communism arthur murray ava gardner b girls ballroom Barry meyers beach wear beauty beef beer Belmont park bicycles bill 101 birds of prey border security Brahma brick restoration brownshirts Canadian National Charles Rinfret charter of the French language CJAD ckvl cleaning clowns cole slaw concert corner stores crooners customs and immigration dance lessons depanneurs downtown montreal drama dwarves dyeing Edward R. Murrow enforcement English facial reconstruction falcons fascism fascist salute fashion federation of labor clubs federation of labour clubs fine dining frank sinatra French gloves hats high pressure steam process home delivery home repair house cleaning hunger hunting imagination insomnia intoxication james aird Jewish cuisine laundry loneliness lonelyhearts mayor midget palace midgets midgets palace millinery Moishes Molson money montreal Montreal history Montreal in the 1930s Montreal Repertory Theatre mount royal tunnel movie stars MRT New Hampshire nightclubs nose enhancement nose surgery old ads old advertisements old blue eyes old time radion over 40 paparazzi Patenaude peregrine falcons Philadelphia Portuguese promotion punk Quebec Quebec culture Quebec fascism radio railway history rat pack real estate value right wing political movements Saint Denis Theatre sandblasting Scratchy self surgery self treatment services sign law Simpson Department Stores social trends solitude St Laurent St. Lawrence stage steak steakhouses stone restoration suicide talk radio the clash The Main the Undertones theatre tourism Troy USDA vintage advertisements whistleblowing womens issues World War One youthfulness