Funcar wrote:Great pictures and fond memories of Montreal. I was there in 1967 for EXPO. My buddy and I got tattoos down on St Laurent and St. Catherine street. Cost us a dollar each. We got the idea for the tats after drinking beer in a bar with some sailors. Yes we were underage. Would love to see a picture of that intersection Arik. Remember eating smoked meat sandwich near that corner.
That corner is the red light district. Lots of history there. It's also refered to "The Main" the term dating back to the 18th century when the city was fortified. The red light district was the main gate into the fortified city and ladies of the night always crowded that district mainly near the gate. The walls were brought down in 1805. In more modern times the neighborhood retained the "sin city" reputation, good eats, good booze, brothels, peep shows, broadway etc.
There was a famous tattoo shop in the 80s called the Super Rock. Not sure if the same place was around in 1967.
Mtl Poolroom was not a pool room, in fact it was a famous hot dog joint that celebrated its 100 th birthday in 2012. For their birthday gift, they moved across the street after being expropriated.
Cafe Cleopatra is known for its famous drag shows (one of the 1st places that accepted that sort of thing) and private booths with where dancers in drag, goth, school girl etc gave the customer the best value for his dollar. Upstairs is a burlesque club.
It's still in business, they're fighting expropriation as the whole city block may remain as a "national historic site". A big fight erupted and is a never ending story.
Oh yeah, this must be your smoked meat sandwich 10 minutes walk up the street. Almost makes you want to return, huh?
It could not have been Dunn's, none in this district.
