This photo on St. Catherine is a Montreal version of that Doisneau street kissing shot, except that it displays a guy in brown pants putting a Mad Dog Vachon Neck clamp on a woman in a blue jean suit. It also proves that in the early 70s women were indeed wearing pants, there were movie theatres all over the place and the trees were planted in boxes rather than right into the sidewalk.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Public Displays of Affection in the 70s
This photo on St. Catherine is a Montreal version of that Doisneau street kissing shot, except that it displays a guy in brown pants putting a Mad Dog Vachon Neck clamp on a woman in a blue jean suit. It also proves that in the early 70s women were indeed wearing pants, there were movie theatres all over the place and the trees were planted in boxes rather than right into the sidewalk.
The store right at the corner on the left, what is that? D'Allaird's?
ReplyDeleteYes. Here's what you would have found between McGill College and Mansfield in 1973-74:
ReplyDeleteNorth side
F.W. Woolworth Co.
Ste. Catherine Brasserie (basement)
S. Fraid (Ladies Wear)
Reitman's Inc.
D Allairds (Ladies wear)
South side
Capitol Theatre
Dunn's Famous Delicatessen Restaurant
Dunn's Famous Steak House
Cinema de Paris
Opera Diamond Ltd. (Jewelery)
Karvil Boutique (Shoes)
Lanza Steak House
Brault Horlogerie
Cinema Pigalle
Note: As you look at this picture, you can't tell that the whole south side will soon be demolished and replaced with a generic high-rise. The north side would follow suit less than two decades later.