When the Forum closed, Montreal lost a lot of name mimics. Many were close to Atwater and St. Cat but some weren't all that nearby, such as this restaurant on Metcalfe.I think it's actually at 1244 Metcalfe, not 1249 as the picture indicates, which means it's on the west side, just north of Dominion Square and that's possibly that now-disappeared tower on Dorchester in the background top left.
At its peak in the 60s there were about 15 businesses with Forum at the start of their names, beauty shops, jewellers, apartments, but by the late 60s only half a dozen businesses had a name starting with the word Forum, not including Parc Forum Park, the bling car lot on Closse.
Thought the front of the establishment looked familiar....and verified the address....1249 Metcalfe is the current location of Dunn's.
ReplyDeleteThere is that decrepit laneway on the northside where countless bums sleep late at night...1244 would have been a side entrance in the Dominion Square Building. which this building clearly is not.
Well, a lot of the bums and scabrous characters seem to have moved to the side exit of the tunnel in the Bell center...
ReplyDelete...just a puck's throw away from the Hotel Nouveau Forum.
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