Monday, March 23, 2009

A distant mirror



Top image shows a petition from 1918 with over 200 signatures urging the unimpressive Mayor Mederic Martin to reconsider renaming Dufferin to De la Roche. It reminisces the recent and more successful initiative to prevent our bumbling Mayor from naming Park Avenue after some other guy.



This article shows that the VLT furor that has irritated Montrealers is nothing new. Over a century ago in the east end, slot machines were being discussed passionately.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous1:09 pm

    ...Objects in your distant mirror are closer than they appear...

    Corps du Pois

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