This building sits at the foot of Berri, right near Common, east side, technically corner de la Friponne, which is just a tiny laneway. It's notable for its octagonal, floral-themed turret which has been demolished sometime over the last twenty years.Half a century ago the tavern was known as The Palangio although it's unknown whether it was named after hockey journeyman Peter Palangio who played a few games here in the 1920s.
It is now owned by something called Candice Soave Holdings.
This is the old tavern at the corner of Berri and La Friponne:
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I was gonna say Berri and de la Commune, but yeah. There's a nice old map rotting in the window there.
ReplyDeleteWe used to drink here after circus school, before the ecole national de du cirque school moved to the Miron Quarry site. Those were the days!
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