Montreal is what North America could be
loukidelis.com
Montreal is what North America could be
1–10 of 119 posts
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#2Corrupt and slowly dying city without any strong industry to keep it grounded including some pretty intense language laws. I think Montreal was amazing in the 60s and has been slowly dying since.
Great to visit in the summer though!
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#3I live in Montreal. One thing that is remarkable here is that even with 2M people, there are no ghettoes. Rich neighborhoods are generally mixed in with poorer ones. It's a great city to live in and to raise a family.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#4As a Chicagoan, I don't understand this critique of North America. This seems to be a critique of the suburbs.
> They are dominated by detached homes, often set back from the road by lawns. Multi-family housing is generally confined to the downtown, and mainly comes in the form of high-rise towers.
This certainly doesn't describe Chicago at all, or even nearby suburbs. It seems like a third of the makeup of Chicago neighborhoods are three-floor walkups and courtyard buildings, right next to single-family housing. The high-rises are where upper-middle class people from out of town move to (and overpay for) because they've been filled with mythical tales of superpredators.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#5I was encountered by a lot of pan handlers there who looked young and healthy. It seemed strange to ask for money before getting strung out.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#6As a Chicagoan, I don't understand this critique of North America. This seems to be a critique of the suburbs. > They are dominated by detached homes, often set back from the road by lawns. Multi-family housing is generally confined to the downtown, and mainly comes in the form of high-rise towers. This certainly doesn't describe Chicago at all, or even nearby suburbs. It seems like a third of the makeup of Chicago n…
As a former Chicagoan, 100% agree. I do wish the city and state were better governed, as someone who grew up in West Central Illinois and served as a politician there, it’s not called Forgottonia for no reason. There are other parts of the state with some reasonable density and living spaces and could be so much more with even a bit of additional investment.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#7Corrupt and slowly dying city without any strong industry to keep it grounded including some pretty intense language laws. I think Montreal was amazing in the 60s and has been slowly dying since. Great to visit in the summer though!
I wasn’t too impressed during my visits for conventions there.
Love Quebec City though, even if they were burning American flags there the two times I visited on Jean Baptiste day.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#8I live in Montreal. One thing that is remarkable here is that even with 2M people, there are no ghettoes. Rich neighborhoods are generally mixed in with poorer ones. It's a great city to live in and to raise a family.
No post body was provided.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#9I wonder what historical forces led to this different type of development. Already by the time of the American Revolution, the Quebecois were ambivalent at best towards their erstwhile mother country, so I don't think it's a matter of continued French influence over the centuries.
Re: Montreal is what North America could be
#10something the author doesn't point out is new development in Montreal. you can see the patch of green to the east of the Montreal housing map where Griffontown and North Verdun (the more recently developed areas of the city) are moving towards condo style housing. rent prices have been trending higher too, but I suppose you could say that about the rest of the country too.
not criticizing the post, and it's one of my favourite cities to live. but the problems are coming here too.