La Corporation des célébrations du 350e anniversaire de Montréal a créé un lieu central qui fut le cœur des activités du 350e de Montréal. La Place du 350e fut installée sur le quadrilatère où l'on venait de créer (en mai 1992) le Parc Émilie-Gamelin3.
Tous les jours, du 12 juin 1992 au 7 septembre 1992, la Place du 350e fut le théâtre de plus de 200 activités culturelles gratuites de tous genres visant à rejoindre un vaste public. Le spectacle de clôture de la Place du 350e, qui mettait en vedette Ginette Reno le 7 septembre, a attiré une foule de plus de 15 000 personnes.
Les Happie Happie des vous Port d' Escale, Cirque du Soleil, mon ami!
This year is a special year for Montreal. It’s celebrating the 40th Anniversary of hosting the Worlds Fair, Canada’s 150th Anniversary and it’s own 350th Anniversary! Montreal is in Quebec Province and so is a French-speaking first place. A bit of a challenge and seeing English as the “lower”, second part of the signs was amusing. A very provincial, European and cosmopolitan place. The home of Cirque du Soleil. These Montreallers are sooo civilized!
We got a 3 day pass for unlimited subway/Metro travel and access to 50 museums and attractions…….
The last time I was in Montreal was in 1967. As an 8th grader with a bus load of kids from the inner city of Detroit we got to go on an extended bus trip to visit the Worlds Fair, “Expo 67”. On the bus ride up I started showing signs of having chicken pox and was quarantined to my room for 3 days while all the other kids visited the fair. On the bus ride back I had to sit in the front seat separated by several rows of empty seats. Montreal was fun this time!
Poetry and philosophy lessons on the sidewalk!
More public pianos!
Every real city has to have a vibrant chinatown!
.......... with Homely Irrigation Soup!
