Comments on: Save Our City’s Kitsch!

By: Motel Canada is Montreal Kitsch | Live Mtl

Motel Canada is Montreal Kitsch | Live Mtl — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:50:47 +0000

[...] thesis on Quebec’s Culture of Kitsch. Hmmm… still does anyone care? The folks over at Urban Photo might, they wrote an article titled “Save Our Cities [...]

By: Michael Maggard

Michael Maggard — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:05:58 +0000

The toonie was indeed introduced at Ben’s; I had the privilege of being there for it (as guest of one of the waiters) and bought one for my father.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:34:50 +0000

I actually got an Orange Julep there once. It was one of the more repulsive things I have ingested in my life, but worth it for the delightful spherical experience.

By: HanseaticEd

HanseaticEd — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:24:57 +0000

I just returned from Montreal, where I was surprised to discover that Ben’s had closed. It was a bit depressing, as it was such an institution. (If I remember correctly, even the ‘toonie’ was launched there back in the 1990s.)

Otherwise, the kitsch architecture of Montreal really does say something about the nature of the city. I have given a great deal of thought to the monumental architecture – both old and new – that graces Montreal’s landscape, but I have seldom given any at all to ‘Orange Julep’ on Decarie. Alas, such places have an importance of a very different sort from their more remarkable big siblings.

Thanks for drawing attention to them.