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December 27th, 2008

Boarded Up and Postered Over

Posted in Canada by Kate McDonnell

Left, the Main between Duluth and Rachel in 1988; right, the former Laurier Cinema, now a bookstore, in 1988. Below, posters on a brick wall in 1996

Tags: Montreal, Posters, Signage

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Manuel says:

FYI – Somehow the photos mess up you homepage in Internet Explorer 7

December 28th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Karl Leung says:

Kate this is terrific!

December 31st, 2008 at 3:11 am

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