tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post3170065514570966006..comments2024-03-23T08:13:12.713-07:00Comments on Growing Up in Verdun ,Montreal & Information: Place Ville Marie (47 storey's of stories) as it's put in today's GazetteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-28846063971600199782022-07-04T14:25:15.541-07:002022-07-04T14:25:15.541-07:00Hi everyone, my name is Michael and I have many me...Hi everyone, my name is Michael and I have many memories of PVM. I went to McGill in the 70s and started working after graduating. I was a big fan of Altitheque 727. It was magical: you would go in there at night, the music blaring, people dancing and that gorgeous 360° view of Montreal laid out like a jewel box was incomparable. Of course, the birdbath martinis helped you feel that much more powerful and euphoric. The 737 was a great place to go for lunch or dinner as well also serving birdbath martinis. Are you seeing a trend here? 😂 Anyway, those were great days, happy years and I miss them. I was in Montreal last week for a few days and visited the new restaurant on top of PVM Les Enfants Terribles. Not the same but still very good and brought back many happy memories. Vive Montreal. Vive PVM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-27839769939160068082009-06-02T23:23:35.000-07:002009-06-02T23:23:35.000-07:00I second that Dave...Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the...I second that Dave...Pierre Elliot Trudeau was the most charismatic person of our time. I've tried to collect books, dvds' etc. about him over the years...not an easy thing to do from Australia!<br />I usually order from CHAPTERS and they have a reasonable collection of books about him. <br />My memories of Place Ville Marie was the beautiful shops that opened there. I remember being mesmerised by the window displays on my first visit and buying a "pale blue pantsuit" with silver studs on the jacket! It was almost Elvis style but I loved it, although it cost me far more than my meagre budget allowed at the time!....DianeDiane Robertshttp://dr676third.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-28980565568882415772009-06-02T01:35:34.000-07:002009-06-02T01:35:34.000-07:00My two memories of PVM started in 1960-61 of wonde...My two memories of PVM started in 1960-61 of wondering around the huge hole in the ground with a friend whose brother worked for RB of C and would work there when it opened and wondering what it would look like. It was a huge work site to me.<br /><br />Second was in 1967. I worked at Dorchester & Guy and was able to vote in the upcoming federal elections. Heard a new and interesting politician was speaking at the plaza at PVM. He was running for PM of Canada and so curiously I went down there on my lunch hour to see him. He was standing alone on one of the raised sections on the plaza and we stood on Dorchester looking up a few feet at him After a few minutes of listening I (and maybe a few dozen others) became enthralled and mesmerized by his obvious charisma and speaking acumen. He spoke seamlessly in both languages and made good sense to me. A first for any politician ti that time-(or now).<br /><br />Yup! you guessed it. It was Pierre Elliot Trudeau. I was a fan of his during his entire life.<br /><br />.DaveDavid Floodhttp://dflood64.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com