After passing through the north gates of Chinatown on blvd St-Laurent you will enter a noticeably seedier part of the city. This is the part of Downtown is generally known as the Red Light District (I've also heard it referred to as the "tenderloin" for some reason, I'm sure the French probably have some good names for it too). The area is well known as a good place to get any sort of drug, prostitute, or poutine desired. Cheap import stores are also in high abundance slightly further...
While on my trip to Montreal last month, I decided to take a trip to the Olympic Stadium by bike. As I'm driving down the bike lane (quite a novelty to me) I notice what looks like empty walls...