Dec 23 2007 My childhood favorite Bruce the Talking Spruce (discussed briefly in a post here called Jury Duty, I think) returns!!!! One of the kids here asked Bruce what color jacket he (the kid) was wearing, apparently to verify that he was really talking to them and was not a preprogrammed robot or whatever, and he replied that trees are color-blind. My parents reported that he sang some "Spruce Springsteen" to them while I was in the GameStop. Since we'd been standing and watching for a few minutes, my sister and I embarassedly went up to greet him after the...

Colourful View of a White Day

author: CE : Montreal, QC

Palais des congrès, Quartier international, Downtown, Ville-Marie, Montreal

NYC Street Cart in Downtown Springfield

author: Brad : Springfield, IL

5th & Monroe Street. So let's see, it's a New York City street cart that's from a company in Miami and the cart is in Springfield. If I'm not mistaken the guy who runs this cart was beaten and/or robbed earlier this year at this spot. I don't think it's always stored here as I don't recall ever seeing it or anybody running a cart anywhere else downtown, but I'm not usually downtown during the day on weekdays.

Downtown from a Broken Window

author: CE : Montreal, QC

Taken from the top of an old silo in Pointe St-Charles near the Lachine Canal. More pictures from/of/inside the silo to come.

History Through the Cracks

author: CE : Montreal, QC

Old streetcar tracks poking through the pavement on rue Ste-Catherine, Downtown. A hole in the pavement on rue Gaspé in the northern part of the Plateau gives us a glimpse of the old cobblestones still beneath many Montreal streets.

Fourth Floor Superimposed Over Evening Falling

author: aer suzuki : Seattle, WA

a reflection shot from the fourth floor of the fine arts building. view of capitol hill & downtown.

Elgin at Spur 527

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Elgin at Spur 527. Spur 527 is part of US-59 and this is the part that shoots you into downtown and the back end of The Montrose.

Say Goodbye

author: CE : Montreal, QC

This eclectic block will soon be demolished to make way for a mid-rise office building with a Best Buy on the bottom. The famous Spectrum Theatre is the worst casualty from the last affair, hosting its last show ever a couple weeks ago. God, this city pisses me off sometimes! rue Ste-Catherine, Downtown, Ville-Marie, Montreal

Graf Trux 19: Montreal

author: CE : Montreal, QC

Verdun The same truck from both sides in Chinatown Plateau Chinatown Plateau Plateau Plateau Downtown Mile End Hochelaga Downtown

Downtown Halifax

author: CE : Halifax, NS

As alluded to in this post, I was recently in Halifax to participate in the Atlantica trade conference protest (more information at the bottom). My posts will stay apolitical for the meantime but I will post some pictures from the actual protest in the future. In my spare time and while walking to different destinations, I made sure to take pictures of the various neighbourhoods around downtown Halifax. The following photos are of the downtown core itself, mostly of or around Barrington Street, Argyle Street, and Spring Garden Road. A Critical Mass...

Looking over Downtown

author: Brad : Springfield, IL

Looking over part of downtown from a parking garage at 7th & Washington.

Red Light District

author: CE : Montreal, QC

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 north...

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