"Montreal in the 60's"
Like The Memories of Angels, this fab little film by Jimmy Deschênes uses vintage NFB footage to capture the effervescence of Montreal in the 1960's.
My favorite part is the Expo 67 Monorail ride at the end of the film... Enjoy!
My favorite part is the Expo 67 Monorail ride at the end of the film... Enjoy!
Labels: montreal retro
posted by Jason Stockl @ 8:40 am
6 Comments:
The video was nice. It reminded me of "Our street was paved with gold." I re-viewed it, and enjoyed it very much. Thanks! Snowball
beautiful! the time-lapse of the monorail at Expo at the end is super cool. It almost seems like a contemporary computer-generated fly-through
Lots more historical Montreal stock footage from the NFB can be found at this site:
http://images.nfb.ca
To get at the higher-res versions you'll need to create an account, login, and "order" selected clips. It costs nothing, but you have to put up with the distracting watermarks and time codes.
Thanks!
It looks a lot like I remember it.
any idea what is that street with all the neon just before your favourite bit at the end?
It's Saint-Catherine Street.
The Pointe-à-Callière museum has a temporary exhibition on now about the history of the Montreal artery:
http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/st-catherine-street-makes-the-headlines
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