Exploring Montreal’s gay village - Walk from Emilie Gamelin park to the village

I walked from the Emilie-Gamelin park to the gay village.The compact Gay Village has an upbeat vibe and a lively club scene. In summer, the main drag, Rue Sainte-Catherine, is pedestrian-only and strung with pink decorations, and bars and eateries spill onto terraces in the street. Rue Amherst is known for its boutiques and antiques shops. Nearby, the neoclassical Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church contains the Chapel of Hope, dedicated.

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For thirty years I visited the gay village in Montreal; cruised up and down Saint Catherine street and met the most interesting, friendly people and visited some fun places all up and down Saint Catherine - not just in the gay village - I even got an apartment right off Saint Catherine Street up in Hochelaga-Maisonnueve. My interesting and beautiful car opened a lot of conversations with strangers. That was 20 years ago.
Last summer we go up there and find that cars are no longer allowed on Saint Catherine Street. But I'm old now and can't walk any distance any more. My new Cadillac had to be parked in the Hotel's indoor garage for $25 a day. I couldn't walk more than a hundred feet from the hotel. We packed up and left - without the gritty and exciting color of Saint Catherine street - for me, montreal was unrecognizeable. The attention my car used to get was non-existant, and the great hotel i used to frequent was $500 a night now.
Every street that led to Saint Cath was torn up and under construction but the night clubs (mostly for the young straight couples) on Saint Denis were jammed al the way out into the street. The good food places had lines around the block and nowhere to park anywhere. I was going to retire to Montreal and buy a house there. Now this once great city is just a blurry memory. Are the Good Times really over for good?

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Great video!! Congratulations!!👍

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