Montreal Up Close: A Pedestrian's Guide to the City - Softcover

Johnson, Kirk; Widgington, David

9780968352908: Montreal Up Close: A Pedestrian's Guide to the City

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0968352901 ISBN 13: 9780968352908

Publisher: Cumulus Press, 1998

To get a sense of Montreal, where it gets its 'joie de vivre,' it helps to spend time walking along its streets and vanishing into open doorways. The city is an artful place, with many public sculptures courting pedestrians along sidwalks and breeding idleness in town squares. Witness from up close, the city's distant and recent history in its old town and new city centre. Gawk at chiseled facades that do little else than offer themselves to you. Walk with some of Ville-Marie's residents alongside their monuments and listen to stories they have to tell. This book will shed light on the city in a variety of hues, so when you visit Montreal, take a walk and immerse yourself into the subject behind the cover: MONTREAL.

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From the Publisher:

Combining the keen observations and intrinsic knowledge of a Montreal resident with a skilled writer and visitor to the city has made this a wonderful book. It is for people who like to take their time walking through a city. Those who want to get intimate with Montreal. It has history, art, architecture, geography, two full-colour foldout maps and alot more.

About the Author:

David Widgington has lived in Montreal most of his life. He has a keen interest in architecture and urban places which was developed during his undergraduate degree in geography and his many travels in Europe and Asia.

Kirk Johnson grew up in Nova Scotia. He is completing his Master's Degree in Creative Writing at Concordia University in Montreal. He has published a book of poetry "Companion Pieces" published by Cumulus Press.

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