Montreal: The Unknown City - Softcover

Gravenor, Kristian; Gravenor, John David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551521199 ISBN 13: 9781551521190

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003

Synopsis

Montreal: The Unknown City is the newest addition to Arsenal’s bestselling series of urban city guides. As one of North America’s most popular travel destinations, Montreal is world renowned for its European style, countless festivals, scintillating nightlife and world-class cuisine. But with more than 350 years of history, Canada’s original megalopolis conceals more than its share of -little-known charms.

For example, did you know that:

Movie star Veronica Lake actually died in Montreal, but her body was transported to Vermont so she would not have appeared to have died in "Sin City North."

The Pinball Wizard from Pete Townshend’s Tommy: The Rock Opera may have been based on a Montreal waif named Pamela Marchant.

Baseballer Barry Bonds has married not one, but two Montreal exotic dancers.

Montreal: The Unknown City offers a lesser-known take on the remarkable places, wide-open spaces and world-famous faces that make the city and district unique. A fun-filled resource for visitors and locals alike, its ten -sections are packed with notorious scandals, strange-but-true anecdotes and indiscreet facts. From whispered-about cycling paths to cut-rate shopping, astonishing eateries to skinny dipping, this book has Montreal uncovered. Read it and you shall come.

Two-color throughout, with more than 150 black-and-white photographs.

Kristian and John David Gravenor are writers and editors in Montreal.

About this title

About the Author

Kristian Gravenor loiters endlessly around Montreal's west end, spending countless hours staring out at Oxford Park. He periodically finds time to write local news stories and a weekly city column for the Montreal Mirror.

A news editor with CanWest Interactive, John David Gravenor was editor of the weekly Hudson & St Lazare Times, and literary critic for The National Post and Montreal's Gazette. He remembers where he was when Elvis died.

Review

. . . this book is as useful to locals as it is to tourists. . .
—The Globe & Mail (Globe & Mail)

Here is an excellent key to the city that not just visitors but many Montrealers will want to have.
—The National Post (National Post)

[I] wholeheartedly recommend this book, which says a lot about this city you won't find anywhere else, both for tourists and residents. Tourists will get a great introduction, and locals will discover new dimensions to old places.
—Montreal Review of Books (Montreal Review)

Whether you are a first time visitor to Montreal or a native, you will definitely garner precious information after reading this book. Highly recommended.
—Suite101.com (Suite101.com)

. . . a new, more charasmatic guide to Montreal's lesser-known places and people. . .
—Montreal Mirror (Montreal Mirror)

Part tourist reference, part compendium of lore, Montreal is a witty, engrossing addition to the innovative series of guidebooks published by Vancouver's Arsenal Pulp Press.
—Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight)

The authors' wonky spin on things local is not only useful but hugely entertaining.
—The Gazette (The Gazette)

About this edition

• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1551521199
• ISBN 13: 9781551521190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276