One would assume that such an artistic and bohemian neighbourhood would be a cheap area to live in, but no. It's so expensive because of the tourism and the concentration of french immigrants
It became such a desirable place to live that's why. The artists have spread out to other neighbourhoods and we've begun to see them evolve into Plateau-like areas. Hopefully it never loses its charms!
It was a cheap and very bohemian place in the early 1990s. I used to take the metro with friends and we would just hang out there and visit cool boutiques and used records shops. But it has gentrified quickly at the end of the 1990s. Recent roadworks have caused massive problems to remaining boutiques since the works took forever to complete, and then we hit the pandemic. When COVID is over, the Plateau will be a very different place compared to 2015, for instance. I wonder if it will still have a soul.
Anyone living in the city 1985 will remember le Lux. A news stand/cigar bar/candy store/resto/hair salon/fashion hub/hot dog stand. Open 24/7. Located just steps away from Fairmount bagels, on rue St. Laurent. It closed in the 90s.
My favourite city in Canada - always has been and always will be. I grew up nearby in Ontario but always visit whenever I get the chance. Viva la Difference!! Montreal's Joie de Vivre is #1!
ayant vécu a ottazwazje connais votre raciste envers les québécois de langue frazncaiISE de quoi parlez vous j ai de la difficulte a croire ce que vous dites
Montréal une ville où il fait bon vivre . En perpétuel mouvement. J'ai usé mes basquet au plateau !! Ma fille vis à coté, quartier côte des neiges et nous en Alsace bien trop loin hâte de vous retrouvez tous. Y LOVE MONTREAL
I was born in the Plateau....and I lived in the Plateau....It was not difficult to convince my irish wife from Toronto to move in Montreal,,,30 years ago
2:00 ...unique Montreal stair cases. Slippery when wet. Outdoor stairs are built to save indoor space. Mostly found on row houses. Maurice 'The Rocket' lived on St. Denis around Mount Royal st. as a young man.
I've actually never seen it anywhere else in the world. The reason is that in the past heating was very expensive, so people built outdoor staircases to avoid having to heat such a useless part of the building (and it added some interior space)
@@TalwinderDhillonTravels I know, and could probably find friends speaking both languages and learn it over time (I like to respect different cultures etc.) so I'd want to
We have Schools that teach in English as a primary language. I think that’s enough to make it bilingual. Also Montreal has a decent amount of people that consider themselves anglophones. French may be the official language but it definitely is bilingual.
The plateau has been ruined by far left municipal government policies. High taxes, tens of thousands of parking spots removed to make way for useless bike paths. Furthermore, the neighborhood is covered in leftist propaganda leaflets, ugly graffiti, and there are homeless people everywhere. Gentrified, rents are skyrocketing. Finally, it's impossible to get in and out of easily by car - 15 minutes minimum to highways. People used to like to come visit, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to do so. Check out how many empty businesses there are on St.Denis, Mont Royal and St.Laurent.
@@Montrealmum For a relatively tiny segment of the population. The rest of us need the roads/parking spots to commute to work, to transport family members, to shop for groceries for their families etc.
And the Mont-Royal Metro used to be how you could get right to the Mountains. Now it's as though it never existed. Valerie Plante is an emotional tree-hugging hippie idiot with zero concept of the businesses and resources that are needed to keep the city solvent.
Public transport, walkability and bikeability is the answer going forward. Improvements need to be made for sure, but a non car-reliant life is better for all.
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Il faudrait que Air Canada mette la toune "Je reviendrai à Montréal" de Robert Charlebois à chaque atterrissage à Montréal :)
C'est quoi une toune?
Seeing the streetscapes and murals reminds me of a cleaner, more orderly, and much more upscale version of Philadelphia.
One would assume that such an artistic and bohemian neighbourhood would be a cheap area to live in, but no. It's so expensive because of the tourism and the concentration of french immigrants
It became such a desirable place to live that's why. The artists have spread out to other neighbourhoods and we've begun to see them evolve into Plateau-like areas. Hopefully it never loses its charms!
It was a cheap and very bohemian place in the early 1990s. I used to take the metro with friends and we would just hang out there and visit cool boutiques and used records shops. But it has gentrified quickly at the end of the 1990s. Recent roadworks have caused massive problems to remaining boutiques since the works took forever to complete, and then we hit the pandemic. When COVID is over, the Plateau will be a very different place compared to 2015, for instance. I wonder if it will still have a soul.
@@hdufort nope thank to valery plante.
@@maximeperez-raymond3346 Plante arrived after it was gentrified. This happened mostly under the Bourque and Tremblay administrations.
You are right. I also don't think they know they shouldn't be spending half their monthly salary in rent.
Excellent work. Merci
Anyone living in the city 1985 will remember le Lux. A news stand/cigar bar/candy store/resto/hair salon/fashion hub/hot dog stand. Open 24/7. Located just steps away from Fairmount bagels, on rue St. Laurent. It closed in the 90s.
Spent many a late night there eating fries having drunk just a wee bit too much.
Can you do hochelaga sometime? Oooh or CDN!!
Yes I’d love to! Gotta find some footage of those areas it takes time unfortunately.
My home!
My favourite city in Canada - always has been and always will be. I grew up nearby in Ontario but always visit whenever I get the chance. Viva la Difference!! Montreal's Joie de Vivre is #1!
ayant vécu a ottazwazje connais votre raciste envers les québécois de langue frazncaiISE de quoi parlez vous j ai de la difficulte a croire ce que vous dites
Montréal une ville où il fait bon vivre .
En perpétuel mouvement.
J'ai usé mes basquet au plateau !!
Ma fille vis à coté, quartier côte des neiges et nous en Alsace bien trop loin hâte de vous retrouvez tous.
Y LOVE MONTREAL
I was born in the Plateau....and I lived in the Plateau....It was not difficult to convince my irish wife from Toronto to move in Montreal,,,30 years ago
Do you or she speak French?
La quintessence de Montréal. Le plateau !
2:00 ...unique Montreal stair cases. Slippery when wet. Outdoor stairs are built to save indoor space. Mostly found on row houses. Maurice 'The Rocket' lived on St. Denis around Mount Royal st. as a young man.
Slum turned gentrified.
Only one word to describe it.... Rafraîchissant 😃🧡
Love this part of Montreal and next to Downtown I spend a lot of time here! It's a fabulous city to visit from YVR!! Cheers!! 🙂
I'm wondering if it's still the case though.
Nice montage has always.
"Reminds us of NY, but never been!" -MUST'A BEEN OTHER TWO PEOPLE.
i love montreal - thought i find the love of my life - but failed...such a lovely city
Thanks for sharing! Great video 👍
Such an interesting neighborhood!
Man I miss MTL, so many great things and great neighborhoods.
Where are you from?
@@antonboludo8886I'm from Montreal, lived there for the majority of my life but now live somewhere else.
decent vid, shame about the song.
Beau cartier, mais tellement de granols aux pieds carrés
Seriously, don't other cities have apartment buildings with winding stairs?
Beautiful to look at, not so much fun to move couches and fridges up.
I've actually never seen it anywhere else in the world. The reason is that in the past heating was very expensive, so people built outdoor staircases to avoid having to heat such a useless part of the building (and it added some interior space)
If I could speak French...
You’ll be fine in Montréal with English
@@TalwinderDhillonTravels I know, and could probably find friends speaking both languages and learn it over time (I like to respect different cultures etc.) so I'd want to
@@TalwinderDhillonTravels . But rude !
4:12 - That's pretty cool that someone did a Nat Geo Afghan girl mural.
Nice
Super video!! But "bilingual"...Montreal is a French speaking city...!! Where you can hear like any other big city other languages!!
We have Schools that teach in English as a primary language. I think that’s enough to make it bilingual. Also Montreal has a decent amount of people that consider themselves anglophones. French may be the official language but it definitely is bilingual.
@@enpara9283 Avec cette logique? Polyglotte !
Love it
The lecturing élite lol
c'est trop macramé pour moi
Overated . it was cool in the 90's
You must be a Torontonian 😂
@@patriot8942 IF I was a Torontion I wouldn't have known that it was the shit in the 90's.
Canada is overrated!
now go like almost everywhere and youll realize its not that great, but montreal is a great city just not everywhere.
The plateau has been ruined by far left municipal government policies. High taxes, tens of thousands of parking spots removed to make way for useless bike paths. Furthermore, the neighborhood is covered in leftist propaganda leaflets, ugly graffiti, and there are homeless people everywhere.
Gentrified, rents are skyrocketing.
Finally, it's impossible to get in and out of easily by car - 15 minutes minimum to highways.
People used to like to come visit, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to do so.
Check out how many empty businesses there are on St.Denis, Mont Royal and St.Laurent.
Useless bike paths ! It's the best way to get around Le Plateau.
@@Montrealmum
For a relatively tiny segment of the population. The rest of us need the roads/parking spots to commute to work, to transport family members, to shop for groceries for their families etc.
If you live in the West Island or South Shore , you will never go there !
And the Mont-Royal Metro used to be how you could get right to the Mountains. Now it's as though it never existed.
Valerie Plante is an emotional tree-hugging hippie idiot with zero concept of the businesses and resources that are needed to keep the city solvent.
Public transport, walkability and bikeability is the answer going forward. Improvements need to be made for sure, but a non car-reliant life is better for all.
And welcome to Gomorrah.
Too many French people now🙄🙄🙄
Good luck parking your car
Fun aux plateau Montreal ❤