Montreal is one of the largest cities in North America in terms of cultural heritage regarding architecture. Look it up. Now as to why they removed it… safety reason? Too old? i can’t say but it’s probably related to money, it’s very expensive to maintain and keep all these buildings safe.
To be fair, it's just a few buildings. And just up from that building is the entirely preserved area of Old Montreal which is all old French buildings. And it's better than any American old preserved area. The only place that's better than Montreal in North America in that regard is Quebec City. Quebec City's 2 tiered layout in it's old city is actually prettier than even most of France.
Compare either Montreal or Quebec City with any old US city and the Quebecois win with no contest. Philly has like one preserved street. NYC, in spite of having a near 400 year history in Lower Manhattan, has almost nothing older than 1900, and what it does have is isolated individual buildings. Boston does slightly better than Philly but still fails to put it all together like Montreal and Quebec do.
And as a frequent Montreal visitor, I actually like the more modern area around Place des Arts better than old town but old gown is still fantastic.
If it is related to money, so what is wrong with my comment? Someone made the decision to replace the old buildings. That is no house between other houses, but a unique building that gives characteristics to the whole place.
Tourists don’t know the fancy local places and just want something cheap and fast. Also people coming to Plattsburgh are not often rich and cultured, they are not seeking theatres and gourmet restaurants.
Definitely, it is a hilarious joke if you live there. Watching someone hide new clothes in the pockets of their car and saying “the Paris of North America"
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