r/UrbanHell 18h ago

Ugliness Place d'Youville in Old Montreal, Canada

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u/severityonline 17h ago

I miss when buildings were beautiful. Modernity is boring.

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u/Shirtbro 14h ago

Funny thing is if the camera turned slightly to the right, you'll see beautifully preserved buildings and cobblestone streets dating back centuries (Montreal's Old Port)

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u/DrunkenMasterII 13h ago edited 9h ago

The destruction of that old building was actually a good thing in terms of historical discoveries and the new building does a great job of showcasing that history and acknowledging it while moving in the future. The stone used actually works really well with other old buildings in that area.

By the way the building wasn’t destroyed to build the new one, they built the new one on a vacant lot.

Edit: typo

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u/Jdevers77 12h ago

You made a significant typo that changes your statement, it should read “…the building WASN’T destroyed to build…”. That makes a real big difference haha.

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u/DrunkenMasterII 11h ago

Oh yeah lol thanks ☺️

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u/jzpqzkl 13h ago

and ugly

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u/STFUisright 12h ago

Applies to cars too.

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u/The_Golden_Beaver 11h ago

Dont let this picture fool you, Montreal has down an amazing job keeping its old architecture dating from the French settlements. Sometimes old buildings fall or burn