for some reason I like the past more than the future. being young was my greatest joy. :))

A simple video is all it takes to remind us how great Montreal was back then.... I will always love Montreal....

I want to go back to those days. Life in the 2000 sucks big time!

I was born in 1964. Lived in Ville Lasalle first 3 /12 years of my life and then South Shore St. Hubert until late 80s. So many of images in this video resonate with me. Many great memories going downtown with my mother riding those brown STM buses, walking down St. Catherine street, shopping at Eatons' with the big pay off at the lunch counter.

People eating in restaurants, festivals on crowded streets.... I miss being a human being.

No computers, no cell phones, no biased dictatorial social media. Yup, they were better days.

The sixties were great, downtown was special ,nice memories,the 70's were good also

I love the past life was simple and better then I need a travel back into the past 1965 .

Great video, but nostalgia can be real painful, especially in a world turned upside down...

Quelle belle époque !!! Merci pour ce voyage dans le temps !

I was just a kid when my family left Montreal in 1975. We moved back a few times. I'm in my 50s now. There are things I miss about the city. I still get nostalgic about it. Fond memories.

I grew up in Montreal during the 60’s. Thanks for the memories.

Best decade to live and experience the greatness of Montréal.

One of the most beautiful city in the world, !! MONTREAL !!

My family was originally from Montreal . I was born there in 1957 . My father moved the family to Ottawa when I was 2 years old . There are so many memories of going back to visit relatives in the 60s and 70s . I was 10 years old when the family went to Expo 67 such a great time . My Uncle died 2 years ago and my aunt 3 years ago in Montreal . The ties to montreal are no longer . I miss the “old Montreal “ . I have had many great memories and still think about time to time . Thanks for sharing your Video !

que de bon souvenir, merci pour cette compilation de la belle ville du maire Drapeau.

c 'était en des temps plus heureux . Une époque remplie d ' espoir et d'avenir. Merci pour ce tres beau montage.

J'étais pas vieux, mais je me rappelle très bien de Expo 67.

Wow... My childhood just flashed in front of me, living and growing up in downtown Montreal. All those neon signs on Saint Catherine... the new métro, PDA was brand new, Man and His World (Terre des homes) was a huge success... the action, the mass of people on Saint Catherine... I was just a little kid... a downtown kid. Drapeau did such a fine job in introducing Montreal to the world. The street has changed over the years... now, it's a construction zone... a lot of BLING but the "exciting" feeling has diminished from its glory days... without the people. Thanks for the walk down memory lane... Merci/Thanks.

Super bon souvenirs....Bravo ! Merci ! 😊

Man. I MUST be old. I remember the STEINBERGs...

When life was good!

Brings back memories.I grew up there until 1975.My father was a consultant on building the subway system.

Please take me back , those were the good old days

Grew up in Ville LaSalle, shopped at the Steinberg at Place LaSalle, great days in Montreal. Expo 67, Bens smoked meat, the Expos at Jarry Park..ah the memories.

Merci beaucoup pour ces photos souvenirs !

Love Montreal, grew up there in the sixties before leaving for Southern California. So many memories growing up in St. Laurent, I truly miss my childhood. 57 now and Canada is calling me back.

Ah Steinberg, quel bon souvenir.

Here in Brazil, following the channel and learning a little about the history of American cities. Congratulations on the video.

I came here in 1970....beautiful!!!!

Beautiful, thank you for sharing this.

Ah the memories. We see Michelle Richard, a young Michelle Richard who was one of Expo'67 poster ladies if not THE poster lady. We all remember her song 'Un jour, un jour...' which was the official Expo'67 tune in French. I see several comments about Steinberg (formerly Steinberg's). How can we forget Dominion's jingle? (... Mainly because of the meat) Nice to see Toe Blake's picture. If you were a hockey fan in the 60's (when the NHL consisted of only six teams ... until 67-68), you either loved Toe Blake or loved Punch Imlach. The both won four Stanley cups in the '60s. Granted, Toe won four more in the 50's leading to a record of five consecutive cups. A picture of a young Rogie Vachon and another of Jean Beliveau, a class act, in the Stanley Cup parade. He was involved in a few of those, ten in all. (No, not a record. The Pocket Rocket has his name on eleven). Then The Plaza St-Hubert when it was fashionable to be seen amid all those nice shops and restaurants. I tried them all, although to be fair, some after the 60's. Today the Plaza looks more like a long string of Value Village outlets... Nice to reminisce TY

I used to live in Montreal in 7 different locations. Steinbergs, Dunns smoked meat, the movie theatres on St Catherine street The metro was brand new, the World fair, Drapeau was mayor Went to Montreal High School, lived on Dorchester in the 70's It was much nicer in the 50's before all the new crap.

Wow, the Expos at Jarry Park. Some great photos, and memories there. Thanks!

Montreal in the 60's was far more advanced and beautiful than the major city I live in now.

Great song choice! For some reason "Downtown" is burned into my memory. I remember coming back to Montreal in the evening from the Laurentiens, going along the Metropilitan and seeing the Continental Can billboard lights, and hearing that song - Ahhh, the 60's! :)

I left in '65 - THIS is the city as I best remember it.

I was in my moms tummy when we went to Expo67. I used to imitate maire Jean Drapeau in the 80s.

Great pictures! Back when men and women dressed up just to go out!

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I attended expo 67 with my Dad, I was 8, my Dad would have been 90 this week, he passed away in 2016,we had fun, Thanks for the memories 53 years ago nearly 👍🙏

I grew up here and it was wonderful. Especially once I was old enough to explore the city on my own once I was a teenager (13 year olds could at that time just jump on the Metro and go wherever they pleased without concern). I remember spending days and days at Expo 67, commuting to and from McGill on the Metro, and eating fabulous food at all of the restaurants downtown. Remember Rockhead's Paradise, the Rising Sun? The St. James Pub? Pines Pizza? Even flash in the pan night clubs like Yakity Yak? I remember those brown buses that took me to school, the proliferation of Terre Des Hommes blue signs all over the place, Johnny Jellybean, fantastic shops selling surplus military and industrial goods on St. Antoine St. (I'm an engineer so that was my hobby as a teen). The aroma of the Labatt Brewery in La Salle as I walked (WALKED!) to and from elementary school. Pontiac Parisiennes all over the place. Cruising Crescent Street in a '69 Camaro? Chinatown as it once was? I lived in St. Laurent, Pointe-Aux-Trembles, St. Lambert, Dollard des Ormeaux and La Salle, as well as Centre-Ville after my graduation, every place was a world unto itself, and full of culture and wonder, a place to grow and experience the joy of life (and the sadness, too). The Montreal of the 60's and 70's was an amazing place. I hope it hasn't changed too much since I left 40 years ago.

Sports speaking Montreal in the '70s was a better decade but Drapeau made the sixties exciting. How I miss those days.

That's so funny you should use this song in the background -- it's one of three I remember listening to In Montreal as a kid in 1967!

Merci beaucoup pour votre partage, me rappelle tellement de bons souvenirs. 👍😉

Quels beaux souvenirs. Ces années-là, c'était autre chose.

Petula Clark Downtown was my very first « 45 tour » I purchased back then for a 1 dollar and 8 cents TX , Was 13 then,, not long after made more buying of the Beatles and various Québec artists,, Thanks for the memories

That brought back some beautiful childhood memories! Thank you.

Merci Alain. De beaux souvenirs.

Wow that was fun to watch, brings back lots of memories. I remember shopping at Steinbergs all the time. Going to all the clubs Yakkity Yak, The Limelight, P.J.s The Moustache etc. Montreal is great, I still live here😊

I lived in Côte Saint-Luc and N.D.G. until 2014 when I had to move to Toronto for work and have lived here since. I have bittersweet memories of the city. Some of its landmarks were...and still are...amazing, though. I used to live near a Steinberg's supermarket, the logo is still familiar after all these years ;--)

born there in 1963 and lived there til 1981 when all went to shits for me and joined the military out of desperation... Boy, I love this city.

Franchement une vidéo extraordinaire. Que de bons souvenirs

What a great video & so loved the photos but hearing Petulia Clark sing 🎶 “DOWNTOWN” was a sheer joy( & so appropriate for theme of video!!!)! Loved all the music & photos were the best!

wow , bravo !!! great video

Ca fait du bien de voir ca!! En passant, Downtown est chante par Petula Clark

I grew up in Montreal and left in 1978 for a better life in Alberta.Kinda miss the city.

Before the 1980s, management positions in Quebec tended to be dominated by English speakers. However, after the separatist Parti Québécois came to power in 1976, many English speakers left the province. Since then the gap between the two groups has narrowed substantially. Today the French Canadian middle class occupies a prominent position in industry, finance, and other key economic areas. French Canadians work in government and the professions and own small businesses.

After Parade nights at the Black Watch, a bunch of us would go over to Ben's and the staff always had a table reserved for us. We spent hours talking and laughing. When Ben's closed and the place sold, Montreal lost some of it's history.

The chalk board at the Montreal Stock Exchange was a thing if beauty. Wm. E Mc

Steinbergs existed at least into the 80's, because there used to be one at the Henri-Bourrassa station/ Laval bus terminal.

Agree with many who grew up in Montreal in the 60’s and continued to live in this growing and impactful city. Whispered the name Montreal and people the world over knew of it. However after having tried to create a mega Metropolis Montreal has become stagnant and not growing in any positive way. Since the 76 Olympics what can we associate with Montreal? There was night life, dance clubs, submarine joints and restaurants ready to feed the late party goers opened til 2 am, Belmont Park and the Zoo at Park Lafontaine. Now the mMontreal skyline is being changed with the multitudes of half empty condos waiting for tenants. Orange cones stand like permanent sculptures on streets and sidewalks. So glad to have lived and experienced a Montreal that the present generations will never know about. I’m sure many cities have seen these changes too but I grew up in a Montreal that I loved and miss greatly.

"Down Town" by Petula Clark Nice The shots along Ste-Catherine Street are awesome

Excellente musique!

Wow. Merci Beaucoup. Grew up in Montreal and visit several times a year. Still have childhood friends there.

Très belles images on voit bien comme Montréal, surtout le centre-ville était anglophone dans l’affichage

3:35 I think that's rue St.-Hubert, not Ste.-Catherine, used to love St.-Hubert BBQ, wish we had some here in Vancouver... another childhood favourite was Ruby Foo's on Decarie, yummy exotic deep fried won-ton, and Magic Tom doing tricks at your table...

Move to montreal in 1976 what a great place

Everybody here who's commiserating the deterioration of the world, but at least you guys had the chance to experience the 60s. For me and my generation, this is the good old days...

My sole visit to Montreal was to attend Expo 67 with my family. In spite of my limited knowledge, I do wonder why two songs in English instead of French were used in this video...maybe because Montreal was still using a lot of English at the time.

I saw the Expos play at Jarry Park, watched the Habs at the old Forum, and rode the metro to Expo '67. Thanks for the look back. Oh, and the Montreal metro built in 1967 is 10x better than Ottawa's POS LRT built in 2019.

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Quels bons souvenirs pour les 60 ans et plus...

I remember the Steinbergs downstairs in LaCité, close to where I lived.

Very educated people ! I love Montréal !

Excellent montage photo! On y voit la rue St-Hubert avant l'apparition du trottoir couvert ( Roi du Smoked Meat qui a survécu), honte à ceux qui ont tué cette artère magnifique.

À exactement 3:30, l'image de la Place des Arts ne date pas des années soixantes: on y voit en arrière plan le pavillon des sciences de l'UQAM construit quelque part entre 1995 et 2000, et surtout, les belles marches toutes fraîchement refaites menant à la Place des Spectacles, construites aux alentours de 2010!!!!!!!!

From what I've heard from older Montrealers is that the 40's and 50's was when Montreal was the Canadian NY City. There were night clubs everywhere with top acts of the day. It was an exciting time even though it was not yet what was to become Montreal in the 60's which for me was my time. The only thing I hated was when the mayor decided to close many establishments like The Esquire Show Bar. But all in all it was a great era. Great everywhere but Montreal in those days was special. Now? Not so sure it has the vibrance or personality it once had. But then what Canadian city does today anyway? I still love this city and province.

ahhh the memories

I remember: "Ou tu vas? Je m'en vais faire mon Steinberg."

Les maudit anglais avait le beau jeu dans ce temps. Vive la loi 101 osti !

À 2:07 c 'est une photo d'avant 1958. Le trolley a été enlevé en 1958. Dans les 60s il n'y en avait plus.

Sure was different world back then! i was not here, i was born in 1970, and my parents were in their 20's in the 1960's not from the city, but from the country.

La photo de la Place des arts est contemporaine, années 2000, voire 2010 (vers 3:30).

So Sad John Lennon and the Expos are no longer with us.

Le dernier tramway a circuler dans montreal etait en aout 1959. Donc il y a une photo qui n'est pas dans les année 60

I miss it the way it was.

Les pancartes de stationement a 4:05 : "Defense de stationner"... Simple, direct... Calisse... Pas de "Entre 9h-17h, Lun-Mer, Ven. fev. a avril - 10h-18h, mar. a nov., jour impaire"

4:10...Mick, Keith, and Brian.

1:21 pedestrians going against the light as they still do.

WTF happened to this city!

3:46 Line for the hockey game ticket. Montreal Canadienne playing.

That was well done and the music choice was perfect!

Me who was born in 1969:

2:07 That image dates from the 1950s since the last street car retired in 1959.

All this nostalgia and not a single exploded mailbox or stock exchange courtesy of the FLQ? No “night of terror” riot from ‘69? Too dark? I agree! On the other hand, it must have been an exciting time just because of the Quiet Revolution. Let alone Expo ‘67 (..one, little two, little three Canadians..) Let’s look at the pretty pictures and listen to ‘ol Pet.

M. Robert, votre collection est superbe. J'ai cru reconnaître mon grand-père dans une de vos photos, celle du Métro avec une dame et deux employés de la STM. J'aimerais trouver l'origine de cette photo. C' est tellement cool! Merci

At 2:12 it looks like St. Catherine St but during the sixties there were no street cars.

Hello Alain. It was fun looking at all your photos but I do not understand your choice of music for the second song. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes ??

Bring back what you want, miss-fight for what is right and good.