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Originally Posted by kool maudit
maybe you could dedicate a new museum to a vague, guilty premise and get a buck or two from the government.
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Montreal undoubtely would shrink in horror from the thought of a crass attempt to parlay a bit of questionable history into masses of government grants. I would point out that the CMHR, however ill-conceived, has raised a lot of private money -- I'm wondering how recent Montreal projects compare to it in terms of total funds raised from local private individuals and businesses. Perhaps you will have solid research on this point.
I am not sure why they had to rename the Bank of Commerce the Millennium Centre (ugh!) and remove the name of the bank as well as the massive bronze doors at the main entrance. In exchange for this the Millennium people don't appear to have accomplished much on the inside. Looks virtually the same as when I was last in there (maybe 1990 or so). It's truly a magnificent building if anyone could think of a use for it. Great photos, too.