The fashion of the checkered tablecloths!
![Colour photo of the main room of La Butte. Several tables with checkered tablecloths are set up in front of the main stage.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/la-butte-a-mathieu_the-butte-a-mathieu/wp-content/uploads/sites/171/2022/10/La-Butte-55-Interieur-salle-couleur-R.Labelle.jpg)
Photo : Ronald Labelle
La Butte à Mathieu was partly built with lumber from old barns recovered by Gilles Mathieu. In this picture, we can see the room with tables covered with traditional checkered tablecloths; in the background is the stage and on each side, the mezzanines on which spectators sat on cushions.