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Category: Formal Portrait

From Doorman to Collector

From Doorman to Collector

Here, we see Allan Youster standing in front of a Fugs poster he loaned ARCMTL for its exhibit of concert posters presented at the 2015 Pop Montreal International […]
Filmmaker Larry Kent on filming at The New Penelope

Filmmaker Larry Kent on filming at The New Penelope

In this interview conducted in May 2021 by Louis Rastelli, Director of ARCMTL, filmmaker Larry Kent describes how his movie High was filmed in different parts of Montreal […]
Paul Kirby on U.S. draft dodgers and Logos magazine

Paul Kirby on U.S. draft dodgers and Logos magazine

In 2015, ARCMTL interviewed Paul Kirby and Adriana Kelder, founders and editors of Logos magazine. In this excerpt, Kirby refers to the contribution of Vietnam War American draft […]
An unusual configuration

An unusual configuration

This wide angle shot of the interior of the new New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street was captured by François Dallegret with a special camera lens. It gives a […]
The Sidetrack in front of The New Penelope, 1966

The Sidetrack in front of The New Penelope, 1966

The band The Sidetrack in 1965 included Alan Brown, John Charles Lewis, John Christopher Brown, Poesh Brown, Ken Guilmarten and John Burrowes.
Storefront of The New Penelope on Stanley Street

Storefront of The New Penelope on Stanley Street

This picture shows the storefront of the first The New Penelope concert venue. It was a small, semi-basement in downtown Montreal, Stanley Street (1965-66). These photos are the […]
The New Penelope sign in 1966

The New Penelope sign in 1966

These three shots show the front of the New Penelope, a small concert hall that first opened its doors in a semi-basement on Stanley Street (1965-66), in downtown […]