The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
This photo of the Live From Earth store is from Montreal Insolite, A Guide for Night Owls (1974). This publication is a reference guide for the Montreal nightlife […]
This anonymous map shows the heart of the Village du Carré Saint-Louis. It was printed and made available in some local businesses in the early 1970s. It served […]
This sandwich board was placed on the sidewalk on Sherbrooke St. during the Sidetrack’s summerlong residence at the New Penelope in 1967. Transcription: 378 Sherbrooke West/Tel 844-6773 New […]
Excerpt of an interview with artist François Dallegret, recounting the principles that guided him for his original interior design of The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street in late […]
Excerpt of an interview with François Dallegret, designer and architect, involved in the design of both Le Drug and The New Penelope in the late 1960s. In the […]
Excerpt of an interview with François Dallegret, designer and architect, involved in the design of elements of Expo 67 as well as Le Drug and The New Penelope. […]
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 […]
According to Dallegret’s invoice (right), The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street would officially open on December 28, 1966. This would have given Dallegret as little as 15 days […]
François Dallegret carried out his first Montreal project in 1964, the year of his arrival. This is Le Drug, on de la Montagne (then named Mountain Street) in […]
Here is an excerpt of “Festival,” a song recorded by the band The Sidetrack in Montreal in 1966, which is evocative of the live music they would have been […]
Video clip of an interview with Jim Mathewson, former member of the band Owed To The Blues and then-friend of The Sidetrack. He recounts the people’s infatuation with […]
Here is an advertisement that was kept through the years by Alan Brown, former member of The Sidetrack. It mentions The Sidetrack playing on 6 consecutive nights at […]
