The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
Richard King, a friend of Gary Eisenkraft, talks about the arrests during a love-in, as well as the general intolerance towards Hippies in Montreal in the 1960s. Transcription: […]
This article relates in a few words the short life of The New Penelope, from its successful days to its downfall. Transcription: (Caption of photo) GARY EISENKRAFT He […]
In this audio clip, Gary Eisenkraft’s childhood friend Richard King remembers Gary’s untarnishable passion for music through the years, despite the challenges he faced. Transcription: Richard King: You […]
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 […]
In this interview conducted in May 2021, Louis Rastelli, Director of ARCMTL, and filmmaker Larry Kent discuss the main themes tackled by the movie High (1967) and the […]
Michael Nerenberg, a Montrealer, being arrested at a demonstration against the Vietnam war in Montreal, January 1968. This image was printed in an issue of The Montrealer magazine […]
Here’s a poster advertising a Jesse Winchester show at the Yellow Door. A photograph from that concert is also included in this exhibit. This concert dates from the […]
In 1973, Montreal had several head shops, mostly located on Prince Arthur Street, in the heart of the Village du Carré Saint-Louis. These smoking paraphernalia shops emerged from […]
This poster promotes the first band to perform at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street: The Mothers of Invention. It was kept after all these years by Montreal […]
Garth Gilker, editor of the Montreal People’s Yellow Pages guide, tells ARCMTL how he cataloged the alternative part of the city that flourished between the summer of Expo […]
This advertisement for The Purple Unknown, shop that used to sell all kinds of products for the hippie community, mentions the neighbouring The New Penelope. Transcription: 10% off […]
Located around the corner from The New Penelope, this friendly hippie record shop opened its doors in 1968. Eric Pressman and Marsha Dangerfield would order the hottest rock […]
