Figures released in September show that a lower share of bar and restaurant spending in Montreal happens at night than in any other big Canadian city, including Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto
Customers having a drink at Turbo Haus on St. Denis street at the very heart of the Quartier Latin in Montreal , once one of the liveliest streets for nightlife, is now much quieter. Montreal 's nightlife is in the grip of many difficulties. The covid lockdown and gentrification have taken their toll on the party scene. The City of Montreal is allocating $5.5 million over three years towards its project of strengthening the city’s nightlife.
Club kids, taxi drivers and bar owners agree: Montreal nights just aren’t as wild as they used to be. Fifteen years ago, you could work part-time at a bar and still have time and money to party, said Mr. Da Silva. “It was a magic time here.”Sergio Da Silva poses in the Turbo Haus on St. Denis street at the very heart of the Quartier Latin in Montreal, once one of the liveliest streets for nightlife, is now much quieter.
The indie boom of the early 2000s was fuelled in part by the same down-and-out atmosphere. When established bands neglected to play Montreal, an intense fervour built up around local musicians like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Arcade Fire, said Sean Michaels, a novelist and founder of the influential music blog Said the Gramophone.
Pandemic restrictions were particularly stringent in Quebec, including two separate nighttime curfews that turned the city into a ghost town after dark.
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