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"spaces Of Dubious Legality"
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| i remember the mirror mentioning in their best of poll some afterhours such as The Pound, 4104, L'Corridor. Nobody i know has ever been to these places or knows where they are. anybody know about any of these places? |
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| i know l'corridor. and its not an afterhours, its a residential building |
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| lcorridor is on st laurent next to le swimming |
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| unofficial party spot
nice and smooth |
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| I still have shitloads of flyers we did for the first party that happened in that place after it reopened. Pwetty ghetto. Selling beer an illegal afterhours ain't easy... but someone's gotta do it |
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| yah man |
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| we re always looking for minty venues! |
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| theres no better mix than mint and chocolate |
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| There are alot of private parties with 200 ppl or so happening in Loft buildings all over montreal. There used to be the 10 Ontario west that was steady. There's a couple in the 24 Mt-Royal west one (juggling posse), the obvious 1619, on parthenais above Ontario, on Jeanne D'arc under ontario, 1000 st-dom., 290 de la Montagne, etc. etc.
All venues that are owned by a group of ppl that already have a scene going of some sort...
that do their own little parties that you'll never hear about if your a pill popping junky that only has that going in his life...
and that will most likely never rent out their place to anyone else since they don't want to deal with ravers. or junglists.
too bad. now your goal is to find a spot, rent it for another purpose and throw parties in them. Welcome to 3 years ago. |
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| well i've been to some of those places but i thought maybe the pound and l'corridor were regular places since people called them afterhours. or maybe i'm being picky about what should be called an afterhours. |
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| pretty much all those places are off the map now
dont even throw their own private parties anymore |
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| Only Corridor stopped, and 10 ontario O is in construction.
the rest are still alive. |
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| axion speaks louder than words |
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| L Corridor is also a restaurant on the ground floor. Voy is the guy who either owns, rent or manage. He used to have people selling sandwiches and sushi in bars across town. But about the place itself, haven't heard of any parties there for a long while... |
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| I thought The Corridor is not L-Corridor on St. lawrence, butthe nickname to the loft space on the second floor of the William/Guy Street venue. The Pound is teh basement space where the entrance is around the corner on Richmond, Both spots are south of Notre Dame |
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| i agree that those places are defintely not "afterhours" in the vein of say, aria. more like party locations or venues. |
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| The Pound was where Asphalt Jungle II was held.
Truly the greatest now defunct party venue was 62 Rachel; act like you know.
What is it that exactly constitutes an "afterhours" venue? Is it because the municipal government (or some other similarly shifty organization) turns a blind eye to the obviously dubious legality of the goings on wherein? Essentially what this is proposing is that it is okay to break the law as long as you have been granted the appropriate permit to do so; anyone interested in a license to kill?
When choosing a venue in which to host an "afterhours" event, I always pay attention to fundamental characteristics which I believe a venue should at the very least possess thus ensuring a high level of safety and security for my patrons. In this not exhaustible list, these elements include: functional toilets (more than one is always a bonus); cold running water (I’ve actually been to a few parties where the promoter turned off the cold water so as to promote water sales, that is tantamount to attempted murder in my eyes); and enough fire exits to which patrons may always find a clear path.
Because of which, I would never do my patrons the injustice of hosting an event in a venue such as L-Corridor which, if you have half a brain you could easily see, was always a fire-hazard waiting to happen. I recall being in that basement once when the power went out while Dr. Noh was playing; I can tell you that I immediately froze and said a silent prayer that no one panicked as surely chaos would ensue. The drummer kept on drumming and soon the power returned with little to no cause for alarm; truly it is only a matter of time before our luck runs out. As I understand it, the Montreal rave community (and please correct me if I am wrong) has yet to suffer a directly party related death; I hope that is not what it will take in order for promoters to collectively smarten up?
Partiers should not patronize the events of promoters who have anything less than the partiers’ best interests in mind. Promoters should always do their very best to afford their patrons the highest level of comfort within their means; I would never host a party that I would not feel comfortable patronizing.
Of note, among those physical elements previously listed, promoters should also take the care to provide a quality sound system. Ask anyone who suffers from tinnitus; [ www.moviewavs.com ] is not fun. |
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| niceup to the 6-2!
especially that time when there was about 20 cops cars outside getting their riot gear on (but never came in luckilY) |
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