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• RABOW BALLS THAT RATE MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE HERE FOR ONE MORE SUMMER
• INIC RABOW BALLS THAT RATE MONTREAL’S GAY VILLAGE UP FOR SALE
• DON'T SAY BYE TO THE MULTILOURED BALLS ABOVE MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE. BUY SOME!
• GAY VILLAGE
• NEW SIGN FIRM CHOSEN FOR GAY VILLAGE ART STALLATN THE POST-RABOW BALLS ERA
• GAY VILLAGE'S FAMED RABOW BALLS GO UP FOR SALE
• GAY VILLAGE RABOW BALLS FOR SALE ONLE TO HELP LOL BS SURVIVE COVID-19

RABOW BALLS THAT RATE MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE HERE FOR ONE MORE SUMMER

(submted by Raphael Thibo)The rabow plastic balls that form a nopy over the kilometre-long stretch of Ste-Cathere Street East that is the heart of Montreal's Gay Village will e down for the last time at the end of next artist Cl Cormier origally wanted to have the balls taken down for the last time and retired at the end of this year, but a vis om Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante changed his art stallatn, origally put up 2011, will be permanently retired once the strgs of 180, 000 multi-loured balls e down September 2019, allowg for a transn stallatn began s life all pk, and so stayed for six years, until the pk balls were replaced 2017 by balls all the lours of the rabow, dubbed "18 shas of gay.

(submted by Raphael Thibo)The stallatn is managed by the Gay Village merchants' associatn, which says  rpects the artist's cisn to end the mammoth productn of puttg the nopy back up each sprg. The nopy of rabow balls that hangs above the artery Montreal’s Gay Village is now up for MORE: Feral and provcial lears march together Montreal’s Pri paraEach orr ntas 54 balls of one lour and a k to stall them on a strg.

INIC RABOW BALLS THAT RATE MONTREAL’S GAY VILLAGE UP FOR SALE

Here’s whyThe 18 Shas of Gay stallatn by Cl Cormier has been a staple the Gay Village sce s begngs, 170, 000 pk balls were draped above the artery. (Submted by Village Montréal)After ne seasons spend over Montreal's Gay Village, the 180, 000 balls are g down for good on Sept. 18 Shas of GayThe art stallatn was signed by Cl Cormier, a landspe archect, and his team, but the display was pk only when was first Montreal's Gay Village beg ls gay?

DON'T SAY BYE TO THE MULTILOURED BALLS ABOVE MONTREAL'S GAY VILLAGE. BUY SOME!

'Agg Gayfully' workg to shatter LGBTQ taboos Quebec retirement homThe Pk Balls stallatn went on display 2011, creatg a nopy over Ste-Cathere Street East. (Sudha Krishnan/CBC)In 2017, the pk balls were replaced wh a rabow of lours and the stallatn was given a new name, "18 Shas of Gay. The inic Montreal Gay Village "Rabow Balls, " an stallatn by artist Cl Cormier entled "18 Shas of Gay, " is g down for the last balls first went up 2011 but were replaced wh the lours of the rabow 2017.

A new stallatn will take their place MTLBlog for more is the day that we say goodbye to the inic rabow balls that hung over Montreal's Gay Village for years. The cy of Montreal did manage to get one more year wh the stallatn, tled, ""18 Shas of Gay. Check out @levillagemtl if you're ever feelg is no doubt that 's a sad day the cy to have to say goodbye to our beloved 18 Shas of Gay that has bee synonymo wh Montreal.

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GAY VILLAGE

Wrten July 18, 2021Gay Village BluI had the displeasure of visg the gay village recently. Montreal's gay village has seen better days and has clearly been eefall cle recent years. Vised June 2019Traveled on bsWrten June 20, 2019ZachsMontreal, Canada6 ntributnsGay Village lost 's edgeI startg visg Montreal about 5 years ago.

In those days the Gay Village was vibrant wh sexual energy and had an edge that was excg. Montreal's Gay Village has been rced to a play ground for straights, twks and girls.

NEW SIGN FIRM CHOSEN FOR GAY VILLAGE ART STALLATN THE POST-RABOW BALLS ERA

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One vis to the gay village and was a plete turn off. I'm no snob, but this Gay Village is cheap and lacks a lot and I mean a lot of class. Montreal has a lot more to offer - fet the gay village is not worth the money.

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GAY VILLAGE'S FAMED RABOW BALLS GO UP FOR SALE

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GAY VILLAGE RABOW BALLS FOR SALE ONLE TO HELP LOL BS SURVIVE COVID-19

What is left of the gay “muny” is a a shell of s former self that died a long time ago.

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A new summertime look for Montreal’s Gay Village is beg hatched, wh a pledge to keep ey lookg upward even whout the world-famo nopy of multiloured balls. The remag inic rabow balls that were up the Montreal Gay Village until 2019 are now available for proceeds om the sal will go to lol merchants of the more tails below! Montreal will have to wa one more year to see the new hangg art stallatn that will replace the inic rabow ball nopy that ran a kilometre stretch over the Montreal Gay Village.

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