Urban exploration V: Wellington tunnel redux
Shot inside the Wellington tunnel in Griffintown, Montreal.
I’ve done those shots for a school assignement, for wich I had to do lightpainting shots, I still don’t know wich one I like the best…
Pictured here is a little camp fire we set up (it was so cold in there) and, not pictured, were hundreds of candles laid on the floor in patterns wich were, to say the least, very disturbing, but they provided a good ambient light.
On the first photograph you can see an army of lightpainters at work, I didn’t actually intend on having myself show up in the image but processed right, it doesn’t bother the eye and looks good, in my opinion.
Also check out my other run in the tunnel *here* .
I especially like the second one.
I’ve been looking for cool places to shoot in Montreal for a while now, but the spots you pick are awesome, as are the results! I think I’m going to have to check some of these areas out. PS. thanks for the flickr fav.
The second shot is really amazing (:
Thank You for these etherial Images of the Wellington Tunnel. I am Presuming the SECOND Set of the Images is a Streetcar Tube, as it is too narrow for Auto Traffic.
The First Set with the Elevated Sidewalk is the Westbound Road Lane, as the Sidewalk was only on the North side of the whole Complex.
The Two Narrower Streetcar Tunnels were Between the Roadway Tunnels and last used in 1958 as I recall. ( Fifty Years Ago! Now.)
Could you please take an Outside Photo of the East end of the whole Tunnel near Mountain St?
I no longer live in Montreal, but, do know the Bridge Street end of the Tunnel is no longer visible and a Bridge has replaced the Tunnels Completely.
Thank You Again for the Excellent Photos and for the Memories they bring back.
Some of my replies on Spacing Montreal are quite wordy, but, Montreal’s History has to be recorded as my Generation Ages.
Hopefully some will care!?
We left Montreal in the 1960s but were there to see the Change from Streetcars and Railways to Highways.
Turcot Interchange was an Eyesore when Built.
In the Fifties we spent hours at the Foot of Decarie and Upper Lachine Road looking down on the Turcot Roundhouse watching them Coal and Water the Locomotives.
We also spent hours watching Ships Lock Thru the Lachine Canal at Lachine near Dominion Bridge and their, and Locomotive Whistles filled the Summer Nights.
A Trip to Lachine, Cartierville, Ahuntsic and Sault aux Recollets by Streetcar was a real Treat!
Grinding up thru the Tramways Tunnel on the Mountain was almost Scary to a child, but sure looked Forward to it, regardless.
In reality, the Streetcar up Cote de Neiges from Sherbrooke was STEEP and could be Dangerous, that Route passing behind the Apartments Soutbound/Downbound back then.
Excellent Photos once again.
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