Our Street Was Paved with Gold
Our Street Was Paved with Gold
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Filmmaker Albert Kish revisits Montreal's St Lawrence Boulevard in the '70s. The street, also known as "The Main," is a little Europe with many languages, foods and small courtesies that make a stranger feel at home.
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1973-01-01
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