Lachute, Main Street - The Modification of 1965

In the 1970s, a Lachute driving teacher once said: 

'You will know how to drive when you can drive on Main Street on a Friday night.'

The postcard and articles come my father's files. It is not possible to offer a complete history of the configuration of Main Street through the years. However, a number of articles show the process through which a major change was made in 1965.

The undated, unused postcard below probably shows the previous arrangement of Main Street parking. It is repeated in a larger, lighter format in case readers are looking for particular details. 

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In the summer of 1964, an experiment was tried ...

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In May of 1965, the Lachute Watchman documents that the change was made ...

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A view of Main Street from Google Earth, circa June 2022.

from: Google Earth, image from June 2022.

Lachute, 2 Postcards, Main Street and from the Lookout (circa 1960)

 My father purchased these two cards shortly after they were published.

They document this moment in Lachute history quite well. 

The reverse sides appear below with additional information.