The amazin'pics of the ol' Blue Bonnets racetrack have got me trying to round up Zombie Boy to film a post-apocalyptic thriller.Those like myself who recall the racetrack with fondness might be saddened to see its current state, which was photographed by someone who evidently snuck in rather illegally and went shutter happy shooting and posting these images of its dilapidation and decay since it was closed a few years back. As far as I recall the province bought the site in 1991 from Robert Campeau and tried various manoeuvres to make it more profitable, including a generous subsidy under PQ Premier Bernard Landry, but Haitian taxi drivers and pensioners gambling a little $30 here and there weren't enough to justify keeping those little guys driving those buggies behind the horses. It has been under study for just about forever and the idea is to make it into a huge condo development, which seems rather legit, as it would funnel more cash into the city's coffers and presumably lighten the tax base for the rest of us suckers. On the other hand thousands of new homes on Decarie would surely also lead to crazy congestion on the Decarie, which is already overburdened.
