April photo news from Montreal

Demolition on Selby A beautiful greystone on Selby west of Greene has been demolished and the one pictured here will be going down too. Sam Roberts used to live there and a city councillor owned it. I've written about Selby street demolitions before here.
Expos cards vandalized An Internet sensation with a large Instagram following has an affinity for the Montreal Expos. Baseball card vandals has targeted the 'Pos countless times likely because the "ex" lends itself to re-spelling magic.
Crazy corner For some reason I don't fully understand, the corner of Rose de Lima and St. James has become known for high-spirited Inuit hijinks.

Benches come out Where do the city's park benches go in the winter? In a warehouse on Papineau south of Notre Dame. They were trucked out yesterday.

Iconic sign removed The Reitman's sign that long towered over the building at the northwest corner of Somerled and Cavendish was taken down yesterday. It had been there for as long

Superhospital was once soccer mecca. The Glen Yards, seen in this photo from the 1950s, was home to a soccer field that hosted competitive games between such local teams as Shell Oil, Ulster United, Montrela South, NDG, Workers Sport, Verdun Rangers. This lasted from about 1927 to 1937 or thereabouts, possibly longer.