Talk:Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant

message: The article mentions the official sale went through with SIDEV on June 19th. According to all accounts I've read, this was the very day the demolition was to begin, however a few days earlier a small protest/ralley was held in front of Bens opposing it. We're now into late July and the restaurant is still there (and so is the demolition banner). I've not heard anything in local news, was the restuarant saved or is the go ahead for demolition merely delayed? The article will obviously be updated if there's any change but I was wondering if anyone heard any news on the restaurant's fate...--Apple2gs 20:25, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Mid-September, still no change. The restaurant has now been closed for business well over a year now. I wonder if like many other Montreal landmark buildings, it won't get bordered up and sit empty for years until it falls into a state of disrepair.-Apple2gs 17:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Passing by tonight (glancing through the window) I noticed ALL the old autographed photos were removed from the "Ben's Wall of Fame" area at the back, as well as any signs, plaques, menus and other potential memorabilia hanging from the walls (now stripped bare). Even the sign at the exit that said "Through these doors pass the nicest people in the world: our customers" has been removed. The chairs have been re-stacked too. Looks like they're in the process of finally stripping things down and getting ready to move them out. This rules out the possibility of the preservation of the restaurant as-is. My best guess is in a few more weeks it'll be gutted and demolished.--Apple2gs 01:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As of January 2008, while passing by on the road, I've noticed while the building is still standing, all the bay windows are frosted and iced up. Looks like they've stopped heating the building, which undoubtable is going to speed up its deterioration. Looks as though a few lights are still kept on though, probably to keep it from being vandalized. As of yet, there is still no news about the fate of the building....though not maintaining it (heating) says something. Apple2gs (talk) 13:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like demolition COULD happen any day now--can anyone confirm that? That city permit duct-taped to the front door basically sounds like if no one (legally) protests the demolition request by April 14th, Ben's will be torn down as planned. That date has come and gone but I've not heard anything on the news. Just wondering if anyone has walked by Ben's in the last few days...are there any wrecking cranes or construction barriers being put up?Apple2gs (talk) 20:38, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Restaurant's fate: Demolition or preservation?

message: This article seems to be more about labour relations than the actual restaurant. Maybe someone who is familiar with the restaurant can add a bit more about its history, I mean it is a local landmark in Montreal after all. Davelapo555 13:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely agree. I'll start some cleanup and rewrites, someone may as well start (I pass by Ben's everyday travelling to and from work, so it's given me some inspiration to do so). :) --Apple2gs 00:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There, done! Could probably use some more tweaks and touch ups, but it finally looks and reads like an article. I've gotten the bulk of things done though.--Apple2gs 03:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article rewrite and cleanup

message: I recently discovered a duplicate article covering Ben's under the name: Ben's Deli. Would be best to intergrate anything not currently covered in the present article, then blank it with a redirect to this main article.--Apple2gs 03:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Duplicate article

message: There is a second and third floor above Ben's. Looks like they've been sitting empty a number of years judging by the dusty "for rent" signs in the windows, but I just assumed it was rented office space used in the 50's through 80's and mentioned as such in the article. Anyone know what was officially there in the past? Adminstrative office for Ben's? Leased office space? Apartments? Storage?--Apple2gs 03:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Comparing photographs from 2002, 2005 and 2007, the "for rent" signs seem unchanged, making it safe to assume the floors have been sitting empty since at least 2002. --Michael-stanton (talk) 22:46, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: What were the upper floors at Ben's used for?

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message: I noticed that there is a bit of an edit war going on here. Please discuss this here rather than reverting.
Articles that fall under WikiProject Canada use the Canadian Manual of Style, and are written in Canadian English. The policy on French names states that actual English usage be reflected in the article rather than the official French name. In this case, actual English usage is De Maisonneuve Boulevard West rather than Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest. --MTLskyline (talk) 04:36, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see the discussion comments under my user profile in regards to this anonymous editor. The poster from 70.26.45.111 is the very same person who once used 174.88.88.xx (see his/her venomous comments above), and an obvious Quebec language extremist/nut. This isn't about following Wikipedia guidelines and rules, its about harassing and driving out editors like myself, for daring to use English names in Quebec-based articles (FYI: the province of Quebec has undemocratic laws banning and restricting the use of English, and these zealots now believe the same rule should be applied to the Internet. It should also be noted these so-called Quebec laws, according to the United Nations, are in violation of breaking international covenant on civil and political rights).--Apple2gs (talk) 19:14, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Naming conventions

message: Dear Madame or Sir,
That picture you posted on the Bens page is simply fantastic, nay, beautiful. What amazing photography. MERCI BEAUCOUP!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.26.45.111 (talk) 01:52, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The picture you posted on the Bens page 

message: In May 2012 this article was temporary locked, specifically due to vandalism by this anonymous editor  from IP: 70.26.45.111. The lock has now expired and he is back at it again. No better proof of his malicious intent is the recent cloning of my username (see the now-blocked account "Apple2gss"; note the extra "s"), with a stated purpose to berate and harass me. At the same time he's now attempting to pull me back into a senseless edit war to stir things up yet again.
About those edits...
:1) I do not consider his edits in good faith, they're done out of maliciousness and mischief (registering an account might show otherwise!)
:2) The information he keeps removing, dates and events, are relevant to the article
:3) How is does 1908 to 2006 equate to 99 years? Even if theoretically it were January 1, 1908 to July 20, 2006, it is still 98.
That said, I'm restoring the text he's removed. --Apple2gs (talk) 06:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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message: In the NFB film called Ladies and Gentlemen Mr Leonard Cohen (1965), you can watch Leonard Cohen speaking to the owner of Bens. Here is the link to the film on the NFB website https://www.nfb.ca/film/ladies_and_gentlemen_mr_leonard_cohen/
Go to 32 minutes and 42 seconds into the film - that's 32:42 and watch Leonard walk up to the entrance into the restuarant and watch the conversation that follows and the camera will pan around in the restaurant. The segment runs to 34:24.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by StevenPruner (talk • contribs) 16:12, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leonard Cohen filmed inside Ben's