The webcam covers a corner of the plateau at Mont Royal and Fabre (right). Wikipedia states that ... "The Plateau is characterized by brightly-coloured houses, cafes, book shops, and a laissez-faire attitude. It's the location of some famous attractions on Saint Laurent Street, including Schwartz's Deli (famous for its Montreal smoked meat), and a weekend street fair during the summer that sees extremely crowded streets. In 1997, Utne Reader rated it one of the 15 "hippest" neighbourhoods in North America ... it is now home to many upscale restaurants and nightclubs, and any number of trendy clothing stores have their place along this strip of St-Laurent and St-Denis."

While the montreal travel guide describes it as "a very dynamic and trendy borough. Here you can find numerous specialized or designer boutiques, theatres of great reputation as well as colourful bars, restaurants and cafes"