The Montreal Pool Room is a well-known and well-regarded greasy spoon restaurant, located in the city's former red-light district on Saint Laurent Boulevard , in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The restaurant has been open since 1912 (registered 1921) and is known for its "underground allure", described by some as being a "seedy goodness". Though called a " pool room " by name, it no longer has a pool table .
7-397: The restaurant's primary offerings are: The Montreal Pool Room, founded in 1912 by Dako Filipov, a Bulgarian immigrant, is reputed to serve some of the best steamed hot dogs and "patates frites" in the city. Despite its name, it is no longer a functioning pool room , with the restaurant's pool tables long gone: The only remaining evidence of its former billard hall status, aside from
14-526: Is Castle Carr near Halifax. By the turn of the century, billiard rooms were considered a standard feature in great British houses with House Beautiful claiming "Up-to-date owners of English estates have installed billiard rooms..." Many mid- and late-19th century billiard rooms were designed in an Oriental or Moorish style . Mark Twain's billiard room in Hartford, CT was decorated with quasi-Moorish stencils. The late 19th and early 20th century represent
21-453: Is a recreation room , such as in a house or recreation center, with a billiards, pool or snooker table (The term "billiard room" or "pool room" may also be used for a business providing public billiards tables; see billiard hall .). The billiard room may be in the public center of the house or the private areas of the house. Billiard rooms require proper lighting and clearances for game playing. Although there are adjustable cue sticks on
28-661: Is in a 1470 inventory list of the accounts of King Louis XI of France. Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars , billiard rooms were added to some famous 18th-century cafés in Paris and other cities. Although billiards had long been enjoyed by both men and women, a trend towards male suites developed in 19th century Great Britain. These male suites paired billiard rooms with smoking rooms and sometimes libraries. One example of these male suites
35-451: The market, 1.5 m (5 ft) of clearance around the pool table is ideal. Interior designer Charlotte Moss believed that "a billiard room is synonymous with group dynamics. It's where you mix drinks and embark on a little friendly competition..." Billiards probably developed from one of the late-14th century or early-15th century lawn games in which players hit balls with sticks. The earliest mention of pool as an indoor table game
42-430: The name, are two boarded up tables now used for counterspace in the otherwise table-free eatery. The Montreal Pool Room was burned down by a fire in 1989, which according to some destroyed its original interior and had to be rebuilt. The establishment was one of several businesses on the strip resisting attempts to redevelop and gentrify the area, which is located within the new Quartier des Spectacles . In March 2010,
49-513: The restaurant announced that it was moving nearby to make room for new developments in the district. Since then, it has moved across the street. 45°30′35.661″N 73°33′47.785″W / 45.50990583°N 73.56327361°W / 45.50990583; -73.56327361 This Canada-based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pool room A billiard room (also billiards room , or more specifically pool room , snooker room )
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