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Happy Birthday to a Montreal icon: The metro logo turns 60 today

by Lorraine Carpenter

“This visual of great simplicity — an arrow symbolizing movement, in a circle symbolizing the tunnel — is now part of Montreal’s heritage.”

As tweeted by the STM in a celebratory message this morning, the logo for the Montreal metro was unveiled 60 years ago today, making this the anniversary of an iconic local image.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante commented on the occasion, commending the simplicity of the graphic that has become part of the city’s heritage.

“Already 60 years of the metro logo! This visual of great simplicity — an arrow symbolizing movement, in a circle symbolizing the tunnel — is now part of Montreal’s heritage.”

—Valérie Plante

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.