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According to The Main (2024), Gibeau Orange Julep's home on Decarie Boulevard is a "three-story orange sphere"; the operator's history page gives the address as 7700 Boulevard Decarie. The operator's history page says Hermas Gibeau bought land at 7700 Decarie in 1964, describes "his nearly 60ft 'Big Orange' in 1964" and calls what stands today "the Largest Orange Sphere in the World". The Main describes a three-story orange sphere.
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Gibeau Orange Julep
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Site-level location · 45.4957° N, 73.6568° W
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In Montréal, The Main refers to "our three-story orange sphere on Décarie Boulevard". The Main's article, by J.P. Karwacki and dated November 22, 2024, is titled "How Gibeau Orange Julep Became a Montreal Icon".
The restaurant's own history page and The Main both date the story to 1932. The Main says the story starts when Hermas Gibeau launched his signature drink, and the Orange Julep history page says he opened his first retail storefront that year on St Laurent Boulevard. The history page then describes "his 30ft sphere in 1947". It says that his "beloved Orange was expropriated for the new Decarie expressway" as the city was preparing for Expo '67, and that Gibeau "purchased a piece of land nearby at 7700 Decarie in 1964". It describes "his nearly 60ft 'Big Orange' in 1964" and says he "built what you see today as the Largest Orange Sphere in the World!" Those are the operator's own descriptions.
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Gibeau Orange Julep, 7700 Boulevard Decarie, Montréal, according to the Orange Julep history page.
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The operator's history page gives the address as 7700 Boulevard Decarie; neither it nor The Main's article lists opening hours.
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