Park Avenue (Montreal)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Park Avenue (officially avenue du Parc) is one of central Montreal's major north-south streets. It derives its name from Mount Royal park, by which it runs. Between Mount Royal Avenue and Avenue des Pins, the street serves as the boundary between the mountain, to the west, and the smaller Jeanne Mance Park to the east. South of Sherbrooke Street, the street's name changes to Bleury Street, and south of Saint Antoine Street in Old Montreal, the name changes again to rue Saint-Pierre. The northern end of Park Avenue is Jean-Talon Street and the former Canadian Pacific Railway Park Avenue station, now serving, in part, as the Parc metro station and commuter train station.
However, there is also a short stretch of Park Avenue between Crémazie Boulevard (A-40) and Chabanel Street [1].
Once one of Montreal's most elegant residential avenues, Park Avenue is now a busy commercial street, home to the former Rialto Theatre. Since the 1940s, it has also been an important part of Montreal's Greek community.
Park also lends its name to the residential neighbourhood Park Extension, at its northern end.
[edit] Parc Avenue name change controversy
On November 28, 2006 Montreal city council voted in favour (40-22) of renaming Park Avenue after former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, as announced on October 18 by Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay. [2] If Quebec's Toponymy Commission approved the change, all of Parc Avenue and its continuation would have been renamed Avenue Robert-Bourassa. The proposal was controversial, especially in light of the historical nature of the name.[3] (The STM's Parc metro station (and AMT commuter rail station) were to remain "Parc" due to a moratorium on renaming metro stations. [4])
After Bourassa's family publicly expressed reservations about the controversy, Tremblay announced on February 6, 2007 that he would not pursue the issue further and that the council would be presented with a motion to withdraw the resolution of November 28.
[edit] References
- ^ Google Map
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ (French) "Holà aux changements de nom des stations de métro". http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20061026/CPACTUALITES/610260776/5155/CPACTUALITES. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
Coordinates: 45°30′54.6″N 73°35′8.1″W / 45.515167°N 73.585583°W
 |
This Montreal-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Quebec road, road transport or highway-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
