Henri Bourassa Boulevard
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| Native name | Boulevard Henri-Bourassa ( Riviere-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles |
|---|---|
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1954 |
Henri-Bourassa
metro station is located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard.Henri Bourassa Boulevard (officially in
Dorval, Pointe-Claire, and Kirkland
.
History
The street is renamed after Henri Bourassa (1868–1952), a Quebec nationalist politician, and founder of the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir. It was enlarged in steps beginning in 1954, following expropriations, but also has a new segment.
Part of what became the boulevard — two segments between Meilleur Street and Lajeunesse — was originally named Kelly Street by the Irish farmers who lived alongside it.[1]
Further east, the boulevard was built on what was a private right-of-way owned and operated as a
Montreal Park and Island Railway Company, a predecessor of today's Montreal Transit Corporation.[2]
Further west, the boulevard was built from Bois Franc Road.
Henri-Bourassa metro station, Du Ruisseau station, Bois-Franc station on the Réseau express métropolitain and Bois-de-Boulogne train station
are located on Henri Bourassa Boulevard.
References
- ^ In summer 2011, Ahuntsic celebrated its 100th anniversary as a part of Montreal, and pictures from the 1930s listed the boulevard as being 'Kelly Street'
- ^ "BAnQ numérique".
