Victoria Avenue (Saint-Lambert, Quebec)
 Victoria Avenue, at the intersection of Green Street and Elm Street | |
| Native name | Avenue Victoria (French) |
|---|---|
| Location | Between Riverside Drive and the Brossard municipal boundary |
| Coordinates | 45°29′43″N 73°30′01″W / 45.495156°N 73.500242°W |
Victoria Avenue (
Saint Lawrence River in the north, to the Brossard municipal boundary in the south. Victoria Avenue is known as Lapinière Boulevard in Brossard
.
Victoria Avenue is named for
Queen Victoria (1819–1901), the Queen of Canada
from 1837 to her death in 1901. The portion of Victoria Avenue in Greenfield Park was originally named Devonshire Road.
Economy
The segment of Victoria Avenue between Riverside Drive and the
Taylor's flagship department store is located on Victoria, just south of Green Street. There are around 44 businesses that sell durable and semi-durable goods; 22 cafés, bistros and restaurants and 960 street parking spaces. Around 50% of customers in the area come by automobile and 40% come by foot.[1]
Around 70 businesses are located on Victoria Avenue until Saint-Lambert railway station or on Churchill Boulevard in both Saint-Lambert and Greenfield Park.[2] An additional 44 businesses are located between Churchill Boulevard and Brossard.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Village Sector (downtown)". Corporation for the Commercial Development of Saint-Lambert. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Victoria Sector". Corporation for the Commercial Development of Saint-Lambert. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Simard sector". Corporation for the Commercial Development of Saint-Lambert. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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