Park Avenue (Montreal)
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Park Avenue (officially in French: 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 Pine Avenue, the street separates the eastern side of the mountain park and the smaller Jeanne Mance Park (formerly known as Fletcher's Field and often referenced as such in Montreal literature).[1][2][3][4]
South of
Once one of
Park Avenue also lends its name to the Park Extension residential neighbourhood, located at its northern end.
History
In 1883, a request by English-speaking citizens was filed with the City of Montreal to name the street Park Avenue (in reference to Mount Royal Park, inaugurated in 1876). It was always officially referred to by its English name, Park Avenue, until September 29, 1961, when its French name, Avenue du Parc, was officially recognized.
In 1937, the government planned to change the name of the street to Marconi Street, but it decided to keep its current name following protests by citizens.
A similar event occurred on October 18, 2006 when Mayor
In 2005, a
Greektown
Greektown is a proposed name[
Montreal's Greektown was where fans celebrated the victory of
Public transit
Bus routes along Park Avenue include the
Due to the high volume of bus passengers in the corridor, the city of Montreal has proposed building a
See also
- Théâtre Fairmount, a music venue on Park Avenue
- Black Watch Armoury, located on Bleury Street
References
- ^ "Plateau Mont Royal history".
- ^ "City of Montreal archives".
- ^ "Taylor Noakes website".
- ISBN 0-88882-073-9.
- ^ Google Map
- ^ "'Turn the page' on Park Avenue debate: mayor". CBC News. November 29, 2006.
- ^ "Bourassa statue unveiled as street naming stirs controversy". CBC News. October 19, 2006.
- ^ "Holà aux changements de nom des stations de métro" (in French). Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ^ Montreal Gazette:City to name Park a Greek village Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census". Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ URBANPHOTO: Cities / People / Place » Rebranding Park Avenue