De Maisonneuve Boulevard
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De Maisonneuve Boulevard (officially boulevard de Maisonneuve) is a major urban boulevard located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is named after the founder of Montreal, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve. De Maisonneuve Boulevard is about 11 kilometers long and begins on Havre Street in the east end, and ends in the Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough near Concordia University's Loyola Campus. The street also runs through the wealthy enclave of Westmount, where it is one-way, and is cut in two by Westmount Park.
Westmount Square, Dawson College and the now defunct Ben's Deli are all located on this street. Other notable buildings include Grande Bibliothèque du Québec, Université du Québec à Montréal, Place des Arts, both of Concordia University's campuses (Sir George Williams and Loyola) and Montreal Forum.
The green line of the Montreal Metro runs parallel to this street in between Berri-UQAM and Lionel-Groulx Vendôme station, on the orange line, is also located on this boulevard.
[edit] Bike path
In 2007, the city completed a year-round bicycle path along De Maisonneuve through downtown Montreal, from Berri Street to Atwater Street. A report blamed the path's construction for damage to an underground pedestrian tunnel, part of Montreal's Underground City.[1]
[edit] History
De Maisonneuve was created as a single street in 1966, following the construction of the Metro. From west to east, De Maisonneuve took the route of: Western, from Decarie to Atwater Street; St. Luc, from Atwater to Guy Street; Burnside, from Stanley Street to Union Street; Ontario Street, from Union to Jeanne-Mance, and De Montigny, from Saint Laurent Boulevard to du Havre. Today, Ontario Street still remains, as does a small section of de Montigny, from Saint Laurent to Saint Urbain Street. [2]
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