Sherbrooke Street
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Sherbrooke Street (officially rue Sherbrooke) is a major east-west artery and at 30 kilometres (19 mi) in length, is the longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of the island, intersecting Gouin Boulevard and joining up with Notre-Dame Street. It is part of Quebec Route 138.
The street is devided into two portions. Sherbrooke Street East is located east of Saint Laurent Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street West is located west. Sherbrooke Street West is home to many historic mansions that comprised its exclusive Golden Square Mile district, including the now-demolished Van Horne Mansion.
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[edit] Educational institutions
Three of Montreal's four universities are present on Sherbrooke. Downtown, the street is home to the main campus of McGill University; further west, the Loyola Campus of Concordia University. Sherbrooke also now home to UQAM's Complexe des sciences Pierre-Dansereau,[1] as well as the Dawson College and Collège de Maisonneuve CEGEPs.
[edit] Attractions
Other key attractions on the street include the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, McCord Museum, Ritz-Carlton Montreal, Holt Renfrew, Parc Lafontaine, and further east, Olympic Stadium, Montreal Botanical Garden and the Montreal Biodome.
[edit] Name
The street is named for John Coape Sherbrooke, the Governor General of British North America from 1816 to 1818.
[edit] External links
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