- Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street (officially rue Sherbrooke) is a major east-west artery and at convert|30|km|mi in length, is the second 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, intersectingGouin Boulevard and joining up withNotre-Dame Street . It is part ofQuebec 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 exclusiveGolden Square Mile district, including the now-demolishedVan Horne Mansion .The street is named for
John Coape Sherbrooke , theGovernor General ofBritish North America from 1816 to 1818.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 ofConcordia University . Sherbrooke also now home toUQAM 'sComplexe des sciences Pierre-Dansereau , [http://www.octgm.com/download/pdf/behind_scene_janvier2006.pdf] as well as theDawson College andCollège de Maisonneuve CEGEP s.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 theMontreal Biodome .Image gallery
External links
* [http://www.heritagemontreal.qc.ca/hm_en/sher_en.htm Heritage Montreal description]
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