Notre-Dame Street

Montreal City Hall on Notre-Dame, winter night.

Édifice Ernest-Cormier, the Quebec Court of Appeal building on Notre-Dame in Old Montreal.

Antique dealers located on Notre-Dame in Little Burgundy

Montreal map drawn by François Dollier de Casson in 1672

Notre-Dame Street is a historic east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It runs parallel to the Saint Lawrence River, from the eastern tip of the island to Lachine ^[1][2]. In French, it is known as rue Notre-Dame.

One of the oldest streets in Montreal, Notre-Dame was created in 1672. Its extension in 1821 led to the demolition of Montreal's Citadel. In the early 1900s, it was the former site of the Dominion Park amusement park.

Old Montreal and beyond

In Old Montreal, it is the site of such key structures as Montreal City Hall, Palais de Justice de Montréal, the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Château Ramezay, Notre-Dame Basilica and the Saint-Sulpice Seminary and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site.

Further west, the street is home to the École de technologie supérieure and runs through Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood, home to the English-speaking black community.

Planned expressway

There are plans to turn the eastern portion of Notre-Dame into an expressway. ^[3]

Chemin du Roy

See also: Quebec Route 138

Notre-Dame Street continues off of the Island of Montreal, heading northeast towards Quebec City, and is known as the Chemin du Roy (Route 138).

References

1. ^ Google Satelite Map
2. ^ Montreal Map
3. ^ DeWolf, Chistopher (2008-04-12). "Notre Dame opponents will protest tomorrow". Spacing Montreal. http://spacingmontreal.ca/?p=789. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 

Coordinates: 45°30′21″N 73°33′22″W / 45.505704°N 73.556004°W / 45.505704; -73.556004