Laurier Avenue (officially in french: Avenue Laurier) is a commercial and residential street in

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, Canada. It crosses the

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Outremont Outremont is an affluent residential borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. The neighbourhood is inhabited largely by fran ...

, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and

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. It is known for its

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s and

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s, especially near

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and east of

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park (french: Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier) is an urban park in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by Laurier Avenue East to the south, De Brébeuf Street to the east, Saint Grégoire S ...

. The largest concentration of shops on Laurier Avenue are located between Clark Street and Querbes Avenue. These are mainly upscale decorating and children's clothing stores, as well as restaurants and cafes. Laurier Station, on the

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's Orange Line, is located at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and

Berri Street Berri Street (officially in french: rue Berri) is a major north–south street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Berri Street links De la Commune Street in the south and Somerville Street in the north. The street is interrupted between Rosemont ...

History

Laurier Avenue was originally known as St. Louis Street, in the old village of

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. After the annexation of that village to the City of Montreal in 1899, it was decided that the street name should be changed to Laurier Avenue in honour of the former

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External links

Articles on Laurier Avenue - City of Montreal website
Streets in Montreal {{Quebec-road-stub

History

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