Queen Mary Road (officially in french: chemin Queen-Mary) is an east-west road located in

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. Queen Mary Road crosses the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace and the town of

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and is located on the northwest flank of

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. The road was named in 1910 in honour of

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, who became Queen consort on May 6, 1910, when her husband

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became

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History

In 1900, urban residents could still enjoy the rural northern flank of Mount Royal by taking the path of the

Côte-des-Neiges Road Côte-des-Neiges Road (officially in french: chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges) is a street in Montreal, home to Plaza Côte-des-Neiges. It is served by Métro Côte-des-Neiges and two bus lanes. BIXI bike rental is also available. It extends from the ...

and then

Côte-Saint-Luc Road Côte-Saint-Luc Road (officially in french: chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc) is a street on the island of Montreal. It dates back to the French regime and used to comprise what is now Queen Mary Road. It begins at the Meadowbrook Golf Club in Côte-S ...

. The urbanization of the territory started in 1925 with the connection of different tram lines. The development of public transportation encouraged the construction of numerous tenements along major thoroughfares such as Queen Mary Road, which was then the Snowdon Junction terminus.Site web de la Ville de Montréal : Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal
/ref> In the 1960s, the

Decarie Expressway Autoroute 15 (also called the Décarie Expressway (English) or Autoroute Décarie (French) between the Turcot and Décarie Interchanges in Montreal and the Laurentian Autoroute (English) or Autoroute des Laurentides (French) north of Autorout ...

trench was dug, splitting the road in two, which increased vehicular traffic in the

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neighbourhood. In 1981, the

metro station opened near the site of the old tram terminus. This station is an important transit crossroad because it serves two

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lines, the Orange Line and the Blue Line, in addition to many buses. Today, Queen Mary Road is still a main focus of the neighbourhood.

Proposed name change

In fall 2010, in the wake of the canonization of

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, some politicians and journalists suggested that Queen Mary Road be renamed Frère-André Road.Site web du Journal de Montréal, octobre 2010
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References

External links

Site web de la Ville de Montréal : Grand répertoire du patrimoine bâti de Montréal
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History

Proposed name change

See also

References

Further reading

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