Jeanne-Mance Street Explained

Jeanne Mance Street
Former Names:Mance Street
Racine Street
Upper Saint George Street
Saint Sulpice Street
Saint George Street
Location:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Namesake:Jeanne Mance
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Viger Avenue
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Gouin Boulevard
Inauguration Date:1914

Jeanne Mance Street (French: rue Jeanne-Mance) is a north–south street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located east of Park Avenue. It was named in 1914 in honour of Jeanne Mance, the founder of the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, which is also located along this street.

Jeanne Mance Street spans nearly the entire island of Montreal, but in several discontinuous portions. It starts in the south at Viger Avenue and continues north to Pine Avenue but does not connect to it as it is a dead end. It resumes north of Jeanne-Mance Park, from Mount Royal Avenue to Van Horne Avenue. Another section goes from Beaubien Street up to the Canadian Pacific tracks. It then continues in several discontinuous stretches along the same axis and ends slightly north of Gouin Boulevard.

Complexe Desjardins, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, arts interculturels, Place-des-Arts station and UQAM's President Kennedy building are all located along this street.[1]

Protected Houses

Between De Maisonneuve Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street, on the west side, a series of Victorian-style houses with culturally significant façades were saved from demolition:

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CA news.
  2. Web site: Grand Directory of Montreal's Built Heritage: John Date House.
  3. Web site: Grand Directory of Montreal's Built Heritage: John L. Jensen House.