Avenue McGill College

The which occurred McGill College is a North-South avenue of Montreal. It extends from the Place City-Marie in the south, until the Université McGill in north, in the district of City-Marie.

This artery is entirely bordered of trees. During the months of Winter, those are decorated with lights.

History

The McGill avenue was located inside the fortifications of Montreal in 1801, year when it was built. It is the police chief James McGill who gave his name to this avenue of prestige which envisaged to accommodate the head office of the company of the Large Trunk in 1889. One owes it with the American architect Richard Wright.

Public exposures

Since 2002, during the summer season, of the public exposures take seat on its pavement, west coast. They until were now dedicated to the Photographie, on a given topic. For example, in 2005, the exposure was devoted to the relation which have Montréalais with the book, within the framework of the event Montreal, world Capitale of the book .

Notable buildings

North in the south:
  • Université McGill, entered of the Portail Roddick
  • Place mercantile
    • Bureaux montréalais Papiers Cascades
    • Banque HSBC
  • 1501 McGill College
  • Place Montreal Trust
  • Center Eaton of Montreal
  • Place City-Marie

Notable intersections

  • Street Holy-Catherine
  • Boulevard of Maisonneuve
  • Street Sherbrooke

Gallery

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