Lacordaire Boulevard


Lacordaire Boulevard is a north-south thoroughfare located in Montreal.

Location and Access

This large north-south artery of the eastern part of the Island of Montreal is designated as a boulevard north of Saint-Zotique Street in the Saint-Léonard and Montréal-Nord boroughs, while between Saint-Zotique Street and Rosemont Boulevard, it is known as "Rue Lacordaire" in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. South of Rosemont Boulevard, its extension is Dickson Street. However, another more residential section of the boulevard resumes starting at Pierre-Bédard Street up until its end south of the junction at Souligny Street, and it goes by the name "Rue Lacordaire".

Name

The boulevard gets its name from Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, a French preacher who was known for re-establishing the Dominican Order in France following the French Revolution.

History

Open in 1911, it wasn't until the 1960s that the boulevard expanded north of Saint-Zotique Street, keeping up with the demographic growth of the area of the Island. Rue Lacordaire was first designated in 1911, while Boulevard Lacordaire got its designation in 1963.

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