The story behind Rue Louis-Pasteur
This street is named in honour of one of the most eminent scientists of the 19th century. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Louvigny
This street is named in honour of Louis de La Porte de Louvigny (1662-1725). Louvigny was a French military officer who arrived in New France in 1683 as the French …
The story behind Rue Louis-Hémon
This street is named in honour of French author Louis Hémon (1880-1913), who was born in Brest, but grew up in Paris, where his parents moved when he was …
The story behind Rue Luc-Pelletier
Luc Pelletier (1859-1944) was born in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies (Lower Saint Lawrence) and was an entrepreneur who played a key role in the development of the Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides municipality, today a part of …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Louis-Alexandre-Taschereau
This street was named in honour of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867-1952), who served as the 14th premier of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. Born in Quebec City, he was the son …
The story behind Boulevard Liégeois
This street is named in honour of Jean Liégeois (1600-1655), a Jesuit friar who was born in Verdun, France. Skilled in the building trades and equipped with a sound education, …
The story behind Rue Louis-A.-Bélisle
This street is named in honour of Louis-Alexandre Bélisle (1902-1985), who was born in Saint-Éloi-de-Témiscouata, a small village near Trois-Pistoles in the Lower St. Lawrence region, but who lived in …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Corps-de-Garde
This short dead-end street in the Old City that runs off Rue Saint-Louis has been very much in the public eye lately, as it is where the iconic “cannonball tree” …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Le Pailleur and Avenue Colonel Jones
These streets in the Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district of Quebec City are named after Charles Hugh Le Pailleur (Jones), who was born in Montreal on May 1, 1876, the son of Charles …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Le Mercier
This street in the Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy district of Quebec City is named after François-Marc-Antoine Le Mercier (1722-1798), a French artillery officer who first arrived in Canada in 1740 as a cadet …