Street Views: The story behind Portes Kent, Saint-Louis, Saint-Jean, Hope and du Palais
Street Views: The story behind Portes Kent, Saint-Louis, Saint-Jean, Hope and du Palais Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There are currently four city gates, or portes, built into the ramparts that surround …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Porte Prescott
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Porte Prescott Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This and the next Street Views article will be about the imposing gates, or portes, that pass over certain streets …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Baldwin
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Baldwin Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), a politician from Toronto who, with his political partner, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, implemented …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Julien-Green
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Julien-Green Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named after Julien Hartridge Green (1900-1998), a novelist and playwright, born in Paris to American parents. He …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de la Barricade
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de la Barricade Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On a stormy winter’s night, this short street in Lower Town was the site of a pitched battle …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Saint-Nicolas
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Saint-Nicolas Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This short street in Old Quebec, near the Îlot des Palais, is named after Saint Nicholas (270-343 A.D.), an early …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Couillard
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Couillard Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street in Old Quebec is named in honour of Guillaume Couillard de l’Espinay (1588-1663) and crosses what was once …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Gilles-Villeneuve
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Gilles-Villeneuve Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street in Cap-Rouge is named after the famous racing driver Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982), who was born in Saint-Jean-sur- Richelieu …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Route Léo-Major
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Route Léo-Major Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On the eve of Remembrance Day, Premier François Legault announced the official renaming of a street near CFB Valcartier in …
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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Dieppe
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Dieppe Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The name of this street recalls an episode of the Second World War that was particularly disastrous for the …
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