Monkland Village
Encyclopedia
Monkland Village is a neighbourhood
of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
district in the Montreal
borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
. It is located along Monkland Avenue between Grand Boulevard and the Décarie Expressway/Décarie Boulevard. Both the neighbourhood and the avenue are named after James Monk
, who was the attorney general of Lower Canada
, and chief justice to the court of the Queen's Bench from 1804 to 1824. This area in particular became associated with Monk due to the estate he built in 1804 known as Monklands. This estate would later become the Governor General's
residence, and was later on sold to the Congregation de Notre-Dame who would use the building for the Villa Maria private Catholic girls school.
Monkland Avenue has been a commercial artery since the 1930's seeing various highs and lows. Today the strip shows evidence of yuppification and is home to many small businesses including restaurants, cafés, bars, and unique boutiques. The Villa Maria metro station
is located at the eastern end of Monkland Avenue.
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Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce , also nicknamed NDG, is a residential neighbourhood of Montreal located in the city's west-end. It is one of five districts of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce...
district in the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada-Geography:Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers...
. It is located along Monkland Avenue between Grand Boulevard and the Décarie Expressway/Décarie Boulevard. Both the neighbourhood and the avenue are named after James Monk
James Monk
Sir James Monk was Chief Justice of Lower Canada. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in Halifax, Nova Scotia where his father had settled in 1749....
, who was the attorney general of Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
, and chief justice to the court of the Queen's Bench from 1804 to 1824. This area in particular became associated with Monk due to the estate he built in 1804 known as Monklands. This estate would later become the Governor General's
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
residence, and was later on sold to the Congregation de Notre-Dame who would use the building for the Villa Maria private Catholic girls school.
Monkland Avenue has been a commercial artery since the 1930's seeing various highs and lows. Today the strip shows evidence of yuppification and is home to many small businesses including restaurants, cafés, bars, and unique boutiques. The Villa Maria metro station
Villa-Maria (Montreal Metro)
Villa-Maria is a station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce area of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada .- Overview :The station is a...
is located at the eastern end of Monkland Avenue.
45.4751°N 73.6233°W