Greektown, Montreal

Greektown, Montreal

Montreal's Greektown is a proposed name for a neighbourhood located on Parc Avenue between Mount Royal Avenue and Van Horne Avenue. [ [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=63b7c106-3b25-4678-9159-333f8bed1539&k=64066 Montreal Gazette:City to name Park a Greek village] ] Historically Greek influence has been very strong in this area along with the adjoining Park Extension neighbourhood. There are over 61,000 Montrealers of Greek descent. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/ethnic/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CMA&Code=462__&Data=Count&Table=2&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All&CSDFilter=5000 Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census ] ]

Montreal's Greektown was "party central" when Greece won the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. [ [http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2008/05/18/rebranding-park-avenue/ URBANPHOTO: Cities / People / Place » Rebranding Park Avenue ] ]

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