- McGill College Avenue
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Not to be confused with McGill Street (Montreal).
McGill College Avenue 
McGill College, looking north from Place Ville MarieLocation: Between Roddick Gates and Place Ville Marie Construction Construction start: 1856 
McGill College Avenue at night
Photo exhibit on McGill CollegeMcGill College Avenue is a street in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Named for McGill University, the street was widened in the 1980s and transformed into a scenic avenue with McGill's Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke Street at its north end and the Place Ville Marie plaza at its south end. Only four blocks in length, notable structures along McGill College include 1501 McGill College, Maison Astral, Place Montreal Trust and Centre Eaton, as well as the sculpture The Illuminated Crowd by Raymond Mason.[1]
Exhibitions
During the summer, the west sidewalk is the site of photography exhibitions by the nearby McCord Museum.[2]
References
- ^ "Square Dorchester & Downtown" (HTML). National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080307141607/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Montreal/Square_Dorchester_Downtown.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Configurations: Photographic Memory on McGill College Avenue" (HTML). McCord Museum Web site. http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/info/pressreleases/119z21.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
External links
- Christopher DeWolf (2007-12-15). "The Evolution of McGill College Avenue". URBANPHOTO. http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/12/15/the-evolution-of-mcgill-college-avenue/. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
Coordinates: 45°30′08″N 73°34′18″W / 45.502181°N 73.571778°W
Categories:- Streets in Montreal
- Montreal geography stubs
- Quebec road stubs
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