Assomption Boulevard (French: boulevard de l'Assomption) is a main north–south street in the Montreal boroughs of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Saint-Léonard.
 An STM bus waits outside the Assomption metro station. | |
| Native name | Boulevard de l'Assomption (French) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Rue Poulin, 45e Avenue |
| Length | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
| Location | Between Hochelaga Street and Jean-Talon Street |
| Major junctions |  R-138 |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | December 3, 1951 |
Description
editThe boulevard is 3.6 kilometres long and starts at its intersection with Hochelaga Street and ends at its intersection with Jean-Talon Street. The Assomption metro station is located on the boulevard south of Sherbrooke Street East, at the corner with Chauveau Street. The Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (the largest hospital in Quebec) is on the north-east side of Assomption where it intersects with Boulevard Rosemont, and on the facing south-west of the boulevard are the Olympic Village and the classic garden city development of Cité-jardin du Tricentenaire.[1]
The boulevard got its name in 1951 in honor of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption of Mary a year earlier by Pope Pius XII.
Planned extension and maintenance
editSince 2013 there have been plans to improve access to the Port of Montreal by extending the boulevard to Notre-Dame Street.[2][3] This has led to conflicts regarding zoning restrictions in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.[4] Plans have also been delayed by the costs of decontaminating the old Canadian Steel Foundries site (cleared in 2004) at the southern end of the boulevard.[5]
In 2016, ten million dollars were invested in renovations on the stretch of the boulevard through the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie,[6] after protests by residents the previous year.[7]
Notable buildings
editHôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, a regional hospital serving the east end of Montreal. Founded in 1971, it is the largest hospital in Quebec and employs more than 15,000 people.[8]
References
edit- ^ Hélène Laperrière, Promenades montréalaises (Montreal, 2003), p. 273.
- ^ Consensus en faveur du prolongement du boulevard de l’Assomption, Métro 10 May 2013. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ Le boulevard de l'Assomption sera prolongé jusqu'au port de Montréal, Ici Radio-Canada, 10 May 2013. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ Anne-Marie Provost, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve bloque un projet de transport de marchandises, Ici Radio-Canada, 30 May 2016. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ Steve Caron, Les coûts de décontamination : un frein au développement économique, Métro 4 February 2014. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ Nafi Alibert, Cure de jouvence du boulevard de l’Assomption, Métro 22 June 2016. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ Christopher Nardi, Ils en ont assez de leur rue délabrée: Les résidents du boulevard de l’Assomption vivent avec une rue dans un état lamentable, Le Journal de Montréal, 9 August 2015. Accessed 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Qui sommes-nous ?". ciusss-estmtl.gouv.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-16.