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René-Lévesque Boulevard, Montreal

Images, information, pictures and historical building on this street. Discover Montral's history street by street                                            





René-Lévesque Boulevard
René-Lévesque Boulevard was enlarged in the late '50s as requested by the promoters of Place Ville-Marie. It passes through downtown Montreal East to West. This is with no doubt Montreal's skyscrapers boulevard.

The boulevard is named in memory of René Lévesque, former Prime Minister of Quebec and founder of the Parti Quebecois. This boulevared is formally known as Dorchester.

Alternative spelling Blvd René-Lévesque Former name of this street : Dorchester

Boroughs / districts where theses pictures where taken : Downtown, Centre-Sud, Nuns' island

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Pictures taken on this street

Canada Place
Canada Place
Ford Hotel
Ford Hotel
Dorchester (René-Lévesque)
Dorchester (René-Lévesque)
Square Dochester
Square Dochester
Vacant Land in China Town
Vacant Land in China Town
Frère-André Monument
Frère-André Monument
Construction
Construction
Monseigneur Bourget Monument
Monseigneur Bourget Monument
René-Lévesque
René-Lévesque
Sir MacDonald Monument
Sir MacDonald Monument
parking in down-town
parking in down-town
Ernest Cormier Esplanade
Ernest Cormier Esplanade
Mansfield Street
Mansfield Street
Boulevard at night
Boulevard at night
Canada Place at night
Canada Place at night
Overlap periods
Overlap periods
North Gate
North Gate
Paul-Émile Léger Monument
 Paul-Émile Léger Monument
René-Lévesque without car
René-Lévesque without car
Boulevard René-Lévesque Est
Boulevard René-Lévesque Est

Historical buildings and skysrapers on this street

Skyscrapers
The 1800 René-Lévesque Blvd. West Tower B »»»
The 1800 boulevard René-Lévesque Blvd. West Tower A »»»
YUL Condos »»»
Guy / René-Lévesque Tower »»»
Sun Life Building »»» 1931
600, BLVD René-Lévesque West »»» 1949
Bell Actimedia »»» 1957
505, Blvd Rene-Levesque West »»» 1960
615, Blvd René-Lévesque West »»» 1961
555 René-Lévesque West Building »»» 1961
Place Ville-Marie »»» 1962
CIBC Tower »»» 1962
Hydro-Québec Building »»» 1962
Telus Tower »»» 1962
»»» 1962
Canada Tax Agency »»» 1962
Le 800( La Tour Terminal ) »»» 1966
»»» 1966
Place du boulevard »»» 1970
CBC Radio-Canada »»» 1972
625, Blvd Rene-Levesque West »»» 1972
440 René-Lévesque West »»» 1976
La Tour Centre-Ville »»» 1976
Desjardins Complex (South-West tower) »»» 1976
Place Dorchester »»» 1976
Desjardins Complex »»» 1976
Résidence Mont Carmel »»» 1978
La Tourelle (Cinar) »»» 1979
le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel »»» 1982
Trust General »»» 1982
500 Rene-Levesque West »»» 1983
Guy Favreau Complex »»» 1983
La Laurentienne Building »»» 1986
SNC Lavalin headquarters »»» 1987
Traveloge Hotel Montreal »»» 1989
1250 Boulevard René-levesque »»» 1992
Résidences de l'UQAM »»» 2001
Le ZERO 1 »»» 2002
E-Commerce place »»» 2003
La Closerie »»» 2003
E-Commerce placeTower II »»» 2004
Faubourg St-Laurent »»» 2005
Le Crystal de la Montagne »»» 2007
Metropol Condos »»» 2013
Marriott Courtyard Centre-Ville Hôtel »»» 2013
Roccabella Condos »»» 2015
Icône Condo »»» 2015
CHUM »»» 2019
Schools and Universities
Former Marchand Academy »»» 1910
Pavillon Thérèse-Casgrain | UQAM »»» 1990
Paul-Gerin-Lajoie Pavilion | UQAM »»» 1993
Churches
St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral »»» 1853
Sainte-Brigide de Kildare Church »»» 1878
Church of Françiscains »»» 1893
Mary Queen of the World Cathedral »»» 1894
Public Building
Canadian Center for Architecture »»» 1874
Asile Des Viellard des petites soeurs des pauvres »»» 1893
Résidence Saint-Charles-Borromée »»» 1911
Saint-Luc Hospital »»» 1928
YWCA Montreal »»» 1952
Hôpital Saint-Luc »»» 1964
Apartments
Le Broadway condo »»» 1928
Central Urbain »»» 2005
825, boulevard René-Lévesque »»» 2007
Pom Condos »»» 2010
Hotels
Le 1425, René-Levesque Ouest (Hotel Ford) »»» 1930
Queen Elizabeth Hotel »»» 1958
Hotel Maritime Plaza | Montreal »»» 1965
Commercial
Place du Quartier »»»
Nizza Restarant »»» 2005
Old Houses
Joseph-Wilfrid Antoine-Raymond Masson House »»» 1851
Damase Masson House »»» 1860
Frederick Thomas Judah House »»» 1875
Monasteries, Religious Buildings
Ancien couvent des Franciscains »»»
Couvent des Soeurs de la Miséricorde »»» 1853
Couvent des Soeurs Grises »»» 1878
Typical Duplex and triplex
1475, blvd René-Lévesque West »»» 1880

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  Montreal's streets : some facts Source ville.montreal.qc.ca
  • Since Montreal include some suburb towns, there are three series of avenues (three 1st avenues!)
  • The Côte Saint-Antoine road is the oldest track on the island that still in use. It was used by the native Amerindians to bypass the mountain
  • Nearly 400 names are waiting for a new street in the Toponymic bank of Montreal