STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Louvre
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Louvre Shirley Nadeau Shirley@qctonline.com T his street in the SainteFoy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough was named after the Louvre Palace (now a museum), a royal residence …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Volta
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Volta Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Rue Volta, a short dead-end street that runs off Rue Lavoisier in the Parc Industriel Duberger, is named in honour …
The story behind Rue Milton
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of the British poet and intellectual John Milton (1608-1674), one of the greatest authors of English literature. Born in London, he …
The story behind the Promenade des Acadiens
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com In 1604, Pierre Dugua de Mons, accompanied by a group of settlers, founded a colony at the mouth of the Sainte-Croix River (near present-day St. Andrew’s, New …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de Port-Royal
The story behind Rue de Port-Royal Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named after the Port-Royal National Historic Site in Nova Scotia. The name Port-Royal was coined by Samuel de …
STREET VIEWS: The whys and wherefores of Quebec City street names
STREET VIEWS: The whys and wherefores of Quebec City street names Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec toponymy website is a fountain of information about the stories behind the …
STREET VIEWS: Rue Noël-Carter
STREET VIEWS: Rue Noël-Carter Researched by Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Noël Carter (1921-1990), a psychologist by profession, was mayor of the municipality of Sainte-Foy (which merged with Quebec City in 2002) …
A LETTER TO READERS: My Last Street Views
STREET VIEWS: Rue Einstein
STREET VIEWS: Rue Einstein Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com ox@qCtonline.Com This street is named in honour of eminent physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), who was born in Ulm, Germany. Einstein is best known …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind rue Georgina-Lefaivre
STREET VIEWS: The story behind rue Georgina-Lefaivre Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com This street honours journalism pioneer Georgina Lefaivre, born in Quebec City in 1873. When Lefaivre was in her late 20s, …