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STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Lavigerie

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Lavigerie Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of Charles-Martial Lavigerie, (1825-1892), a French Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Carthage and Algiers and …

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11 April 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsApril 12 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue d’Irlande

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue d’Irlande Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named after the island of Ireland, which is part of the British Isles. In the fifth century, …

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21 March 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsMarch 22 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue McMahon, St. Patrick’s Church and the Celtic Cross

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue McMahon, St. Patrick’s Church and the Celtic Cross Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The façade of the former St. Patrick’s Church on Rue McMahon (now integrated …

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14 March 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsMarch 15 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Riopelle

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Riopelle Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002), one of Quebec and Canada’s best-known artists. Born in Montreal, …

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28 February 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsMarch 1 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Pont

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue du Pont  Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Rue du Pont owes its name to the second Dorchester Bridge to which it leads, which is named after …

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21 February 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 22 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Valentin

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Valentin Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com With this week’s edition falling so close to Valentine’s Day, your scribe was hoping there was a Quebec City street …

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14 February 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 15 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Kepler

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Kepler Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named in honour of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer and natural philosopher. A key …

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7 February 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 8 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Marc-Chagall

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Marc-Chagall Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street was named in honour of Marc Chagall (1887-1985), a French painter of Russian origin, who came from a …

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31 January 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsFebruary 1 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue des Fous-de-Bassan

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue des Fous-de-Bassan Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Rue des Fous-de- Bassan is named after the majestic white seabird, known in English as the northern gannet, …

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24 January 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsJanuary 25 2023QCT Editor

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue des Anciens-Canadiens

STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue des Anciens-Canadiens Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The name of this street in Charlesbourg recalls the famous novel by Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé (1786-1871), Les Anciens …

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