The history of Rue du Laos
Nice Le Devoir piece on the history of rue du Laos in the northern Plateau.
Now impress me: find out about Swiss Lane.
Nice Le Devoir piece on the history of rue du Laos in the northern Plateau.
Now impress me: find out about Swiss Lane.
Ian 14:10 on 2012/07/17 Permalink
Reading DeWolf’s article I noticed the bit about Swastika Avenue – is this what is now Place Ste-Famille, do you think?
Kate 14:55 on 2012/07/17 Permalink
Yes, it is, according to Les rues de Montréal which I have as a book. The contents are mostly included in the city’s toponymy database, but it has a list of changed street names in the back that doesn’t seem to be online. Seems they changed Swastika to Place Sainte-Famille in 1934.
Interestingly, the book does not list Tara Hall, another named tiny alley-like street in that general area, just north of Milton. Nor does it list Swiss Lane.
Chris DeWolf’s piece on Swiss Lane is here.
dewolf 02:45 on 2012/07/19 Permalink
I’d always wondered about the rue du Laos. I had no idea there was a Laotian housing coop there!