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Rene-Levesque Boulevard

René Lévesque Boulevard
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René Lévesque Boulevard looking toward Downtown Montreal
Former name(s)
  • Grand chemin de la Haute-Folie
  • Dorchester Boulevard
Namesake René Lévesque
Length 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
Location Montreal
West end Atwater Avenue
East end De Lorimier Avenue

René Lévesque Boulevard (French: Boulevard René-Lévesque), previously named Dorchester Boulevard/boulevard Dorchester) is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It is a main east–west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borough of Ville-Marie. The street begins on the west at Atwater Avenue (though see below) and continues until it merges with Notre Dame Street East just east of Parthenais Street. This boulevard is named after former sovereignist Quebec Premier René Lévesque.

Much of René Lévesque Boulevard is lined with highrise office towers. Notable structures bordering René Lévesque Boulevard include, from west to east, the former Montreal Children's Hospital, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, E-Commerce Place, 1250 René-Lévesque, CIBC Tower, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Place Ville-Marie, Central Station, Telus Tower, St. Patrick's Basilica, Complexe Desjardins, Complexe Guy-Favreau, Hydro-Québec Building, UQAM and the Maison Radio-Canada. Former structures on the street include the Laurentian Hotel and a residential area razed to make way for the future YUL Condos residential project.


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