Drummond Street, Montreal

For other uses, see Drummond Street (disambiguation).

Drummond Street
Construction
<span class="nickname" ">French: Rue Drummond
Drummond Street looking southward.
Length	1.2 km (0.7 mi)
Location	Between Doctor Penfield Avenue and De la Gauchetière Street
Coordinates	45°29′57″N 73°34′31″W / 45.499068°N 73.575152°W / 45.499068; -73.575152
Inauguration	1842

Drummond Street (officially in French: Rue Drummond) is a north-south street located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Spanning a total of 1.2 kilometres, it links Doctor Penfield Avenue in the north and De la Gauchetière Street in the south.

A mix of businesses are located on this street such as bookstores, pubs and restaurants. A branch of the YMCA and the Mount Stephen Club are also located on this street.

History

Drummond Street, 1879

Drummond Street, 1895

Scots-Quebecer businessman John Redpath (1796-1869), was a member of Montreal City Council from 1840 until 1843. He ceded the land which became Drummond Street on May 13, 1842 and named the street for his second wife, Jane Drummond (1816-1907). The street was not named for General Sir Gordon Drummond (no relation), as is sometimes thought.^[1]^[2]

Upper Drummond Street was one of the principal streets of the Golden Square Mile. Circa 1925, it was a quiet tree-lined avenue of mansions belonging to the Drummond, Smithers, Molson, Reford, MacIntyre, Meighen (inherited from Lord Mount Stephen), Wallis, Angus, Reid, Davis, Brainard, Wanklyn and Hosmer families.

Following a demolition spree that culminated in 1975, Drummond Street had become another typical modern Montreal street, seen as it today. The Mount Stephen Club, former home of George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen remains, as does the home of Charles Hosmer, but the others have long since disappeared.

Drummond Street and hockey

A fancy ball at the Victoria Skating Rink, on Drummond Street en 1865.

In 1862, the Victoria Skating Rink opened its doors on Drummond Street. This rink is best known for being the site of the first recorded organized indoor ice hockey game on March 3, 1875.^[3] It was also home to the first Stanley Cup playoff game.^[4] It was also the venue for numerous other activities such as the Montreal Winter Carnaval, fancy balls, exhibitions and concerts.

Today, one block south, at the corner of Drummond and De la Gauchetière Street, is the Bell Centre, home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens.

References

↑ "Rue Drummond". Fiche Descriptive (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
↑ Ville de Montréal, Les rues de Montréal, Répertoire historique. Éditions du Méridien. 1995, p. 151 (French)
↑ "International hockey timeline". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
↑ "`Father' of ice hockey honoured". Canadian Press. Toronto Star. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

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Roads, bridges and tunnels in Montreal

North–south streets	Greene Avenue Atwater Avenue Côte-des-Neiges Road Guy Street Mackay Street Bishop Street Crescent Street Mountain Street Drummond Street Stanley Street Peel Street Metcalfe Street McTavish Street Mansfield Street McGill College Avenue Robert-Bourassa Boulevard/University Street McGill Street Park Avenue Jeanne-Mance Street Saint Urbain Street Saint Laurent Boulevard Saint Denis Street Berri Street Saint Hubert Street Christophe Colomb Avenue Papineau Avenue De Lorimier Avenue Saint Michel Boulevard Pie-IX Boulevard Langelier Boulevard De L'Assomption Boulevard

East–west streets	Gouin Boulevard Henri Bourassa Boulevard Jarry Street Jean Talon Street Beaubien Street Queen Mary Road Côte-Saint-Luc Road Laurier Avenue Saint Joseph Boulevard Mount Royal Avenue Pine Avenue Doctor Penfield Avenue Sherbrooke Street Ontario Street De Maisonneuve Boulevard Saint Catherine Street René Lévesque Boulevard De la Gauchetière Street Viger Avenue Saint Antoine Street Saint Jacques Street Notre-Dame Street Rue Saint-Paul Wellington Street Rue de la Commune

Expressways	10 (Bonaventure Expressway) 13 (Chomedey Expressway) 15 (Laurentides Expressway) 19 (Papineau Expressway) 20 25 (Louis-H-Lafontaine Expressway) 40 (Metropolitan Expressway) 520 (Côte-de-liesse Expressway) 720 (Ville-Marie Expressway) Anjou Interchange Turcot Interchange

Routes	Route 112 (Bridge & Mountain) Route 117 (Laurentian & Marcel Laurin) Route 125 (Pie-IX) Route 138 (Sherbrooke Street) Route 335 (St. Denis)

Bridges and tunnels	List of bridges to the Island of Montreal Champlain Bridge Charles de Gaulle Bridge Galipeault Bridge Honoré Mercier Bridge Jacques Cartier Bridge Île aux Tourtes Bridge Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge–Tunnel Louis Bisson Bridge Médéric Martin Bridge Olivier-Charbonneau Bridge Papineau-Leblanc Bridge Pie IX Bridge Le Gardeur Bridge Viau Bridge Victoria Bridge Tunnel de la mort

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Coordinates: 45°29′57″N 73°34′31″W / 45.499068°N 73.575152°W / 45.499068; -73.575152

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