The final major episode within the area’s historical past happened in 1971, when Mayor Jean Drapeau initiated development of the immense sports advanced that was used for the 1976 Olympic Games. The authentic portion corresponds to the raised area studded with breccia boulders. Peculiar to this island, breccia is a very exhausting, ferrous stone that takes on an orange colour when uncovered to air for a long time. In 1992, the western part was remodeled into an enormous open-air amphitheatre where large-scale exhibits are offered. In this pretty riverside park, guests will find L’Homme , a large steel sculpture by Alexander Calder, created for Expo sixty seven.
T’cha Dunlevy, Montreal Gazette
Though they no longer stay in the neighbourhood, they still come here on weekends to stroll about and replenish on traditional merchandise. Rue De La Gauchetière has been converted right into a pedestrian avenue lined with eating places and framed by stunning Chinese-style gates. Its north-south and east-west grid of streets makes an nearly perfect checkerboard. The east-west arteries are divided by Boulevard Saint-Laurent, the place road numbers start at zero and improve eastward and westward, with the path usually designated within the tackle. Therefore, no. 4176 on Rue Saint-Denis roughly corresponds to no. 4176 on Rue Papineau or Rue Saint-Urbain. The map on p 318 provides a fast introduction to the layout of the city’s streets.