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Totally "Saint-Laurent." When in doubt, surely we should go by what the street signs say...
No no no! It's boulevard Saint-Laurent! All the English-speaking people in Montreal refer to it as such 95% of the time. If I get no objections, I will move the page back (or get an admin to do so).
Acegikmo1 5 July 2005 05:07 (UTC)
Absolutely not. I am sorry, but I always call it "Saint Lawrence". Many anglophones use "Saint-Laurent boulevard" from time to time (obviously, exceptions exist), but, generally, they use "Saint Lawrence", "Saint Lawrence boulevard", or "The Main". Only very rarely have I ever heard "boulevard Saint-Laurent" used in the middle of an English sentence, and then only by foreigners who don't know the English name. Please see my talk page -- Larineso 5 July 2005 12:19 (UTC)
I'm Anglo and it's always been Boul. Saint-Laurent. I've never heard it referred to as St. Lawrence Blvd. Apologies to Larineso, but I think the usage is clearly Boul. St-Laurent or The Main. Samir धर्म 07:10, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
I roll my eyes in disbelief at all the people who refer to themselves as Montreal Anglos but have never heard the Main referred to as St. Lawrence Boulevard. It is the _only_ designation I have ever used for it when speaking English and, in fact, when I hear English-speakers refer to it as "boulevard Saint-Laurent", I take that as a tell-tale sign that these people are not native Montrealers because they are oblivious to the thoroughfare's historical English name.
Mordecai Richler, Irving Layton, or Leonard Cohen almost certainly never referred to it as anything other than St. Lawrence Boulevard when speaking English. I think the designation is a part of Montreal's heritage. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.131.160.109 ( talk • contribs) .
Exactly. I cannot believe everyone is conjecturing! Spend five minutes looking at an encyclopedia before trying to muck up this one! The street was originally named Boul St. Laurent, then known as St. Lawrence Boulevard and the Main. Recently, i.e., Quiet Revolution times, the name reverted back to the original. As a Cultural institution, it is known as Saint Lawrence Boulevard (books and popular imagination). 'To tourists and plateau-hipsters its St. Laurent'.
While Saint Lawrence Boulevard amassed so much cultural history it no longer exists 'as such'. This is a serious issue. The reason why the name changed back to French was to protect French heritage and language in Quebec. By accepting this change, we are, in a way, rewriting the past and changing what 'happened'.
Perhaps there should be separate entries for St. Laurent and St. Lawrence Boulevard; one as contemporary, the other as a cultural and memory space. Gutmania 21:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
!!!!! and who calls it ' Saint Laurent Boulevard'? Its either Saint Lawrence Boulevard, Saint Laurent, or Boulevard Saint Laurent. Clearly people NOT from Montreal are writing this entry!
On the topic of the Main's English/French division the following is written: "This distinction is not as strong; people of all linguistic groups now inhabit both sides of the island." I do not think this is true. I would like this changed. There is more mixing (like in the West Island) but it is limited. Both groups are still oblivious to each other's culture. Gutmania 21:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
The following PDF document contains the list of official Montreal street names:
The official name for the street we are talking about is "Boulevard Saint-Laurent". Which is what all the street signs say, come to think of it.
The fact that the street has changed names in history and that not everybody uses the official name should be noted in the article, though, but the current name is obsolete and wrong nonetheless. Likewise, there is no such thing as a "Rue Université"; it is officially "Rue University".
Not to mention it seems a little fishy to me to base the entire discussion on "I always call it this way!!" "No way! You must not be a real Montrealer then!" "This is how my grandma always called it!" Etc. Not very objective by what I would expect to be Wikipedia standards. David t 22:43, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
If I could move it myself I would, but, if we are to stick with the French nomenclature, it should be Saint-Laurent, with a dash, trait-d'union, whatever you want to call it. Without it, it's just not correct.-- Boffob ( talk) 01:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Please note that virtually all, if not all, articles that link to boulevard Saint-Laurent are either Ottawa articles or Gatineau articles. I eliminated any articles (2) that referred to Montreal by referring them to Saint Laurent Boulevard. My appologies about the valium, see Talk:Saint Laurent Boulevard#Moved section above. Peter Horn 01:28, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
The article says "Montreal featured the third largest population of Yiddish speakers in North America, after New York City and Buenos Aires; by 1930, 60,000 Yiddish speakers lived on or around The Main." Since when is Buenos Aires in North America? Gruguuru ( talk) 23:18, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
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Totally "Saint-Laurent." When in doubt, surely we should go by what the street signs say...
No no no! It's boulevard Saint-Laurent! All the English-speaking people in Montreal refer to it as such 95% of the time. If I get no objections, I will move the page back (or get an admin to do so).
Acegikmo1 5 July 2005 05:07 (UTC)
Absolutely not. I am sorry, but I always call it "Saint Lawrence". Many anglophones use "Saint-Laurent boulevard" from time to time (obviously, exceptions exist), but, generally, they use "Saint Lawrence", "Saint Lawrence boulevard", or "The Main". Only very rarely have I ever heard "boulevard Saint-Laurent" used in the middle of an English sentence, and then only by foreigners who don't know the English name. Please see my talk page -- Larineso 5 July 2005 12:19 (UTC)
I'm Anglo and it's always been Boul. Saint-Laurent. I've never heard it referred to as St. Lawrence Blvd. Apologies to Larineso, but I think the usage is clearly Boul. St-Laurent or The Main. Samir धर्म 07:10, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
I roll my eyes in disbelief at all the people who refer to themselves as Montreal Anglos but have never heard the Main referred to as St. Lawrence Boulevard. It is the _only_ designation I have ever used for it when speaking English and, in fact, when I hear English-speakers refer to it as "boulevard Saint-Laurent", I take that as a tell-tale sign that these people are not native Montrealers because they are oblivious to the thoroughfare's historical English name.
Mordecai Richler, Irving Layton, or Leonard Cohen almost certainly never referred to it as anything other than St. Lawrence Boulevard when speaking English. I think the designation is a part of Montreal's heritage. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.131.160.109 ( talk • contribs) .
Exactly. I cannot believe everyone is conjecturing! Spend five minutes looking at an encyclopedia before trying to muck up this one! The street was originally named Boul St. Laurent, then known as St. Lawrence Boulevard and the Main. Recently, i.e., Quiet Revolution times, the name reverted back to the original. As a Cultural institution, it is known as Saint Lawrence Boulevard (books and popular imagination). 'To tourists and plateau-hipsters its St. Laurent'.
While Saint Lawrence Boulevard amassed so much cultural history it no longer exists 'as such'. This is a serious issue. The reason why the name changed back to French was to protect French heritage and language in Quebec. By accepting this change, we are, in a way, rewriting the past and changing what 'happened'.
Perhaps there should be separate entries for St. Laurent and St. Lawrence Boulevard; one as contemporary, the other as a cultural and memory space. Gutmania 21:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
!!!!! and who calls it ' Saint Laurent Boulevard'? Its either Saint Lawrence Boulevard, Saint Laurent, or Boulevard Saint Laurent. Clearly people NOT from Montreal are writing this entry!
On the topic of the Main's English/French division the following is written: "This distinction is not as strong; people of all linguistic groups now inhabit both sides of the island." I do not think this is true. I would like this changed. There is more mixing (like in the West Island) but it is limited. Both groups are still oblivious to each other's culture. Gutmania 21:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
The following PDF document contains the list of official Montreal street names:
The official name for the street we are talking about is "Boulevard Saint-Laurent". Which is what all the street signs say, come to think of it.
The fact that the street has changed names in history and that not everybody uses the official name should be noted in the article, though, but the current name is obsolete and wrong nonetheless. Likewise, there is no such thing as a "Rue Université"; it is officially "Rue University".
Not to mention it seems a little fishy to me to base the entire discussion on "I always call it this way!!" "No way! You must not be a real Montrealer then!" "This is how my grandma always called it!" Etc. Not very objective by what I would expect to be Wikipedia standards. David t 22:43, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
If I could move it myself I would, but, if we are to stick with the French nomenclature, it should be Saint-Laurent, with a dash, trait-d'union, whatever you want to call it. Without it, it's just not correct.-- Boffob ( talk) 01:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Please note that virtually all, if not all, articles that link to boulevard Saint-Laurent are either Ottawa articles or Gatineau articles. I eliminated any articles (2) that referred to Montreal by referring them to Saint Laurent Boulevard. My appologies about the valium, see Talk:Saint Laurent Boulevard#Moved section above. Peter Horn 01:28, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
The article says "Montreal featured the third largest population of Yiddish speakers in North America, after New York City and Buenos Aires; by 1930, 60,000 Yiddish speakers lived on or around The Main." Since when is Buenos Aires in North America? Gruguuru ( talk) 23:18, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
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