39-599: Benny Farm is a residential development in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district of Montreal , originally developed in the late 1940s by the Government of Canada for returning veterans of the Second World War and their families. In 2010, the area was official renamed as Aire Benny by the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . These initial apartment buildings units were maintained by
78-554: A culturally and linguistically diverse urban population. The cityscape and history of the community is rooted firmly in NDG's role as a home for an upwardly-mobile French Canadian middle class that developed much of the land roughly between Confederation and the First World War . The neighbourhood is characterized by traditional Montreal housing styles - notably the detached or semidetached duplex - as well as being organized along
117-431: A large and consistent student population residing in NDG. The visible minority population of the neighbourhood is 33%, with the ethnic breakdown of the neighbourhood varied over the territory of NDG. There is also a sizeable Afro-Canadian and immigrant community, concentrated mostly around the parts of the district north of Somerled Avenue as well as south of Sherbrooke Street, and a 'Little Italy' located south of
156-455: A residential neighbourhood of Montreal in the city's West End, with a population of 166,520 (2016). An independent municipality until annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910, NDG is today one half of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . It comprises two wards, Loyola to the west and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to the east. NDG is bordered by four independent enclaves; its eastern border
195-507: A since-drained Lac Saint-Pierre. The first Europeans settled the area eight years after the founding of the colony of Ville Marie, on November 18, 1650. They were Jean Descarries (or Descaris) dit le Houx and Jean Leduc, from Igé , Perche , France. Both settlers received 30 acres (12 ha) of land in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, a vast territory that stretched from what would become Atwater Avenue to Lachine . The eastern part of
234-587: A sizeable Jewish population), then from the Caribbean, and more recently from Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Concurrently, Anglophone Montrealers consolidated in the West End broadly speaking, with Montreal's Irish and Black communities shifting away from their traditional neighbourhoods (Griffintown and Little Burgundy respectively) and taking a more prominent position within the demographics of
273-518: Is a community of communities, as there are several somewhat distinct neighbourhoods within it. Officially the community is divided into an eastern and western ward with Cavendish Boulevard serving as the bisecting line. The eastern part of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is itself split in two parts by the Décarie Expressway (running north–south), which was built in the late 1950s and resulted in the destruction of many hundreds of homes. The eastern ward
312-605: Is associated with Montreal's multi-ethnic middle-class anglophone community, given the presence of major anglophone institutions like Loyola College of Concordia University and the MUHC super-hospital, but despite this association many residents are bilingual in French and English and speak both on a regular, if not daily, basis. Affordable housing and proximity to major anglophone post-secondary educational institutions, particularly Dawson College and Concordia University, has resulted in
351-515: Is focused around the parish church at the intersection of Décarie and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce avenue, with many of the neighbourhood's oldest buildings being found nearby. Owing to its history, the eastern ward is primarily francophone, middle class and has a strong French and Quebecois cultural and aesthetic character. The western ward developed during the interwar and post-WW2 era and is more varied in terms of housing styles, income levels, cultural representation and spoken languages. Generally speaking NDG
390-506: Is occasionally referred to as 'Old NDG'. NDG first rose to prominence as an important middle-class suburb towards the end of the 19th century, initially populated by the (then) new white-collar workforce of the Canadian metropolis and accessible via tramways running to and from the city centre. As widespread suburbanization developed in the post-WW2 period, NDG became home to successive waves of immigrants, first from Eastern Europe (including
429-432: Is shared with the City of Westmount, Quebec , to the north and west it is bordered by the cities of Montreal West , Hampstead and Côte-Saint-Luc . NDG plays a pivotal role in serving as the commercial and cultural hub for Montreal's predominantly English-speaking West End, with Sherbrooke Street West running the length of the community as the main commercial artery. The community is roughly bounded by Claremont Avenue to
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#1732790229227468-454: Is situated near the geographical centre of NDG on Cavendish Boulevard , which bisects the borough into its eastern and western halves. The Benny Farm housing project was built to serve the needs of veterans returning from Second World War service, though was later designated as subsidized housing. The housing and surrounding landscaping was rehabilitated in the early 2000s, with new low-cost housing and additional public facilities built, such as
507-522: Is situated on a long plateau extending southwest from Mount Royal, cascading in wide terraces down from Côte-Saint-Luc Road ( côte being the French word for ridge) towards the far steeper Saint-Jacques Escarpment. The land is divided, as is traditional in Quebec , in long narrow strips, an evolution of the seigneurial land division system of the province's colonial era. Thus, NDG has many avenues running north–south, but far fewer running east–west. As such,
546-785: The Department of Veterans Affairs , then later by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). In 1997, the Canada Lands Company and CMHC added four new apartment buildings to provide modern and accessible homes for veterans, their families and new tenants who had previously lived in original Benny Farm units. These additions were part of CLC's larger redevelopment project for the Benny Farm property, which added approximately 570 new and refurbished housing units and two new community service buildings. In 2002,
585-752: The English Montreal School Board (ESMB), which operates Anglophone public schools in this borough, are located in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The EMSB operates 40 primaries, 17 secondaries and 32 other learning institutions with a total student population of 38,000. There are numerous private and public educational institutions within the community: French schools ( CSSDM ) English Schools The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates libraries. Actors, musicians, artists Athletes and sports officials/personalities Politicians Daniel-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie D%C3%A9carie Daniel-Jérémie Décarie (March 20, 1836 – October 30, 1904)
624-533: The Benny Farm CLSC (a community centre with many social services including a clinic run by the provincial health ministry). The Décarie Expressway trench and the mainline of the Canadian Pacific railway each forms barriers that arguably disrupt the cohesiveness of the borough. As such, sections of NDG have unique characteristics and be characterized as well-defined neighbourhoods. As an example,
663-500: The Canadian Pacific line, colloquially referred to as Saint Raymond. Saint Raymond, with a population of 5915, has a black population of 18% and a Chinese population of 12%, both notably higher than Montreal as a whole. In recent years, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce has developed into a highly desirable neighbourhood for young professionals, though little gentrification has occurred outside of the Monkland Village . Geographically NDG
702-706: The Glen Yards, adjacent to the Vendôme intermodal station and the Loyola campus of Concordia University (situated next to the Montreal-West commuter rail station , respectively). Public schools, libraries, places of worship, parks, playgrounds, and public athletic facilities, including a local chapter of the Montreal YMCA , are distributed throughout the area. Housing tends towards the antique, with much of
741-487: The aesthetic of the early 20th-century first-ring suburb has been preserved. Additionally, NDG is well-served by public transit, including numerous bus lines, two Métro, and two commuter train stations, allowing the area to be one of the most 'walkable' in the entire city. NDG is well known for many large parks including NDG Park (known as Girouard Park), Loyola Park, Trenholme Park, Benny Park, Somerled Park, and Parc de la Confédération. The area has three indoor hockey arenas:
780-566: The architectural firms of Saia and Barbarese and Laverdière + Giguère received the Governor General's Medal for Architecture for their work in developing the buildings and landscaping. In 2007, the CLC sold these properties to the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal . Notre-Dame-de-Gr%C3%A2ce Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (English: Our Lady of Grace ), commonly known as NDG , is
819-412: The area. Today NDG is a cosmopolitan mixed-income urban neighbourhood highly sought after by young professionals. The multitude of services, including parks and other green spaces, schools, clinics, and major institutions, make it an ideal neighbourhood to raise a family close to the centre of the city of Montreal and its Central Business District. The vintage and antique housing is generally well kept and
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#1732790229227858-497: The borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is bounded on the east by the border with Westmount and Côte-des-Neiges , the south by the Saint-Jacques Escarpment , and the north by Côte-Saint-Luc Road , extending west to the border with Montreal West . "Westmount Adjacent" is a term applied by realtors to a district along the eastern edge of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, located in between
897-473: The city of Westmount to the east, the Décarie Expressway to the west, De Maisonneuve Boulevard to the south, and the lands of Villa Maria private Catholic girls school to the north. Both of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce's metro stations, Vendôme and Villa-Maria , are located in the area. The construction of the Décarie Expressway forced the displacement of 285 families and had a major impact on
936-409: The community is characterized by several prominent boulevards where commercial activity is concentrated. This design element also traces its history back to the earliest urban design planning native to Canada. NDG is almost exclusively residential and institutional in nature, defined in part by major Anglophone civic institutions anchoring its eastern and western ends. These are the MUHC hospital at
975-456: The construction occurring between 1910 and 1940 and providing a unique mix of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Beaux-Arts influences on traditional Quebecois architectural styles. There a variety of housing styles found in the borough, though the dominant and favoured style remains the red brick duplex row-house. Adding to its residential appeal, the community is well known for its tree-lined streets and general walkability . An important housing project
1014-504: The east, Côte-Saint-Luc Road to the north, Brock Avenue in the west, and Highway 20 and the Saint-Jacques Escarpment to the south. At the time of Montreal's founding in 1642 most of the land stretching past Mount Royal to the northwest was a vast forest running the length of a long, narrow ridge known as the Saint Jacques Escarpment. The area that was to become Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was founded along that ridge, near
1053-489: The eastern part of Monkland Avenue that was revitalized in the 1990s. The Décarie Expressway is a major sunken urban highway that runs north–south and splits eastern NDG into two segments. Several bridges connect both sides of the borough for both vehicles and pedestrians. The following is a list of street names in the area and what/who they're named after: The Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM) operates Francophone public schools. The administrative offices of
1092-422: The eastern side of the autoroute trench. NDG is also served by a variety of STM bus lines offering various service levels: 10-minute maximum (6:00-21:00) 10-minute maximum (6:00-14:00 East)(14:00-21:00 West) Local (day) Express (day) All night The major commercial streets are Monkland Avenue , Somerled Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West. Monkland Village comprises a cluster of businesses on
1131-438: The historic land division system developed by for agricultural purposes during Quebec's colonial period (i.e. long, rectangular city blocks running perpendicular to a river or ridge). It is a predominantly residential neighbourhood with considerable appeal to a wide variety of Montrealers, owing principally to its local cultural cachet, proximity to the urban core of the city, and wide variety of commercial and public services. NDG
1170-513: The most well-known and respected organizations. NDG Baseball joined Baseball Québec in 2022 after many years and several championships as part of Little League Quebec. NDG is home to the Montreal Exiles Rugby Football club (www.montrealexiles.com) who have mini-rugby teams (NDG Dragons) at U-6, U-8, U-10 U-12 and U-14 levels, Junior rugby at U-18 and senior men's rugby. Founded in 2011, the senior men's side featured in
1209-474: The neighbourhood, severing the easternmost part from the whole and leading to the area being referred to as Westmount Adjacent — a term implying housing costs and lifestyles more on par with Westmount, one of the most affluent communities in North America, rather than NDG which as a whole is more middle income. Broadly speaking Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a middle class first-ring residential suburb with
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1248-619: The provincial finals in 2011, losing to Westmount in the semi-final, and again in 2012 winning the Division C league and Cup. Their home field is Confederation Park. The public transport agency that operates transit bus and rapid transit services in Montreal is the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). The orange line of Montreal's Metro runs through the borough, following the Décarie Expressway with Villa Maria and Vendôme located on
1287-457: The public Doug Harvey Arena (formerly Confederation Arena) and the private Lower Canada College High School and Concordia University ( Ed Meagher Arena ) rinks. NDG is also home to the NDG YMCA , which includes a pool, gym, and recreation programs for youth and adults. The community is home to several sports organizations for both children and adults, with NDG Hockey and NDG Baseball being
1326-553: The sliver of NDG running between the rail line and the Saint-Jacques Escarpment (from Cavendish Boulevard to the Décarie Expressway) is known as St. Raymond's and has a strong association with Montreal's Italian community. Another section, separated from the rest of NDG by a highway trench and sharing a border with Westmount, is closer to where the village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was founded, and as such
1365-575: The territory split off in 1874 as the village of Côte-Saint-Antoine, later renamed Westmount ; a section then split off the western edge in 1897 to become Montreal West . In 1853, construction of the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was completed. In December 1876, the Municipality of the Village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was established through proclamation. In 1906, the village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
1404-495: The village developed around the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce which was the head church of the seven parishes on the western part of the Island of Montreal . It was around 1920 that Anglophones began settling in NDG, resulting in the construction of numerous schools and churches. The Décarie Expressway opened to motorists in 1966, in time for Expo 67 . Since 2002, the area has been administratively attached to Côte-des-Neiges as
1443-589: Was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal , the son of Jérémie Descary and Apolline Gougeon, Décarie was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Hochelaga in 1897 . A Liberal , he was re-elected without opposition in 1900 . He died in office in 1904 and he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal. His son, Jérémie-Louis Décarie
1482-401: Was incorporated as a town. On June 4, 1910, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was annexed to the city of Montreal. It was during this period that the long-established Descarries family reached its peak. Daniel-Jérémie Décarie (1836-1904) was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from 1877 to 1904 and his son, lawyer Jérémie-Louis Décarie (1870-1927), was a Quebec parliamentarian. In May 1912, Décarie Boulevard
1521-478: Was officially designated, running north–south from Côte-des-Neiges and the Town of Mount Royal in the north to Saint-Henri and Côte-Saint-Paul in the south (a section of the road was already known as Décarie Avenue). In 1908, the first tramway made its appearance in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, running around the north side of Mount Royal from Snowdon Station to the intersection of Mount Royal and Parc avenues. Gradually
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