Bishop Street (officially in ) is a north–south street located in

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, Canada. With a total length of 0.6 km, it links

Sherbrooke Street Sherbrooke Street (officially in ) is a major east–west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal, Canada. The street begins in the town of Montreal West, Quebec, Montreal West and ends on the extreme ...

in the north to

René Lévesque Boulevard René Lévesque Boulevard (), previously named Dorchester Boulevard, 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 (Montreal), Ville ...

in the south. Like neighbouring

Crescent Street Crescent Street (officially in ) is a southbound street in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Running perpendicular to Saint Catherine Street, Crescent Street descends from Sherbrooke Street south to René Lévesque Boulevard. Crescent Street i ...

, Bishop is home to many pubs, bars, clubs and restaurants. The street borders the main downtown campus of

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, including the Henry F. Hall Building,

Bishop Court Apartments Bishop Court Apartments () is a historic apartment building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1463 Bishop Street, at the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard, De Maisonneuve Boulevard West in Downtown Montreal. The apartment building is ...

and the former Royal George Apartments, whose facade is now part of the J.W. McConnell Building.

History

The origin of the name Bishop Street is uncertain, but is known to be linked to the

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community. In 1887, it was named "Bishop Street", perhaps named for the first Anglican bishop of Montreal, Francis Fulford (1803-1868), whose first residence was located on the corner of Dorchester Street (today

). Bishop Street may be named for George C. Bishop 1837-1910 who built a number of homes in that area in the 1870s. In 1878 he built a stone home on Osborn St. between Mountain and Windsor Streets at the foot of Drummond.

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