Jarry station is a

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station in the borough of

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(STM) and serves the Orange Line. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Overview

The station, designed by Lemoyne, Bland, Edwards, & Shine, is a normal

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station, built in

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. The

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near the north end is connected to an entrance integrated into the ground floor of an apartment building. The station is known for the diamond-shaped

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in the ceiling of the

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Origin of the name

This station is named for rue Jarry, which in turn commemorates

Bernard Bleignier dit Jarry Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...

, who received a concession in 1700 that later became the village of Saint-Laurent. The street was built on land belonging to

Stanislas Bleignier Jarry Sr. Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, ...

(patriarch), a descendant of Bernard Jarry, who was mayor of the village in 1907. Stanislas' son was

Raoul Jarry Raoul Jarry (1885 – January 23, 1930) was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. Background Raoul Jarry was born in 1885 to Stanislas Bleignier Jarry Sr (1844-1901) and Delphine Jasmin (1855-1942). Jarry had brothers, ...

Connecting bus routes

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Nearby points of interest

Parc Jarry Jarry Park is an urban park in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jarry Park has total area of 36 hectares. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its List of parks in Montreal, large ...

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Jarry Park Jarry Park is an urban park in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jarry Park has total area of 36 hectares. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks. From 1969 to 1976 ...

) * Centre d'emploi du Canada ( Canada Employment Centre) *

Stade IGA IGA Stadium (), originally called Du Maurier Stadium and formerly Uniprix Stadium, is the main tennis court at the Canadian Open tournament in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1996 and completed the following year, the centre court stadium cur ...

(Via 193 West)

References

External links

Jarry Station - official site

Montreal by Metro, metrodemontreal.com
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