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neighbourhood
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located in Montreal
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, Quebec
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, Canada. It is part of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
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borough. The area is centred on the intersection of the Décarie Expressway
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and Queen Mary Road
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Queen Mary Road crosses the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace and the town of Hampstead and is located on the north ...
.
Snowdon is bordered by Macdonald Street ( Hampstead) in the west, Victoria Avenue (Côte-des-Neiges
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Cô ...
) in the east, Côte-Saint-Luc Road
Côte-Saint-Luc Road (officially in french: chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc) is a street on the island of Montreal. It dates back to the French regime and used to comprise what is now Queen Mary Road. It begins at the Meadowbrook Golf Club in Côte-S ...
(Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
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) to the south and Vézina Street and the railway tracks (Le Triangle
Le Triangle is a redeveloped condominium district in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bounded by De la Savane, Mountain Sights and Jean Talon Street, the district was expected to be home to 1,200 reside ...
) to the north. Furthermore, the northwest end borders Côte Saint-Luc
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Geography
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and the southeast end borders Westmount.
The neighbourhood is served by the Snowdon
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Metro
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, which has access to the Metro's Orange Line and Blue Line, and by Côte-Sainte-Catherine and Plamondon station
Plamondon station is a Montreal Metro station in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Orange Line. It is located in the ...
s on the Orange Line. Notable buildings in the neighbourhood include the former Snowdon Theatre
The Snowdon Theatre was a Streamline Moderne style cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on Decarie Boulevard in the neighbourhood of Snowdon. For 45 years it operated as a movie theater for films. After the theater closed, it was re-purpo ...
.
The district was named for James Snowdon, who owned a farm where the neighbourhood now stands./ref>
References
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