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The origins of Charlesbourg began with the concession of the seigniory of Notre-Dame-des-Anges in 1626. The seigniory extended from the Charles River [2] northward, encompassing the modern boroughs of Limoilou and Charlesbourg.
Jean Talon Street (officially in French: rue Jean-Talon) is one of the longest streets on the Island of Montreal. It runs from Décarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to Galeries d'Anjou. [1] Jean Talon was the first Intendant of New France. In the Town of Mount Royal, it is called Dresden Avenue.
The name Grondines was named by Samuel de Champlain himself in 1674. [2] " Grondines" is from the French verb "gronder", meaning to rumble or roar.The 'seigneurie des Grondines' was one of the oldest lordship in the province of Quebec, and was initially granted in 1637 by the Company of New France to Duchess Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot de Pontcourlay, Dame d'atours of Marie de' Medici, and ...
One of the best post-Christmas sales we look forward to every year is Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sale, which typically kicks off the day after Christmas and lasts for a couple of weeks.Ring in the ...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to end deforestation in his country's rainforest by 2030 and has urged wealthy nations to contribute to the cause via the Amazon Fund run by ...
Rue Atateken, Le Village Rue de la Commune (English: De la Commune Street ) is a road in Old Montreal , Quebec, Canada which is well used both by Montrealers and by tourists, since it is the home of the Pointe-à-Callière Museum and the Old Port of Montreal .
A Florida man was taken into custody on Monday after being accused of stabbing a delivery driver in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, earlier this month, according to police. Curtis Gardner, 33, is facing ...
VIA 57 West (marketed as VIΛ 57WEST) is a residential building at 625 West 57th Street, between 11th and 12th Avenues, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The pyramid shaped tower block or "tetrahedron", designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), rises 467 ft (142 m) and is 35-stories tall.