Grande Allée

It is located on Quebec City Hill, parallel to the St. Lawrence River, in the La Cité-Limoilou and Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge boroughs. It is famous for its restaurants and fine buildings which recall today the status prestigious residences that were there at the turn of the 19 th and 20 th centuries 2. The St. Louis Street, Grande Allée and Saint-Louis were the only road that connected at the xvii th century, the Old Quebec present in Cap-Rouge west of Quebec 7. It was the road that people from outside borrowed to sell their furs in the city. After the departure of the British imperial garrison in 1871 from Citadelle 8 and its surroundings, Grande Allée underwent several redevelopments, including the destruction of military architecture ( Portes Hope, Prescott and Palais 9, for example). If it was not for the intervention ofLord Dufferin 10, the walls of the city could also have been razed. The Parliament is later built in 1877 and in fact, many citizens to establish residence there 11. Towards the end of the xix th century, this route is expanded and arranged so as to create a pleasant and healthy living environment and the bourgeoisie could take up residence. In 1911, protests burst forth to challenge the construction of the building height Apartments Grande Allée, at the corner of rue Chevrotière, especially given its lack of arrangement to other buildings 12. Several lavish mansions now house cafes, clubs and restaurants 13.