Golden Square Mile
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The Golden Square Mile is a historic upscale neighborhood in central Montreal known for its grand Victorian mansions and its former role as the residential enclave of the city’s anglophone elite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Square Mile canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ upscale residential area ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Edwardian architecture ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| borders |
Mount Royal Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ville-Marie borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Drummond Street segment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Street segment ⓘ Mansfield Street segment ⓘ McGill University campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Peel Street segment ⓘ Sherbrooke Street West segment NERFINISHED ⓘ embassies and consulates ⓘ historic mansions ⓘ luxury apartment buildings ⓘ museums ⓘ office towers ⓘ upscale hotels ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse | mixed-use downtown neighborhood ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
concentration of business leaders
ⓘ
historically anglophone elite ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic | center of Canadian corporate wealth (historically) ⓘ |
| etymology | named for roughly one square mile of affluent residences ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | area with numerous heritage-listed buildings ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Mille carré doré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse | residential enclave of Montreal anglophone elite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concentration of wealth in late 19th and early 20th centuries
ⓘ
grand Victorian mansions ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ |
| languageCharacteristic | historically English-speaking majority ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Mount Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ville-Marie borough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
architectural walking tours
ⓘ
historic mansions open to public events ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
served by Guy–Concordia metro station
ⓘ
served by Peel metro station ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningCharacteristic | mix of residential, institutional, and commercial uses ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Downtown Montreal