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McGill College Avenue

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McGill College Avenue (officially in French: avenue McGill College) is a street in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named for McGill University, the street was widened in the 1980s and transformed into a scenic avenue with McGill's Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke Street at its north end and the Place Ville Marie plaza at its south end.

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McGill College Avenue
McGill College Avenue, Montreal Ville-Marie

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H3A 3M8 Montreal, Ville-Marie
Quebec, Canada
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