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Goose Village

Former neighbourhoods in CanadaFormer populated places in QuebecHistoric districts in CanadaHistory of MontrealIrish-Canadian culture in Montreal
Le Sud-OuestNeighbourhoods in MontrealPopulated places established in the 19th centuryUse mdy dates from June 2013
Victoriatown Train Station
Victoriatown Train Station

Goose Village (French: "Village-aux-Oies") was a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its official but less commonly used name was Victoriatown, after the adjacent Victoria Bridge. The neighbourhood was built on an area formerly known as Windmill Point, where thousands of Irish immigrants died from disease in 1847 and 1848. The entire neighborhood was demolished in 1964 as part of preparations for Expo 67, to be replaced by a football stadium and parking lot.

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Goose Village
Rue Le Ber, Montreal Le Sud-Ouest

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Rue Le Ber 1852-1870
H3K 2A4 Montreal, Le Sud-Ouest
Quebec, Canada
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