Saint-Paul Street (Montreal)

Saint Paul Street
	Saint Paul Street in Old Montreal
Native name	Rue Saint-Paul (French)
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Location	Montreal
West end	Montfort Street
Major; junctions	At-grade section of A-10 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
East end	Berri Street
Construction
Inauguration	1673

Montreal map drawn by François Dollier de Casson in 1672

Rue Saint-Paul (Saint Paul Street) is a street in the Old Montreal historic area of Montreal, Quebec.

The street was laid out by François Dollier de Casson, along the route of a path that had bordered a former fort.^[1] Saint Paul is Montreal's oldest street and for many years served as its main thoroughfare.^[2]^{[better source needed]} Paved in 1672, it was named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, who built a home for himself on it in 1650.^[3]

The street is home to such landmarks as the Bonsecours Market and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel.^[4] Much of Saint Paul is still paved with cobblestones. Plans to pedestrianize the street in 2008 were dropped by the City of Montreal after complaints from merchants.