Tell me about the Chanabel district in Montréal. Where to go and what time on Saturday?

Question

Which are the best buildings to see??

Answer 1

Actually, it is considerably further north than Jarry Park.  In fact it is about 1 half km north of the metropolitan (40).  If you take Bd. St. LAurant north, Chabanel st is on the left.  Saturday mornings is the best time to go there

Answer 2

Chabanel is not really a district, but just a road in Montreal, unless you just mean the "area around Chabanel".

It is just north of Jarry Park, where Montreal holds its international tennis tournaments each year. Chabanel Street is actually divided into two sections, as are many east/west streets in that area.

Chabanel Ouest (West) runs directly through a major shopping area for residents on the island known as "Marche Centrale", French for the "Central Market". Fresh produce is brought there daily and there are a number of major stores such as Costco, Reno-Depot, and other big chains, as well as restaurants.

Chabanel Est (East) is the part that starts to the east of St. Denis Street. That part is mainly residential I believe, although I have not been there recently to confirm.

I would not say that there are any great buildings or things to see in that area, other than the main market area for shopping and relaxing at a cafe to watch people go by. And Saturdays will likely be one of the busiest days in that area.

There is the Claude Robillard Sports Complex nearby, and they may have something going on there. But if you are looking for fantastic buildings to look at or museums to go see, you probably want to go somewhere on the mountain in the Westmount area, the museums on Sherbrooke Street downtown, check out the underground shopping malls downtown (like Place de la Cathedral), or in the old port of Montreal and in Chinatown area.

All of the ones I just mentioned are further south and a bit west from Chabanel. Just take a look at the maps on Montreal's public transit authority website.

http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/info/a-pl...

EDIT:

I was actually not aware that they had different areas that had stores which were more expensive than others. However, I did go back and check a few things. I found the following website that gives you an idea what some of the stores are in that area.

http://www.marchecentral.com/english.htm

By the way, the Marche Centrale is probably as close as you will get to a Factory Outlet Center like they have in the States. There are a few outlet stores, but it is not a collection of outlet stores like you would find down there.

Answer 3

And also sports a beautiful... what?!?

Don't ask me why but I've never even heard of this Chabanel District.

Thanks to you and what's his face, now I know more than I did before!

Answer 4

Better check coz I think all of those buildings are manufactuers and may not be open to the public ...unless they have special "public days".