OLDEST commercial street in North America, Rue Petit-Champlain, Québec,Qc, Canada
Posted by: lyturmel
N 46° 48.770 W 071° 12.204
19T E 331903 N 5186722
Rue du Petit-Champlain, the oldest commercial street in North America!
Waymark Code: WMN3FG
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 12/19/2014
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La rue en pierres a 12 mètres de largeur et 500 mètres de longueur. On y retrouve 45 boutiques qui appartiennent à une coopérative d'artisans. C'est une des rues les plus historiques au Canada. Elle reçoit un million de visiteurs chaque année! Rue du Petit-Champlain est au pied de la falaise où se situe le Château Frontenac. On peut y accéder par le célèbre escalier casse-cou construit en 1635!
Vacay.ca:
'The street has boutique shops, artisan galleries, and restaurants, as well as a 200-seat theatre within centuries-old stone walls, a mural that depicts different stages of the city’s history and the famed breakneck staircase built in 1635 . Look up at the Dufferin Terrace and you will see Château Frontenac'
Type of documentation of superlative status: Vacay.ca
Location of coordinates: The breakneck staircase!
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