Talk:Robert-Bourassa Boulevard — University Street

1935 photo
The photo from 1935 seems to include the Roddick Gates at the top of McGill College avenue, not University 205.151.83.5 (talk) 19:49, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Robert-Bourassa Boulevard: new article or move?
On March 15, 2015, University Street (excluding the short stretch adjacent to McGill) was renamed "Robert-Bourassa Boulevard". There's a one year transition for postal mail forwarding, and I believe some old signs with red tape covering them may stay for a short period, but for all intents and purposes it's now official: the new street signs have gone up and even Google Maps has renamed the street.

Question is, how should we go about the change here. A new article titled Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, or the existing article moved from University Street to Robert-Bourassa Boulevard? I'm leaning towards the latter since it will automatically redirect, and little needs to be done in terms of modifying the article. Wanted to hear what others think before I go forward with any changes (not particularly keen about doing so, considering it's another erasure of Montreal's history for political reasons).--Apple2gs (talk) 00:16, 18 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It's a quandary, as University Street will continue to exist. If the present article were moved to Robert Bourassa Boulevard, and then University Street were re-created by re-adding the relevant information, would its edit history be preserved in both places? - Montréalais (talk) 13:49, 5 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Probably best to use the Wikipedia article on Rene Levesque Boulevard as a model, it was an almost identical situation. The vast majority of Dorchester was renamed except for a small tail stretch in Westmount. For all intents and purposes, and as much as I dislike the situation, University is no longer a major or large street, too insignificant to merit its own article. Of course it's history is still relevant and important, but it'd likely just fit under the main Robert-Bourassa Boulevard article as a section on the street's history (or like Dorchester, a sub-section of the Rene Levesque Boulevard). As I said, I think a move is probably a better idea than a split into two articles but let's see what others feel.--Apple2gs (talk) 16:17, 5 April 2015 (UTC)