Montreal Street – Named after a colonial bishopric, Montreal, Canada – One of the original streets of Christchurch named in 1850 by Edward Jollie (1825- 1894) and Captain Joseph Thomas (b. 1803?). The names were taken from bishoprics listed in Burke’s Peerage.
A small amount of information from the library website and nothing for me to add.
Yes, I did walk the full length of this street. I started at Brougham St end where Lane Walker Rudkin’s factory used to be but it now a huge empty section.A few old houses but mostly businesses until you get to the Avon River. Between the river and Cranmer Square there is businesses, B&Bs, Art Gallery and cafes plus one lonely little house that belonged to a teacher from Girls High. From Cranmer Square to Bealey Ave there are restaurants, hotels and cafes plus the Defence Force HMNZS Pegasus. There are several old houses this end which are mostly well looked after.
This street covers two suburbs and I actually walked it December 2018 when I first started this project.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 