Athena Park

Athena Park is a small park in the Park Extension neighborhood of the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It occupies a quadrilateral bounded by Jean Talon Street, Bloomfield Street, de l'Épée Avenue, and Greenshields Street.

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Opening hours: 6:00 AM—midnight
Type: Park
Description: park in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also known as: “Parc Athena”
Address: 557 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest, Montréal, Québec H2R 1T8

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parc station and Dickie Moore Park.

Parc station

Railway station

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Parc station, also known as Park Avenue station and formerly Jean-Talon station, is a historic railway station building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its western end houses the Montreal Metro's Parc station, while businesses occupy the rest of the building.

Dickie Moore Park

Park

Photo: Jbfournot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Acadie station

Metro station

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Acadie station is a Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal and serves the Blue Line. It is located in the Parc-Extension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outremont and Mile-End.

Outremont

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Outremont, once its own town, was incorporated into Montreal in 2002. As its name suggests, it's on the other side of Mount Royal from downtown, and is a predominately residential area, home to well-known Québec artists and celebrities and to Montreal's Hasidic Jewish community.

Mile-End

Photo: Alain Rouiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mile End, the last Mile, is a small neighborhood between Outremont, Le Plateau, Rosemont and Little Italy. The main commercial streets are parts of St-Viateur, Fairmount, Bernard, Villeneuve, Parc Ave & St-Laurent.