Montgomery Place is a post-World War II community erected for veterans outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, that consists primarily of residential homes.
[4] It was named in honour of Field Marshal The 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, the famous Ulster Scots commander in the British Army during the Second World War.
[citation needed] Plans for a community on the current site of Montgomery Place date back to the May 1912 "Saskatoon and Environs Map" published by Commercial Map and Blue Printing, which sketched out proposed neighbourhoods far beyond the then-current boundaries of the young city.
After significant victories over German General Erwin Rommel in North Africa (1942–1944), he was promoted to Field Marshal in command of British and Canadian troops.
Montgomery presided over the Battles of Arnhem and Normandy and accepted the formal surrender of the German military at Luneburg Heath on May 4, 1945.
With the completion of Circle Drive, there is also potential future development land available on the west side of Dundonald Avenue, which as of 2013 no longer connects to Valley Road or the City Landfill and has a number of lots that were left vacant for decades due to uncertainty over the eventual outcome of the Circle Drive alignment.
Chappell Drive is the furthest west road at present, whereas Dundonald Avenue and the southwest extension of Circle Drive lie to the east (Dundonald formerly linked south to Valley Road and Spadina Crescent, but is now closed at Mountbatten Street).
The southern boundary of the community's residential development is denoted by Burma Road, a private (non-City of Saskatoon) roadway servicing the CN Rail yards on the south side of Montgomery Place.
[10][11] The city's main rail yard and passenger station is located on the south side of Montgomery Place, and the northern side of the community is in the shadow of the Viterra Grain Terminal (formerly known as Canadian Government Elevators and later AgPro), one of the city's iconic landmarks.
Burma Road, a private roadway, runs east-to-west between the residential development of Montgomery Place and the rail yards to the south.
Several older streets within the community also were left unpaved for many years due to a stated desire by residents of the day to keep property taxes low.
Given its unique history as a veteran's neighbourhood (as reflected by many of the street names), there is always overwhelming community support for the service.