Until the 1930s the downtown stretch of Rue Sherbrooke Ouest was home to the Golden Square Mile , one of the richest residential neighborhoods in Canada. You’ll see a few glorious old homes along this drag, including the Reid Wilson House , the Louis-Joseph Forget House and the Mount Royal Club . There are good interpretation panels outside them explaining their history. The route is also home to visit-worthy churches, some first-rate museums and strings of energetic students en route to McGill University.