450 area code. Historical & Sites of Interest The Cosmodome located on the laurentian autoroute is the only museum in Canada dedicated solely to the space sciences and houses one of two lunar rocks on display in Canada. The Armand Frappier Museum located on Blvd. des Prairies is a biotechnology museum named after Dr.Armand Frappier who was instrumental in the fight against tuberculosis in Canada Église and Park Saint-Maxime, between 77e and 80e Avenue. Saint-Maxime parish, formed from Saint-Martin parish, was established in 1928. Prior to the church's construction in 1958, religious services were celebrated in the first École Saint-Maxime, located at 3781, boulevard Lévesque. The Lachapelle bridge, located on Blvd. Labelle connecting Montreal and Laval. The present-day metal Lachapelle bridge dates from 1890 and was doubled in size in 1977 after undergoing extensive modifications in 1940. The first bridge that linked the banks of Montréal and île Jésus was built of wood around 1848 and replaced the ferry that brought travellers from Cartierville to L'Abord-à-Plouffe. It was called the Cartierville bridge for a long time. The Centre du Sablon located on Ch. du Sablon is run by the Corporation du centre du Sablon, a non-profit organization. The City of Laval purchased the building from the Jewish community in 1992, where it was formerly a YMHA. The Centre seeks to satisfy residents' social, recreational and cultural needs by offering a wide range of activities aimed at different age groups. The Saint-Martin parish church Église Saint-Martin located on St. Martin, near Blvd. Labelle, was built in 1782, and was the first church on île Jésus located at a crossroads inland. The second church, erected in 1874, just southeast of the first one, designed by the architects Bourgeau and Leprohon, was destroyed in 1942 by lightning. It was replaced in 1949 by the existing church, built facing boulevard Saint-Martin, over 120 m away. References External links City of Laval, official website Neighbourhoods in Laval, Quebec Former municipalities in Quebec Greektowns in Canada Populated places disestablished in 1965