The construction of the metro began at this station: earth was broken on 23 May 1962 at the corner of rue Berri and rue Jarry.
This station was originally supposed to contain a series of murals by Mario Merola depicting the nine kings of France and the nine monarchs of Britain who had reigned over New France since its foundation. This project was cancelled due to differences between Merola and artistic director Robert La Palme.
This station was the epicentre of the metro's busiest day ever, when two million people came to see the Pope in Parc Jarry on 11 September 1984.
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Rue Jarry. This street is named for Bernard Bleignier dit Jarry, who received a concession on 5 April 1700 that later became the village of Saint-Laurent. The first part of this street was run between rue Fabre and rue Lajeunesse, through land belonging to Stanislas Jarry, père, a descendant of Bernard Jarry and mayor of the village in 1907.