Grosvenor Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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| City of Saskatoon Neighborhoods | |
|---|---|
| Grosvenor Park | |
| Nutana Suburban Development Area | |
| Population: | 1,365 |
| Average Family Income: | $94,420 |
| Average Household Size: | 2 |
| Homeownership: | 47.4% |
| Average Home Selling Price: | $160,871 |
| Municipal Ward: | 8 |
| Statistics c2005 - [1] | |
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[edit] Grosvenor Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Grosvenor Park was one of the first neighborhoods planned to be a smaller residential area with less traffic and close to family amenities. It was the first subdivision to depart from the grid system of roadways and used curved courts to connect to the surrounding thoroughfares around the circumference. The concept was to surround an elementary school with a corresponding quantity of residential dwellings. The neighborhood concept was successful and today still houses a prosperous middle to upperclass white collar community.
Grosvenor Park neighborhood is bounded to the north by 14th Street, the south by 8th Street East. The width is determined by Cumberland Avenue on the western boundary and Preston Avenue on the eastern edge. The neighborhood is basically square in shape and the roadways are crescents which are not complete 'U's but rather curving streets.
[edit] Features
The street names honour prominent early settlers of Nutana.
- Garrison Crescent - George Wesley Garrison pioneer brick house still stands on Broadway Avenue and operates as the Bulk Cheese Warehouse.[6]
- Isbister Street - Mayor Malcolm Scarth Halsetter Isbister, 1905 and Saskatoon postmaster as well as President of the Board of Trade. [7] [8]
- Leslie Avenue - James Leslie moved to Saskatoon with the Temperance Colony and in 1896 he opened a general store with Mayor James R. Wilson, and in 1903 he was president of the newly assembled Board of Trade. Leslie[13] [14] [15]
[edit] Grosvenor Park Shopping Centre
| Grosvenor Park Shopping Centre | |
| Mall facts and statistics | |
|---|---|
| Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| No. of stores and services | over 31 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Parking | free above ground |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | [http://www.gpcentre.com/ |
Grosvenor Park Centre at 8th Street East and Preston Avenue has a wide assortment of shops and services to match a variety of lifestyles. The Real Canadian Wholesale Club and Shopper's Drug Mart are the two main anchors to this strip mall. [16]
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[edit] Demographics
The folks living here comprise a mix of retired original homeowners, and younger university students. Whereas the elementary school was the original focus for the neighborhood conecpt, the amount of elementary students has declined in the area and can no longer support a school for the community.
[edit] Area Parks
- Grosvenor Park 6.78 acres
- Latham Park 0.95 acres
- Rod V. Real Park 1.59 acres
- Albert Oulton Park 0.90 acres
[edit] Transportation
[edit] City Transit
[edit] Education
There are no schools currently in this subdivision.
- Grosvenor Park School opened in 1958 and was named after the subdivision as it was the first school in the area.[17] The school building was purchased in 1993 by the Muslim Community of Saskatoon and is now The Saskatoon Islamic Centre (mosque)[18]
[edit] History
The building boom following World War II provided impetus for the development of Grosvenor Park. The majority of dwellings were constructed between 1946 and 1960.
8th Street East is a main thoroughfare through the city of Saskatoon with easy access to intersecting provincial highways.
[edit] Location
| North: U of S | ||
| West: Varsity View | Grosvenor Park | East: Greystone Heights |
| South: Holliston |
[edit] References
- ^ Grosvenor Park Neighborhood Map and Profiles
- ^ History of Nutana URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project THE EDUCATIONAL HISTORY OF SASKATOON By W.P. Bate URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon Archives - History of Saskatoon URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Garrison House site / Bulk Cheese Warehouse URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon Archives - Mayors - Mayor Malcolm IsbisterURL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ The Saskatoon Convalescent Hospital and Vocational Training School ...URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen WEb Project THE TEMPERANCE COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND THE FOUNDATION OF SASKATOON By JOHN N. LAKE URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/history/mayors/wilson.asp City of Saskatoon Archives - Mayors - James Wilson BiographyURL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Narratives of Saskatoon Saskatoon Gen Web Project URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Tourism Saskatoon Shopping URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Blashill, Lorraine (1982). in Lorraine Blashill: From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools. Modern Press Ltd., p.141.
- ^ Islamic Association of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) -Community URL accessed February 7, 2007
- ^ Selling an Idea or a ProductURL accessed January 27, 2007
[edit] External Links
- Saskatoon Neighborhoods Word Search Puzzle
- City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps
- Populace Spring 2006
