Mayfair, Saskatoon
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| City of Saskatoon Neighbourhoods | |
|---|---|
| Mayfair | |
| Lawson Suburban Development Area | |
| Population: | 2,485 |
| Average Family Income: | $37,500 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.3 |
| Homeownership: | 68.2% |
| Average Home Selling Price: | $78,757 |
| Gross Area | 95.20 Hectares 235.20 Acres |
| Municipal Ward: | 1 |
| Statistics c2005 - [1][2][3] | |
Mayfair started out as a community outside of the villages of Riversdale, Nutana and Saskatoon and appears as its own place name on a map of 1907. In 1909 there were 60 residences built in Mayfair, and in 1911, the City of Saskatoon had grown large enough to encompass Mayfair.
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[edit] Location
Within the Lawson Suburban Development Area (West Side), the neighbourhood of Mayfair is bounded to the south by 33rd Street East, the north by Circle Drive. The width is determined by Idylwyld Drive (Avenue A) and Avenue H.
[edit] History
Mayfair Streets in 1912 were named differently.
- 33rd Street East was previously named “Albert”
- 34th Street East was previously named “James”
- 35th Street East was previously named“Charles”
- 36th Street East was previously named “Lily”
- 37th Street East was previously named “Frisco”
- Book about Mayfair: City of Saskatoon Planning Dept. Mayfair: a Plan for Neighborhood Improvement [6]
[edit] Layout
Streets are laid out east and west, avenues are laid out running north and south. Streets increment in number as travel heads northward. Avenues increment alphabetically as travel proceeds west. The whole of the Mayfair community is also laid out in a grid pattern.
[edit] Library
[edit] Education
- Mayfair School Public Elementary School opened January, 1921.
Prior to the completion of the first stage of Mayfair School, pupils of the district were accommodated in temporary frame structures. The basement for the brick school at Mayfair had been completed in 1914. However, further progress on construction was not resumed until six years later. In January of 1919, the Board realized that the use of the framed buildings would no longer meet the accommodation needs of the Mayfair district. Tenders were called for the completion of the permanent structure. A. W. Cassidy and Company was offered the contract, and work commenced in August of that year. The amount of the tender and sub-trades was a total of $212,484.00. This first stage of the building structure provided ten classrooms.
In 1952 an addition of four classrooms and an auditorium, was completed in 1952 at a total cost of $133,393.00.
Building plans for the 1958-59 school year provided for an addition of four classrooms at Mayfair school. Architects, Webster, Forrester and Scott, and contractor W.C. Wells, were involved in the project which was opened in September 1959.
[edit] Shopping
Shopping lines both sides of 33rd Street East.
- Mayfair Hardware opened June 1949 [10]
- Christie's Mayfair Bakery opened 1933 [11]
- Safeway Inc.
- Mayfair Sporting Goods Inc.
[edit] See also
[edit] Area Parks
- A.H. Browne Park 4.83 acres. The park features a seasonal water park/padding pool, baseball diamond, tobaggon hill, and soccer/football field.
The park was built on land acquired by the City of Saskatoon for non-payment of taxes, It is located on 37th St. between Avenues D and F. It is a legacy of the pre-war boom and bust as land speculators found themselves unable to sell off their properties and in many cases simply allowed ownership to revert to the City.
The east half of the park (including the paddling pool) was built in 1955. In 1957 part of Avenue E was closed north of 37th and the park was extended west to Avenue F. Previously known informally as "Mayfair Park", it was now formally named in honour of long-time Parks Superintendent Alfred H. Browne. In 1980, with funding provided by the Mayfair Neighbourhood Improvement Plan (NIP) it was re-landscaped. A hill was built in the center, the ball diamond was moved and expanded and new playgrounds, a soccer pitch and basketball court were built.
[edit] Transportation
Idylwyld Drive has had many titles: Avenue A, (Highway 11 and most currently Louis Riel Trail). It is a main thoroughfare through the city connecting Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It also connects west Saskatoon with the bedroom communities of Warman and Martensville
[edit] City Transit
Mayfair is serviced by City Transit Bus RoutesSaskatoon Transit.
[edit] Life
Kelsey Community Association provides leisure activities for various age groups and they are made available for area residents at Mayfair community school.[12]
[edit] Location
| North: Airport Business Area | ||
| West: Hudson Bay Park | Mayfair | East: Kelsey-Woodlawn |
| South: Caswell Hill |
[edit] References
- ^ Profiles
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community ...
- ^ About Saskatoon - sellingsaskatoon.comURL accessed February 17, 2007
- ^ A Brief History of Mayfair URL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ A Brief History of Mayfair URL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ How to research a subdivision - Local History pathfinder ...URL accessed April 1, 2007
- ^ Resources MayfairURL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon Public Library Mayfair Public Library URL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ [1] URL accessed March 9, 2007
- ^ Virtual Saskatchewan Mayfair Hardware URL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ Resources MayfairURL accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community URL accessed February 2, 2007
- ^ Selling an Idea or a ProductURL accessed January 27, 2007
[edit] External links
- Local Area Planning
- Saskatoon Real Estate Resource Centre, Neighbourhoods, Mayfair
- Narratives of Saskaton Picture of Saskatoon in 1890
- City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps
- Populace Spring 2006
