Meadowlark Park, Edmonton
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Meadowlark Park is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was originally part of the Town of Jasper Place, becoming a part of Edmonton when Jasper Place amalgamated with the city in 1964.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 95 Avenue, on the east by 156 Street, on the south by 87 Avenue, and on the west by 163 Street.
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[edit] Residential Development
Nine out of ten residences in the neighbourhood are owner occupied, with the most common type of dwelling being single detached houses. There are also a number of walk up apartment buildings in the neighbourhood. Roughly eight out of ten residences were constructed between the end of the Second World War and the 1970s.
[edit] Schools
There is a single school in the neighbourhood, Meadowlark Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.
[edit] Shopping and Services
Meadowlark Health and Shopping Centre is located at the south east corner of the neighborhood at the intersection of 156 Street and 87 Avenue. The Jasper Place branch of the Edmonton Public Library is located close to the shopping centre as is a fire station. The Edmonton Transit System's Meadowlark Transit Centre is located on the north side of the shopping centre.
West Edmonton Mall is located to the west of the neighbourhood along 87 Avenue.
[edit] Surrounding Neighborhoods
Surrounding neigbhborhoods are Lynnwood and Elmwood to the south, Sherwood and Jasper Park to the east, West Jasper Place to the north east, Glenwood to the north and north west, and West Meadowlark Park to the west.
Glenwood | Glenwood | West Jasper Place |
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Elmwood | Elmwood, Lynnwood | Lynnwood |