HISTORY
The Community of Grovenor is rich with history since its creation in 1907. From people to structures, there are many stories in this little piece of Edmonton.
Grovenor in 1917
The fate of the school is uncertain. Inconsistent development practices threaten the integrity of the community. Residents feel that city officials are not responding to their concerns.
Sound familiar? Imagine you are going for a walk around Grovenor -- in 1917.
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Atomic Shelter Built in Grovenor
It was a cold calculation.
Say an atomic bomb exploded at the intersection of Jasper Avenue and 100 Street. How far west, upwind of the blast, would you have to go before you started to find survivors?
In 1951, military experts did the math. The answer they came up with was Grovenor.
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St Paul's Church
The structure that Grovenor residents recognize as St. Paul’s Anglican Church got off to a bad start – or, more precisely, a false start. In 1949, with babies booming and oil gushing, Rev. George Kelly knew that his flock needed a bigger pasture (so to speak) for Sunday services. So when he heard that parishioner Cyril Jones could spare his bulldozer for a few days, it was time to get to work.
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Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway in Grovenor
The first residents of Westgrove, later Grovenor, expected that the tracks north of Stony Plain Road would someday extend all the way to Vancouver.
The name was certainly ambitious enough: the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway, chartered to snake through the Yellowhead Pass into B.C. Perhaps, in the event of another outbreak of gold fever, it would head north to the Klondike as well.
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Streetcar Route No. 5
The next generation of Grovenor residents may be able to ride the rails to work, as the City contemplates building a west LRT line. It would be a journey back to the future.
In the old days, Grovenor’s rail connection to the rest of Edmonton was Streetcar Route No. 5, Athabasca to Syndicate via Downtown. If you wanted to trace this path on a modern map, you’d point your finger to the intersection of 142nd Street and Stony Plain Road and follow 102nd Avenue east to 124th Street, take the jog south on 124th to Jasper Avenue, and continue east all the way to 95th Street. The route finished with a loop north into the McCauley district.
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Margaret Chappelle
When the newspapers reported the death of Margaret Chappelle, one of her Grovenor neighbours called her “that crazy cat lady.”
It was certainly true that Chappelle enjoyed the company of animals. A childless widow with no immediate relatives, her 1.2 hectare property at 14625 Stony Plain Road was a refuge for stray cats.
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Grovenor in 1917
The fate of the school is uncertain. Inconsistent development practices threaten the integrity of the community. Residents feel that city officials are not responding to their concerns.
Sound familiar? Imagine you are going for a walk around Grovenor -- in 1917.
Read More...
Atomic Shelter Built in Grovenor
It was a cold calculation.
Say an atomic bomb exploded at the intersection of Jasper Avenue and 100 Street. How far west, upwind of the blast, would you have to go before you started to find survivors?
In 1951, military experts did the math. The answer they came up with was Grovenor.
Read More...
St Paul's Church
The structure that Grovenor residents recognize as St. Paul’s Anglican Church got off to a bad start – or, more precisely, a false start. In 1949, with babies booming and oil gushing, Rev. George Kelly knew that his flock needed a bigger pasture (so to speak) for Sunday services. So when he heard that parishioner Cyril Jones could spare his bulldozer for a few days, it was time to get to work.
Read More...
Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway in Grovenor
The first residents of Westgrove, later Grovenor, expected that the tracks north of Stony Plain Road would someday extend all the way to Vancouver.
The name was certainly ambitious enough: the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway, chartered to snake through the Yellowhead Pass into B.C. Perhaps, in the event of another outbreak of gold fever, it would head north to the Klondike as well.
Read More...
Streetcar Route No. 5
The next generation of Grovenor residents may be able to ride the rails to work, as the City contemplates building a west LRT line. It would be a journey back to the future.
In the old days, Grovenor’s rail connection to the rest of Edmonton was Streetcar Route No. 5, Athabasca to Syndicate via Downtown. If you wanted to trace this path on a modern map, you’d point your finger to the intersection of 142nd Street and Stony Plain Road and follow 102nd Avenue east to 124th Street, take the jog south on 124th to Jasper Avenue, and continue east all the way to 95th Street. The route finished with a loop north into the McCauley district.
Read More...
Margaret Chappelle
When the newspapers reported the death of Margaret Chappelle, one of her Grovenor neighbours called her “that crazy cat lady.”
It was certainly true that Chappelle enjoyed the company of animals. A childless widow with no immediate relatives, her 1.2 hectare property at 14625 Stony Plain Road was a refuge for stray cats.
Read More...