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Rabbittown, St. John's

Rabbittown is a neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located near downtown, and is bounded approximately by Empire Avenue, Freshwater Road and Newtown Road.

Rabbittown
Neighbourhood
Map of Rabbittown
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
CitySt. John's
Ward2
Government
 • Administrative bodySt. John's City Council
 • CouncillorOphelia Ravencroft

History Edit

Rabbittown was first developed in the years between World War I and World War II. Many of the street names correspond to locations where the Newfoundland Regiment fought or was stationed during World War I. Merrymeeting Road is the primary traffic and commercial street.

Boundaries Edit

Rabbittown exists primarily on the North ("outer") side of Merrymeeting Road, which was one of the early official boundaries of the City of St. John's. The neighbourhood is home to many students; the neighbourhood is within walking distance of Memorial University of Newfoundland, and contains many relatively low-rent apartments.

Community Edit

Rabbittown is generally a residential area. The area's primary commercial enterprises are two grocery stores (Coleman's and Sobey's), as well as two barber shops and several independent, short-order restaurants. The area is also served by two convenience stores, a drugstore and one gas station.

The Rabbittown Community Centre, which is located at 26 Graves Street, hosts a number of services for different age groups. There is a teen program, an afterschool program, an adults' Rabbittown Community Association neighborhood group. Also on-site are an Employment counselor, a CAP site and a nurse.

The Rabbittown Theatre Company (who work from a facility of the same name) is a successful small theatre company located in the area, at the corner of Merrymeeting Road and Linscott Street. The Theatre (with its Company) are the only institutions other than the community centre to formally bear the name of the neighbourhood.

The Hub, which refers to itself as "The Physically Disabled Service Centre" is on Merrymeeting Road, in the heart of the neighbourhood.

The neighbourhood was the setting of Rabbittown, a CBC Television comedy pilot which aired as a special in 2006 but was not picked up to series.

Religion Edit

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has both a strong history and a current presence in the neighbourhood, with its only St. John's church located on Aldershot Street. The original Adventist manse was at 106 Freshwater Road. That building was eventually replaced with a three-story Adventist Academy (high school) and an Adventist elementary school at 154 Freshwater. When public funding for religious schools was cut in 1997, the two schools were consolidated, and the only Adventist school in the province, St. John's Adventist Academy, is now located at the site of the old elementary school. Due to lack of funding, the school has not operated since 2003, but plans are reported to be in the works to consolidate church and school buildings and reopen the school[citation needed]. The old high school building is now the home of the Rabbittown Theatre Company.

Streets in Rabbittown Edit

(arranged west to east)

 
Map of Rabbittown

See also Edit

External links Edit

  • Rabbittown Community Centre

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rabbittown, john, rabbittown, neighbourhood, john, newfoundland, labrador, located, near, downtown, bounded, approximately, empire, avenue, freshwater, road, newtown, road, rabbittownneighbourhoodmap, rabbittowncountry, canadaprovince, newfoundland, labradorci. Rabbittown is a neighbourhood in St John s Newfoundland and Labrador It is located near downtown and is bounded approximately by Empire Avenue Freshwater Road and Newtown Road RabbittownNeighbourhoodMap of RabbittownCountry CanadaProvince Newfoundland and LabradorCitySt John sWard2Government Administrative bodySt John s City Council CouncillorOphelia RavencroftThis article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rabbittown St John s news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Community 4 Religion 5 Streets in Rabbittown 6 See also 7 External linksHistory EditRabbittown was first developed in the years between World War I and World War II Many of the street names correspond to locations where the Newfoundland Regiment fought or was stationed during World War I Merrymeeting Road is the primary traffic and commercial street Boundaries EditRabbittown exists primarily on the North outer side of Merrymeeting Road which was one of the early official boundaries of the City of St John s The neighbourhood is home to many students the neighbourhood is within walking distance of Memorial University of Newfoundland and contains many relatively low rent apartments Community EditThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rabbittown is generally a residential area The area s primary commercial enterprises are two grocery stores Coleman s and Sobey s as well as two barber shops and several independent short order restaurants The area is also served by two convenience stores a drugstore and one gas station The Rabbittown Community Centre which is located at 26 Graves Street hosts a number of services for different age groups There is a teen program an afterschool program an adults Rabbittown Community Association neighborhood group Also on site are an Employment counselor a CAP site and a nurse The Rabbittown Theatre Company who work from a facility of the same name is a successful small theatre company located in the area at the corner of Merrymeeting Road and Linscott Street The Theatre with its Company are the only institutions other than the community centre to formally bear the name of the neighbourhood The Hub which refers to itself as The Physically Disabled Service Centre is on Merrymeeting Road in the heart of the neighbourhood The neighbourhood was the setting of Rabbittown a CBC Television comedy pilot which aired as a special in 2006 but was not picked up to series Religion EditThe Seventh day Adventist Church has both a strong history and a current presence in the neighbourhood with its only St John s church located on Aldershot Street The original Adventist manse was at 106 Freshwater Road That building was eventually replaced with a three story Adventist Academy high school and an Adventist elementary school at 154 Freshwater When public funding for religious schools was cut in 1997 the two schools were consolidated and the only Adventist school in the province St John s Adventist Academy is now located at the site of the old elementary school Due to lack of funding the school has not operated since 2003 but plans are reported to be in the works to consolidate church and school buildings and reopen the school citation needed The old high school building is now the home of the Rabbittown Theatre Company Streets in Rabbittown Edit arranged west to east Empire Avenue Graves Street Little Street Winchester Street Freshwater Road Liverpool Avenue Monchy Street Hamel Street Suez Street Suvla Street Cairo Street Salisbury Street Malta Street Aldershot Street Goodridge Street Rankin Street Hennebury Place Calver Avenue Merrymeeting Road Edinburgh Street McNeil Street Summer Street Mayor Avenue Newtown Road Linscott Street Blatch Avenue Avalon Street Howley Avenue Extension Calver Street Scott Street St George s Court Cook Street Feild Street Spencer Street Map of RabbittownSee also EditNeighbourhoods in St John s Newfoundland and LabradorExternal links EditRabbittown Community Centre 47 33 59 N 52 43 19 W 47 56639 N 52 72194 W 47 56639 52 72194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rabbittown St John 27s amp oldid 1133039163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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