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[[Image:2007-09-25 Ottewell 16 Compressed.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Residential street corner in Ottewell.]]'''Ottewell''' is a large residential neighbourhood in south east [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s".<ref>From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton [http://maps.edmonton.ca map utility]</ref> |
[[Image:2007-09-25 Ottewell 16 Compressed.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Residential street corner in Ottewell.]]'''Ottewell''' is a large residential neighbourhood in south east [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s".<ref>From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton [http://maps.edmonton.ca map utility]</ref> |
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As designated when the current subdivision plan was developed, Ottewell was to be a "community" consisting of two "neighbourhoods", Braemar and [[Kenilworth_(Edmonton)|Kenilworth]]. The entire community was bounded on the north by 98 Avenue, on the west by 75 Street, on the east by 50 Street, and on the south by 82 Avenue (excluding the businesses and homes on the north side of 82 Avenue and both sides of 83 Avenue west of 71 Street which belonged to the older King Edward |
As designated when the current subdivision plan was developed, Ottewell was to be a "community" consisting of two "neighbourhoods", Braemar and [[Kenilworth_(Edmonton)|Kenilworth]]. The entire community was bounded on the north by 98 Avenue, on the west by 75 Street, on the east by 50 Street, and on the south by 82 Avenue (excluding the businesses and homes on the north side of 82 Avenue and both sides of 83 Avenue west of 71 Street which belonged to the older King Edward Addition neighbourhood). The division between the two neighbourhoods was 90 Avenue, Kenilworth to the south and Braemar to the north. Common usage in the decades since has dropped the Braemar name in favour of Ottewell, and dropped the use of Ottewell to refer to [[Kenilworth_(Edmonton)|Kenilworth]]. |
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Revision as of 15:04, 21 December 2012
Ottewell is a large residential neighbourhood in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. "The area is named for the Ottewell family, who were among the first settlers south of the river in the 1880s".[1]
As designated when the current subdivision plan was developed, Ottewell was to be a "community" consisting of two "neighbourhoods", Braemar and Kenilworth. The entire community was bounded on the north by 98 Avenue, on the west by 75 Street, on the east by 50 Street, and on the south by 82 Avenue (excluding the businesses and homes on the north side of 82 Avenue and both sides of 83 Avenue west of 71 Street which belonged to the older King Edward Addition neighbourhood). The division between the two neighbourhoods was 90 Avenue, Kenilworth to the south and Braemar to the north. Common usage in the decades since has dropped the Braemar name in favour of Ottewell, and dropped the use of Ottewell to refer to Kenilworth.
Residential development
Most of the residential construction in the neighbourhood (86.3%) occurred during the first fifteen years after the end of World War II, and was substantially compete by 1980.[2]
The most popular style of home according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single family dwelling. Single family dwellings account for eight out of ten (79%) of all residences in Ottewell. The next most common type of residence, accounting for almost one in eight (12%) of residences, is apartments in low rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Four percent of residences are duplexes[3] while 5% of residences are included in a category called collective residences. Three out of every four residences (77%) are owner occupied while the remaining residences are rented.[4]
Golden Homes was one of the major builders in the area. Houses that sold for approximately $20,000 new in the early 1960s are worth more than $400,000 by 2007, a twentyfold increase in price.
Schools
There are six schools in the Ottewell neighbourhood. Three are operated by the Edmonton Public School System, two are operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System, and one is an independent charter school.
- Edmonton Public Schools
- Braemer Public School
- Clara Tyner Elementary School (1966)
- Ottewell Junior High School(1960)
- Edmonton Catholic Schools
- Austin O'Brien High School (1963)
- St. Brendan Catholic Elementary School (1960)
- Other
- Suzuki Charter School Native Land
The former St. Bernard's Elementary school at 7211 - 96A Avenue was previously operated by the Edmonton Separate School Board (later Edmonton Catholic Schools).
Shopping and services
Edmonton's Capilano Mall, which opened in 1966, is located at the north east corner of the neighbourhood. The mall contains a branch of the Edmonton Public Library. Ottewell Plaza, a strip mall containing a large grocery store and various other shops, is located in the far south of the neighbourhood.
Places of worship in Ottewell include Ottewell Christian Reformed Church, Ottewell United Church, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Braemar Baptist Church,[5] the Salvation Army Edmonton Temple, and Al-Hadi Mosque(Ahmiddaya Muslim).
Surrounding neighbourhoods
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References
- ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/DD23/FEDERAL%202001/Neighbourhood/OTTEWELL.pdf
- ^ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
- ^ http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05002/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/OTTEWELL.pdf
- ^ http://www.braemarbaptistchurch.org
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