The

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of Churchill Park in

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is located in the city's centre. The neighbourhood is bordered by Freshwater Road to the west, Empire Avenue to the south, Kenna's Hill, Kingsbridge and Torbay Roads to the east and Elizabeth Avenue to the north. Its main east-west thoroughfares are Elizabeth Avenue and Empire Avenue, and its main north-south thoroughfares are Portugal Cove Road and Allandale Road. The neighbourhood borders the campus of

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to the north, and as a result, it is home to a sizable student population. The area is made up of single-family homes, mostly built in the 1950s and 1960s. The area was the first modern

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of the city of St. John's, and one of the first residential suburbs in all of Canada, with development plans dating back as early as 1944.Dr. Chris Sharpe: https://www.mun.ca/geog/research/churchillpark.php Initially, it was planned to be a "garden city," with single-family homes on small

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s, generous lots, serviced with nearby parks and trails. Post-

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, development of the area changed to include

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blocks and

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s, which remain today in the west end of Churchill Park. The architecture and design was planned by Paul Meschino."Park architect" ''Memorial University Gazette''. (08-13-2000)
/ref> Churchill Park is home to the Churchill Square shopping centre, which is the area's main commercial centre. Bell

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's main switching station for the city is located in Churchill Park. City parks include Kelly's Brook Park, Lions' Park, Larch Place Park and St. Patrick's Park, along with its namesake Churchill Park. Due to its proximity to the university campus, many of the homes in the west end of the neighbourhood (west of Allandale Road) are rented out to students, thus making it the city's principal

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. Its proximity to campus makes renting costs higher than other areas of the city, such as Rabbittown or Georgestown. Houses in the west end of the neighbourhood are mostly small

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s and

projects. The east end is much more affluent, with larger houses and an established and less transient population.

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