Inglewood is a residential neighbourhood in north west

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, Canada. Between 1946 and 1996, Edmonton's Charles Camsell Hospital was located in the neighbourhood. The hospital was named after Canadian

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, map maker and

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, Charles Camsell. The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by 118 Avenue, on the south by 111 Avenue, on the west by

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, and on the east by a former

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right of way. The community is represented by the Inglewood

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, established in 1950, which maintains a

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located at 125 Street and 116 Avenue.

History

As of 1882, portions of the present neighbourhood were owned by an employee of the Hudson's Bay fur trading company, operating a few kilometres away at

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. Located along the original St. Albert Trail, connecting the settlements of St. Albert and Edmonton, the area was used by

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and

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peoples for their campsites when they came to do business in Edmonton. The majority of Inglewood was added to Edmonton during an annexation in 1904, with the portion west of 127 Street added in a 1908 annexation.

Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Inglewood had a population of 6,310 living in 4,140 dwellings, a -1.3% change from its 2009 population of 6,394. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012.

Residential development

Residential development in Inglewood began prior to the end of

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, when roughly one residence in eight was constructed. However, most of the existing residences (78% of the total) were built during the next 35 years. Residential construction tapered off during the 1980s and was substantially complete by 1990. According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighbourhood is the rented apartment; these constitute seven out of ten (69%) of the residences. Most apartments are in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. Single-family dwellings account for only one in four (25%) of all residences. Duplexes account for the remaining 6%. Three out of four (76%) of residences are rented with the remainder being owner occupied.

Population mobility

The population in Inglewood is highly mobile. According to the 2005 municipal census, one in four (25.4%) residents had moved within the preceding 12 months. Another one in four (26.8%) had moved within the previous one to three years. Only one in three (33%) of residents had lived at the same address for five years or more.

Schools

There are four schools in the neighbourhood. * Edmonton Public School System ** Inglewood Elementary School ** Westmount Junior High School *

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** MAC Islamic School * Other ** Indigo Sudbury Campus

Charles Camsell Hospital

In 1946, Lord Alexander, then

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, opened The Charles Camsell tuberculosis hospital in Edmonton, in a former

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college built in 1910 and later occupied by the

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during World War II as a staff and administration building and

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hospital during construction of the

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From the 60s to the 80s, the hospital was used in Albertan Eugenics programs in order to sterilize indigenous peoples. It was mentioned in multiple class action lawsuits against both the province and Canada. The hospital was also a place where medical testing was performed on natives, and from where indigenous children were abducted to be adopted by non-indigenous. A new 385-bed Charles Camsell Hospital was completed in 1966-1967 at 128th Street and 114th Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta. The hospital was closed and abandoned in 1996, condemned due in part to asbestos, and in part due to its history in Canadian genocide and

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. The hospital had been owned by a number of people over the years with development in mind, and some construction and gutting of the floors has taken place, but nothing substantial has been done. No actual development has been finished. The movie ''

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'', released in 2004, was filmed in this hospital. In 2006, there was a fire in the building caused by a demolition crew, but firefighters had to fight the fire from the outside of the building since barbed wire had been wrapped around the railings of staircases, in a poor attempt to keep the homeless population out of the building. As of 2017, the building and grounds sit empty, and are surrounded by a fence. A private security service actively patrols the facility, and hefty fines are given to trespassers. In 2018, they’ve started to frame in the individual condominiums in the tower.

References

External links

Inglewood Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton Abandoned hospitals in Canada