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The name was corrected in 1907, by the New Zealand Railways Department, because of the obvious discrepancy with the town it served, which has always been spelt as "Papatoetoe". The station was first opened in 1875, at a site near the modern-day Station Road bridge. [4] In 1919, the station building was substantially extended. The station ...
The Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust, (New Zealand), was formed after a public meeting in 1996 to restore Papatoetoe station building, parts of which date back to 1875, which was facing demolition. On 13 December 1999 the Trust moved the building a few hundred metres south, still adjacent to the North Island Main Trunk, and the ...
99 Street is a major arterial road in south Edmonton. It begins as Parsons Road at 91 Street in the Ellerslie area and travels north past the eastern edge of South Edmonton Common. At 34 Avenue, the roadway becomes 99 Street and serves the industrial areas adjacent to the CP rail yards and mature residential areas near Old Strathcona.
The Grange is located in the west-central portion of Edmonton's west sector. [1] The area is bounded by 215 Street (Winterburn Road) to the west, Whitemud Drive to the north, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east and a combination of 45 Avenue and Lessard Road to the south. [47] The following three neighbourhoods comprise The Grange. [5]
87 Avenue is a major arterial road in west Edmonton. It runs parallel, and services the residential areas, north of Whitemud Drive . A number of Edmonton landmarks line 87 Avenue, including West Edmonton Mall , Misericordia Community Hospital , and Meadowlark Health and Shopping Centre. [ 7 ]
As a major centre for the CNR, Edmonton became one of the most important rail hubs in Canada. In 1928, a new station was opened at 100 Street and 104 Avenue, and was expanded in 1948. In 1964, it was demolished to make way for Edmonton's first skyscraper, the Canadian National Tower.
Located in west Edmonton, the Lewis Farms area is bounded by 231 Street to the west, Whitemud Drive to the south, Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216) to the east, and Stony Plain Road (Highway 16A) to the north. [3] The area is bisected by 215 Street (Winterburn Road) and Webber Greens Drive (87 Avenue). [3] [5]
Transport in Edmonton is fairly typical for a Canadian city of its size, involving air, rail, road and public transit. With very few natural barriers to growth and largely flat to gently rolling terrain bisected by a deep river valley, the city of Edmonton has expanded to cover an area of nearly 768 km 2 (297 sq mi), of which only two-thirds is built-up, while the metropolitan area covers ...