Central Park, Ottawa
Encyclopedia
Central Park is the name of a neighbourhood in west Ottawa
, Canada
. It is bounded on the east by Merivale Road, on the south by Baseline Road
, on the west by Clyde Avenue and on the north by the Carlington
neighbourhood. The population of the neighbourhood is 3,403 in an area of 0.91 km2. It more than doubled its population between the 2001 and 2006 censuses as the neighbourhood expanded.
The neighbourhood is fairly new, having been built in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Central Park is known for its New York City
themed street names. The name of the neighbourhood itself is taken from Central Park
.
, the Boy Scouts of Canada Museum as well as a park, also called Central Park.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is bounded on the east by Merivale Road, on the south by Baseline Road
Baseline Road (Ottawa)
Baseline Road is a road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Baseline runs from Richmond Road east in a straight line until it ends at the Heron Road Bridge over the Rideau River and Rideau Canal when it becomes Heron Road. Before the 2001 City of Ottawa amalgamation, Baseline formed the border of the city...
, on the west by Clyde Avenue and on the north by the Carlington
Carlington
Carlington is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 12,585 in 2001, which dropped to 10,107 in 2006...
neighbourhood. The population of the neighbourhood is 3,403 in an area of 0.91 km2. It more than doubled its population between the 2001 and 2006 censuses as the neighbourhood expanded.
The neighbourhood is fairly new, having been built in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Central Park is known for its New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
themed street names. The name of the neighbourhood itself is taken from Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
.
Street names
- Central Park
- Fordham
- Festive
- Celebration
- Bloomingdale
- Trump
- Whitestone
- Cedar Park
- State
- Greenwich
- Staten
- Coleridge
- Gramercy
- Niki
- Scout
- Manhattan
- Yorkville
- Crystal Park
- Gotham
- Rutgers
Features
The neighbourhood includes Laurentian High SchoolLaurentian High School
Laurentian High School is a former Ottawa high school. It was located on Baseline Rd. at the corner of Clyde, in the city's West End. The school opened in 1958. It was built at the same time as Rideau High School and Ridgemont High School and has the same base design...
, the Boy Scouts of Canada Museum as well as a park, also called Central Park.