Rockwood, Winnipeg

Rockwood is a neighbourhood in south central Winnipeg.

Rockwood
Neighbourhood
Coordinates: 49.8616°N 97.1671°W / 49.8616; -97.1671
Area
 • Neighbourhood1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,306.79 km2 (2,048.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Neighbourhood4,245
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
778,489
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
R3M
Area codesArea codes 204 and 431

Its borders are Corydon Avenue on the north, Stafford Street on the east, Grant Avenue to the south, and Cambridge Street to the west.

Its land area covers 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi),[2] where in 2016 4,245 citizens resided. Fifty-one percent of the neighbourhood's residents age 15 or older are Married or living Common Law.[1]

Adjacent neighbourhoods are Crescentwood to the north, Grant Park to the south, River Heights to the West and Fort Rouge to the East.

Except the homes between Harrow and Stafford Street, the neighbourhood features primarily post WW II single-storey bungalow homes.

Notable businesses in the neighbourhood include The Centre for Natural Medicine, TD Canada Trust, and Royal Bank.

History

Burton Cummings first band The Deverons, used to perform at the Crescentwood Community Centre.

Schools

Public
  • Rockwood Elementary School. A six-classroom expansion was completed in 1950. The new addition features lower windows to let more light in, compared to older school designs.[3][4]

Private

Churches
  • St. Ignatius Church[5] (sometimes referred to as St. Iggy's). The church was first located at the corner of Macmillan and Nassau. A new, larger parish, complete with two bell towers was announced in April 1911, estimated to cost $200,000.[5] However the bell-tower was later found to be too costly at the time and was deleted from the plan two months later. A smaller church costing $40,000 was built instead. It was designed by architect H. J. Hill.[6]
  • Harrow United Church, opened and dedicated on Sunday December 4, 1949.[7]

Recreation Facilities
  • Crescentwood Community Club. A skating rink was constructed for use, beginning in the 1944–45 season. Because residents had voiced an interest for a hockey rink for their sons, one was constructed in the 1945–46 season. At the beginning of summer 1945 a playground at the Community Club site was opened June 23rd.[8] Asphalted tennis courts were constructed at a later date.
  • Harrow Playground. An amount set aside, $14,350 in October 1958 for the next year, which may have been the cost of the wading pool and adjacent building[9] and constructed in June 1959.[10]

Other
  • A Manitoba Hydro Substation Maintenance Building
  • Rockwood Halls,[11] a banquet hall

References
  1. "2016 Census Data - Rockwood" (PDF). winnipeg.ca. July 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  2. "2016 Census Data - Rockwood" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  3. "32,000 Pupils Start Tuesday". The Winnipeg Tribune. September 1, 1950. p. 15.
  4. Tisdale, Claire (October 7, 1950). "School Pleases—Rockwood-Style: Modern Plans Stress Light And Space". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 3.
  5. "Handsome Church Costing $200,000 To Be Erected For St. Ignatius Parish". The Winnipeg Tribune. April 8, 1911. p. 10.
  6. "St. Ignatius Church Will Cost $40,000". The Winnipeg Tribune. June 2, 1911. p. 5.
  7. "Harrow United Church to be Dedicated Sunday". The Winnipeg Tribune. December 3, 1949. p. 8.
  8. "Open Community Club Playground". Winnipeg Free Press. June 23, 1945. p. 6.
  9. "$150,000 Asked For Playgrounds". Winnipeg Free Press. September 4, 1958. p. 3.
  10. Telpner, Gene (June 15, 1959). "Probe of Pool Case Pledged". The Winnipeg Tribune. pp. 1, 7.
  11. "ANAVETS Rockwood Unit 303". Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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