Neighbourhoods in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - Rabbittown, St. John's, the Battery, St. John's, Churchill Park, St. John's (Paperback)

Chapters: Rabbittown, St. John's, the Battery, St. John's, Churchill Park, St. John's, Fort Amherst, St. John's, Rawlins Cross, St. John's, Goulds, St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Cowan Heights, St. John's, Clovelly Trails, Virginia Park, St. John's, Waterford Valley, St. John's, Pleasantville, St. John's, Murray Premises, Georgestown, St. John's, Wedgewood Park, St. John's, Kilbride, St. John's. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rabbittown is a neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located near downtown, and is bounded approximately by Empire Avenue, Freshwater Road and Newtown Road. Rabbittown was First developed in the years between World War I and World War II. Many of the street names correspond to locations where the Newfoundland Regiment fought or was stationed during World War I. Merrymeeting Road is the primary traffic and commercial street. Rabbittown exists primarily on the North ("outer") side of Merrymeeting Road, which was one of the early official boundaries of the City of St. John's. The neighbourhood is home to many University students due to the neighbourhood being within walking distance of Memorial University of Newfoundland, and contains many relatively-low-rent apartments. Rabbittown is generally a residential area. The area's primary commercial enterprises are two grocery stores; Coleman's and Sobey's, as well as two barber shops and several independent family-owned short-order restaurants serving local favourites (fish, chips, dressing