Caswell Hill, Saskatoon

Caswell Hill derived its name from an early homesteader "Robert Caswell" one of the Temperance Colonists of 1883. It is an area of beautiful character homes first built c 1905, tiny war-time houses, and newer houses. Caswell is a thriving and diverse community nestled between two economic areas, the downtown core, and the stores lining 33rd Street West. [ [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=52145499&x=-106662569&z=14&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/1587552/ Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!] URL accessed February 4, 2007]

Layout

Streets are laid out east and west, avenues are laid out running north and south. Streets increment in number as travel heads northward. Avenues increment alphabetically as travel proceeds west. The whole of the Caswell Hill community is also laid out in a grid pattern.

Historic Sites

Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) is one of many Saskatoon buildings listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places. It is a Château style station which was built in 1907. Its current address is 305 Idylwyld Drive North, Idylwyld Drive used to be called Avenue A. [ [http://www.historicplaces.ca/rep-reg/affichage-display_e.aspx?Id=6502 Historic Places - The Register] URL accessed February 24, 2007]

Education

*Ashworth Holmes School opened for classes in 1909. It was constructed on Ashworth Holmes Hill (Present day site of Mayfair Pool)
*E. D. Feehan Catholic High Schoolthumb|left|E.D. Feehan High School
*Caswell School a public elementary school was constructed 1910 and again named for Robert W. Caswell who had farmed at this location. [cite book | last = Blashill| first = Lorraine| editor = Lorraine Blashill| title = From a little stone school... A story of Saskatoon Public Schools | year = 1982 | publisher = Modern Press Ltd. | pages = p.29]
*Bedford Road Collegiate Public Secondary school

hopping

Small shops, cafes, and amenities line both sides of 33rd Street West.

ee also

* List of shopping malls in Saskatoon

Area Parks

* Ashworth - Holmes Park (12.68 acres) derived its name from J. H. HOlmes and John Ashworth. This realtors of the early 1900s purchased most of the land now named the Caswell Hill Subdivision. (Their purchase was bordered by Idylwyld to Avenue H and 22nd to 29th Streets) They subdivided the land and sold it, but donated 10 acres to the City which became this park area. [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=52141127&x=-106663685&z=14&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/1100921/ Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!] URL accessed February 4, 2007]

wimming Facilities

*Mayfair Swimming Pool - 1025 Ave F North - pool with mini waterslide

Transportation

City Transit

Caswell Hill is serviced by City Transit Bus Routes Saskatoon Transit.

22nd Street (Highway 14) is a major thoroughfare through Saskatoon. Highway 7 has its junction at (Highway 14. Highway 14 connects with Asquith, Biggar Wilkie, Unity, and Macklin en route to Alberta.

Idylwyld Drive has had many titles: Avenue A, (Highway 11 and most currently Louis Riel Trail. It is a main thoroughfare through the city connecting Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It also connects west Saskatoon with the bedroom communities of Warman and Martensville

Life

Kelsey Community Association provides leisure activities for various age groups and operates out of Caswell School [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/leisure/community_associations/your_association.asp?ca=21 City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · Community ] URL accessed February 2, 2007]

Location

	North: Mayfair
West: Hudson Bay Park | Westmount	Caswell Hill	East: Central Industrial | Central Business District
	South: Riversdale

[ [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/city_planning/resources/publications/Future_Growth_and_Development_of_Saskatoon.pdf Selling an Idea or a Product] URL accessed January 27, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/local_area_plans/index.asp Local Area Planning]
* [http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/clerks_office/archives/exhibit/aerial/HST_019_05.html City of Saskatoon Archives - A View From Above - HST-019-05 ...]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~sksaskat/NarrativesOfSaskatoon/24.html Narratives of Saskatoon Picture of Saskatoon in 1890]
* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/zam_maps/index.asp City of Saskatoon City of Saskatoon · Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps]
* [http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/city_planning/resources/populace_newsletter/Populace_Spring_2006.pdf Populace Spring 2006]