McCauley, Edmonton

Coordinates: 53°33′23″N 113°29′02″W / 53.55639°N 113.48389°W / 53.55639; -113.48389

96 Street (Church Street) in McCauley

McCauley is an inner city neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta. It is named for the Matthew McCauley, the first mayor of Edmonton, and is located just to the north east of the downtown core. McCauley is famous as the home of dozens of religious buildings concentrated in a small area, once described as a world record.

The neighbourhood is roughly triangle shaped, bounded on the north by 111Ave/Norwood Blvd/112 Avenue, the west by 101 Street, and the south east by the LRT line and the old Canadian National Railway right of way. Adjoining neighbourhoods are Boyle Street to the south east, Cromdale to the north east, Parkdale and Alberta Avenue to the north, Spruce Avenue to the north west, and Central McDougall to the west.

Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium is located near the north east corner of McCauley, with bus and LRT service provided at the adjoining Stadium LRT Station and Stadium transit terminal.^[1]

There are two schools in the neighbourhood, McCauley Public School and Sacred Heart Catholic School. Also located here are Giovanni Caboto Park and the Joe Clarke Athletic Grounds.

Religious buildings

These two churches directly face each other on 96 Street ("Church Street").

The neighbourhood is famous for its collection of religious assemblies, representing a variety of faith groups. In particular, 96 Street (in McCauley) is also known as "Church Street," and was once cited by Ripley's Believe it or Not as having the largest concentration of churches in the world.^[2]

• Ansgar Lutheran Church
• Chin Yin Buddhist Society
• Conerstone New Testament Church Of God
• Croatian Catholic Church, Edmonton
• Chao Chow Benevolent Association
• Edmonton Chinese Pentecostal Church
• Edmonton Inner City Victory Church
• Family Worship Centre
• First Christian Reformed Church of Edmonton
• Hope Mission
• Innercity Mission
• Ming Ya Senior Citizen Association
• Mustard Seed Street Church
• New Life Chinese, Religious Education Centre
• Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church (Vietnamese)
• Sacred Heart Church & Rectory
• St. Josaphat Cathedral
• St. Peters Lutheran Church
• St. Stephens Anglican Church
• Ukrainian Pentecostal Temple (now moved)

References

1. ^ While this is part of the city often called Norwood, the Commonwealth Stadium site is located within the official boundaries of McCauley.
2. ^ "Worshipping Edmontons Historic Churches" by Lawrence Herzog, Real Estate Weekly, July 18, 2002.