Rockwood is a neighbourhood in south central Winnipeg. 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, 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. 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
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.
Private
St. Ignatius Catholic School, built in 1908
Churches
St. Ignatius Church. 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. 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.
Harrow United Church, opened and dedicated on Sunday December 4, 1949.
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. 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 and constructed in June 1959.
