Central Park in downtown Winnipeg forms the heart of the neighbourhood of the same name. Everything within the neighbourhood's one-kilometre loop can be reached within eight minutes on foot. The area is bound by Notre Dame Ave. to the north, Ellice Ave. to the south, Donald St. to the east and Balmoral St. to the west.
As one of the most densely populated neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Central Park has about 13,755 people per square km according to Statistics Canada's 2001 Census.
The census also found that the neighbourhood's cultural make-up includes Filipinos, Vietnamese, Arabs, Chinese, and Ojibway.
However, it has seen more people of African descent in recent years. Today, 50 to 60 per cent of the population is African.
As well, 70 per cent of all refugees coming to Winnipeg live downtown, in and around the Central Park area.
Culture and entertainment:
Central Park's growing African population is transforming the area, giving it a new sense of community and culture. Its Central Market is a summer outdoor market that sells organic food and African clothing. Future markets are in the works that will sell handmade fashion and imported African crafts.
Live entertainment fills the air in Central Park on warm Saturday nights. Free Sunday movie screenings lure residents to the park with their lawn chairs to enjoy an evening outdoors. The Knox Centre at Knox United Church presents international films in various languages - with English subtitles - every Thursday evening.
Local architecture:
The Waddell Fountain in Central Park itself commemorates Emily Margaret Waddell, who died in 1908. It is a rare example of the High Victorian style in Manitoba, and is based on the 1844 Gothic Revival monument in Edinburgh for Romantic poet Sir Walter Scott.
In her will, Emily Waddell stipulated that if her husband Thomas remarried, he must donate $10,000 to the city to construct a fountain. Thomas Waddell, who did remarry, raised the money in 1914.
Local architect John Manuel, who also designed structures at the University of Manitoba, was tasked with designing the Waddell Fountain. He would later move to Alberta in 1927 to oversee construction of Canadian Pacific Railway hotels in Banff and Lake Louise.
Buildings around Central Park feature a diverse range of architectural styles and densities, coexisting with various shops and services. The YM-YMCA building, Knox United Church, Calvary Temple, and a number of area schools provide a strong institutional component for families and senior citizens. Other landmark buildings are The International Centre, Welcome Place, and Edohei, considered to be Manitoba's first sushi restaurant.
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