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Downtown Charlottetown

The Downtown of Charlottetown, PEI

Charlottetown is the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada and lies with the seat of Queens county. The city took its name from Queen Charlotte and was originally established as a city in 1855.

Charlottetown has also historical importance as Charlottetown Summit took place here in 1864, which was a famous meeting between a Canadian and Maritime pioneer to agree on the Maritime Union. The conference benefited the British colonial movement in the northern US in 1867, which marked the beginning of Canada's development. PEI, however, was not yet part of the Confederation until 1873. From then on, the city received a motto from Cunabula Foederis, "Corporation’s birthplace".

Downtown Charlottetown has 500 city lots, as inspected by Chief Samuel Holland, also the waterfront above the harbour and Hillsborough River. Neighborhoods around the capital include Brighton, Spark Park, Sherwood, and Parkdale. The western, northern, and eastern parts of the city have been temporarily built with some private and commercial/modern development, even though the suburbia is still the official farm, which includes the town area where the Canadian Agricultural Study Station is located.

The branch at the Canadian research station is the culmination of a Queen's common pastures and creates a rich green area in the city center, north of the city. The development of the Queens Royalty Municipality and its five hectares (12 hectares) has been surveyed in the north and south in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The main public boundary between Charlottetown and Queens Royalty Municipality has been converted to the northernmost edge of 500 important lots on new Euston Road. The border extends north Allen Road and the Kirkwood in the mid-20th century, taking parts in the Brighton region west of the city. The town of Spring Park was merged with the city in 1959, extending the northwest line to the Hermitage Creek, which forms the southern boundary of the West Royalty.

Improvements filled a vacant lot in Brighton and Spring Park in the 1980s. The amalgamation of municipalities in 1996 and the municipalities from Parkdale (city), Sherwood, Eastern Eminence, Western Empire, and Winsloe (cities) were merged into the capital of Charlottetown at the same time as rural and east-west rural communities were merged to shape the cities of Stratford and Cornwall respectively.

The area with a large housing estate and homes built in a Victorian style is very beautiful, even though the water enterprise was done recently consisting of high-quality routes and high-quality parks in the modern region. The port was opened by the port government in September 2007, and advisers are expected to make the city even more attractive than the Bay of St. Petersburg. Petersburg.

The city's most popular tourist attraction covers a common provincial legislature within the residence, facilitating the Charlottetown convention, and the Founders’ corridor, a newly developed railway station with an ancient journey that follows Canadian development as a country.

The Confederation of Arts covers the cost of live theater, including the mid-month Charlottetown competition in Summer, and the Confederation's art exhibition. Charlottetown paegent is proving to be a favorite of Canadian and acclaimed musician Anne of Green Gables is accompanied by a book by Icelandic writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. Some small theaters and exhibitions are set for the entire Confederation community such as the Macintosh (Mackenzie theater), the Arts Guide, and the gallery of Pilar Shepard.

There are eleven historical sites for Canadian society in Charlottetown, including a Provincial home and a Confederation focused on arts and sports.

Incredible Eateries You Should DEFINITELY Visit

Charlottetown is widely known for its world-famous eateries. People coming here can enjoy a variety of food at different restaurants with food from all over the world.  Whether you like to try seafood or simple homemade food all is available. Some of the prominent names that we would recommend you to try are Claddagh Oyster House, Leonhard's, Sims Corner Steakhouse and Oyster Bar, Sirenella Ristorante, Splendid Essence, Terre Rouge Bistro Marche, and The Brickhouse Kitchen & Bar.  You will get tasty food as well as a great ambiance at all these places. Hope you have a great time there!

Visit Charlottetown’s Large Family Parks

We did little research about what Charlottetown has for kids and we came up with some of the parks that your kids would love and they can have a great time there.

Sports
They are as follows: Queen Elizabeth Park (Queen Elizabeth Drive, Charlottetown); J. Frank MacAuley Park (Spring Lane, Charlottetown); West Royalty Elementary (Commonwealth Ave., West Royalty); Eliot River Dream Park (Hilltop Drive, Cornwall) and L. M. Montgomery Park (MacWilliams Rd., East Royalty). Above are the some of the few pars that you might find in Charlottetown area.The UPEI Panthers operate at the MacLauchlan Arena. It is one of the operational teams in the area.

Charlottetown has many parks and fields for football, baseball, softball, soccer, rugby, and hockey. Cricket has also been popular since the establishment of the stadium and cricket ground at Tea Hill Park in Stratford. There are also many open tennis courts, sports tracks, and tracks. Many schools operated by  government have entertainment facilities that are also available for the general public after school hours end. There are hockey clubs, pools and non-public gymnasiums.

Demographics

According to data from 2016, the city of Charlottetown had a population of 36,094, an increase of 4 percent by  2011. Young people under the age of five make up about 4.4% of the population living in Charlottetown. That compared to 4.9% in Prince Edward Island, and 5.4% in the whole of Canada. 19.7% of Charlottetown residents have a retirement age compared to 19.4% on Prince Edward Island and 16.9% in Canada are at average forty-two years.

There is a total of 17,193 residential districts in Charlottetown at a cost of 93.6% accommodation. The average price of a personal residence is $ 200, 284 compared to $ 341,556 nationally.

Downtown Charlottetown Points of Interest

To take a tour of some Downtown Charlottetown points of interest, starting at Province House National Historic Site located at 165 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1J1 head south on Great George St and you'll reach St. Dunstan's Basilica Cathedral located at 65 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4K1.


If you leave St. Dunstan's Basilica Cathedral and head south on Great George then east on Water Street you'll reach the Founders’ Food Hall & Market located at 6 Prince St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P5.


Leaving Founders’ Food Hall & Market if  you travel north then west on Water St then north on Queet St you'll reach Confederation Centre of the Arts located at 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1J1.


From Confederation Centre of the Arts just stay on Richmod St where you'll reach Confederation Centre Public Library located at 145A Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G8.


Then leaving Confederation Centre Public Library go south on Queen St and you'll reach The Anne of Green Gables Store located at 267 Grafton St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1L6.


Moving on from The Anne of Green Gables Store head north on Queen St then turn right onto Richmond St where you'll find Victoria Row at 146 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1J1.


Leaving Victoria Row if you go south towards Water St then head south-west you'll reach the Queen Charlotte Armoury at 1 Haviland St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 0A8.


Departing the Queen Charlotte Armoury if you go east on Water St then turn left on Weymouth St you'll arrive at Holland College at 140 Weymouth St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4Z1.


From Holland College if you travel west on Grafton St then turn left on Price, then right on Sydney, you'll reach The Great George located at 58 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4K3.


Then from The Great George if you travel north towards Grafton St you'll come to The Holman Grand Hotel at 123 Grafton St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1K9.


Leaving The Holman Grand Hotel head eastward on Grafton St and you'll arrive at the Confederation Court Mall located at 134 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8R8.


Departing the Confederation Court Mall go again slightly further eastward and you'll reach COWS for some delicious ice cream at 150 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4B5.


Leaving COWS  proceed west along Grafton street and you'll arrive at Charlottetown Home Inspections located at 267 Grafton St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 1L6.


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