Evergreen Mobile Home Park, Edmonton
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Evergreen Mobile Home Park is a mobile home
park located in the rural north east area of the City of Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. In 1987
, fifteen people in the park were killed and almost 200 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair when the Edmonton Tornado
swept through the park at the north end of its 40 km (24.9 mi) long path of death and destruction. Today, the park is a thriving community with approximately 1500 people and 640 homes.
Evergreen is located in an area of Edmonton called Rural North East South Sturgeon immediately to the north west of the intersection between Meridian Street and 167 Avenue. Established around 1970
, most of the growth in the park occurred between 1970 and 1979
. Over half the manufactured mobile homes, were moved into the neighbourhood at this time. According to media reports, the number of homes in the park was around 700 on the day the tornado hit in 1987. Since Black Friday, the number of manufactured homes in the park declined, and currently stands at around 640. Most of the homes are owner occupied.
Mobile home
Mobile homes or static caravans are prefabricated homes built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied...
park located in the rural north east area of the City of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. In 1987
1987 in Canada
-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm*Premier of Manitoba: Howard Pawley...
, fifteen people in the park were killed and almost 200 homes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair when the Edmonton Tornado
Edmonton Tornado
The Edmonton Tornado, an event also known as Black Friday to Edmontonians, was a powerful and devastating tornado that ripped through the eastern part of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and parts of neighbouring Strathcona County on the afternoon of Friday, July 31, 1987.The tornado remained on the...
swept through the park at the north end of its 40 km (24.9 mi) long path of death and destruction. Today, the park is a thriving community with approximately 1500 people and 640 homes.
Evergreen is located in an area of Edmonton called Rural North East South Sturgeon immediately to the north west of the intersection between Meridian Street and 167 Avenue. Established around 1970
1970 in Canada
-Incumbents:*Monarch - Elizabeth II*Governor General - Roland Michener*Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau*Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom*Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C...
, most of the growth in the park occurred between 1970 and 1979
1979 in Canada
-January to June:*January 17 - Edward Richard Schreyer replaces Jules Léger as Governor General*February 1 - The first Winterlude is held in Ottawa*February 24 - An explosion rips through Number 26 Colliery located in Glace Bay, Cape Breton killing 12 men....
. Over half the manufactured mobile homes, were moved into the neighbourhood at this time. According to media reports, the number of homes in the park was around 700 on the day the tornado hit in 1987. Since Black Friday, the number of manufactured homes in the park declined, and currently stands at around 640. Most of the homes are owner occupied.
Surrounding Areas
See also
- Maple RidgeMaple Ridge, EdmontonMaple Ridge is a mobile home park located in south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on all sides by industrial subdivisions, and had a population of 1564 according to the 2005 Edmonton municipal census....
mobile home park - Westview VillageWestview Village, EdmontonWestview Village is a mobile home park located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded on all sides by industrial subdivisions, and had a population of 2,269 according to the 2005 Edmonton municipal census....
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