Bergman, Edmonton
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Bergman is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
located immediately to the north of the Town of Beverly
townsite. The neighbourhood is named for Gustav C. Bergman
who was elected mayor of Beverly in the first municipal election after Beverly incorporated as a town in 1914
.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 122 Avenue, on the north by the Yellowhead Trail, on the west by 50 Street, and on the east by 34 Street.
Bergman shares a community league with the neighbourhood of Beacon Heights to the south.
Most of the residential construction, approximately four out of five dwellings, dates from after the amalgamation of the Town of Beverly with Edmonton in 1961. The neighbourhood showed a particularly rapid period of growth in the late 1980s, when one out of three dwellings were built. While most of the homes in the neighbourhood are single family dwellings, there are some duplexes
as well. Just over 95% of the dwelling units in Bergman are owner occupied.
Edmonton
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Alberta
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Canada
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located immediately to the north of the Town of Beverly
Beverly, Alberta
Beverly is a former urban municipality within the Edmonton Capital Region of Alberta, Canada. Beverly incorporated as a village in 1913 and became the Town of Beverly on July 10, 1914. It later amalgamated with the City of Edmonton on December 30, 1961....
townsite. The neighbourhood is named for Gustav C. Bergman
Gustav Bergman
Gustav C. Bergman was the first elected mayor of Beverly, Alberta after Beverly was incorporated as a town in 1914.He was born to Swedish American parents in Paxton, Illinois. His mother was killed in an accident with a train when Bergman was only seven years old. Because his father was unable...
who was elected mayor of Beverly in the first municipal election after Beverly incorporated as a town in 1914
1914 in Canada
-January to June:* March 19 - The Royal Ontario Museum opens* April 11 - Canadian Margaret C. MacDonald is appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Nursing service band and becomes the first woman in the British Empire to reach the rank of major....
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The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 122 Avenue, on the north by the Yellowhead Trail, on the west by 50 Street, and on the east by 34 Street.
Bergman shares a community league with the neighbourhood of Beacon Heights to the south.
Most of the residential construction, approximately four out of five dwellings, dates from after the amalgamation of the Town of Beverly with Edmonton in 1961. The neighbourhood showed a particularly rapid period of growth in the late 1980s, when one out of three dwellings were built. While most of the homes in the neighbourhood are single family dwellings, there are some duplexes
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...
as well. Just over 95% of the dwelling units in Bergman are owner occupied.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Further reading
- Herzog, Lawrence, "Built on Coal, A History of Beverly, Edmonton's Working Class Town", Beverly Community Development Society, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta