Churchill Square (St. John's)

Churchill Square is a shopping area in St. John's, Newfoundland, located on Elizabeth Avenue near Memorial University of Newfoundland.[1] "The Square", as it is often referred to, contains two parallel rows of shops on each side of a parking lot.[2] The eastern row is much more uniform, and contains apartments on the upper levels.[3]

Churchill Square (St. John's) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Churchill Square (St. John's)
Churchill Square (St. John's) (Newfoundland and Labrador)

A larger building between the two rows, Terrace on the Square, contains a clock tower and a small shopping mall with several more shops, as well as business offices on the top levels.[4]

Facing the square, across Elizabeth Avenue, is a bust of Winston Churchill.[5] The bust was sculpted by Dr. Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook.

References
  1. "6-storey apartment-retail complex proposed for Churchill Square". CBC News. Aug 7, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. "Square pegged? The City of St. John's reveals concept for a revamped Churchill Square". Saltwire Network. Mar 11, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. Mercer, Juanita (Aug 20, 2019). "St. John's council approves six-storey Churchill Square building". Saltwire Network. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. Gushue, John (Mar 13, 2021). "A hipster makeover for Churchill Square? Hardly, but a few things are in the works". CBC News. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  5. "Winston Churchill bust vandalized in St. John's". CBC News. Mar 20, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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