28-453: Elwood may refer to the following: Places [ edit ] In Australia [ edit ] Elwood, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne In the United States [ edit ] Elwood, Illinois , a village Elwood, Indiana , a city Elwood, Kansas , a city Elwood, Missouri , an unincorporated community Elwood, Nebraska ,
56-468: A catholic education. Saint Columba's Primary is located adjacent to the church and has access to a large number of facilities. There is also a large public school, Elwood Primary School . Elwood is also serviced by a local secondary school, Elwood College , previously named Elwood High School. Elwood Sailing Club was founded in 1924 as Elwood Sea Canoe Club and has since hosted many national and international championships, including 12m2 Sharpie sailing in
84-1026: A fictional character portrayed by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers Elwood Engel (1917–1986), Chrysler Corporation's design chief from 1961 until 1974 Elwood Francis , a member of the American rock group ZZ Top E. Gordon Gee (born 1944), American academic administrator, President of West Virginia University Elwood V. Jensen (1920–2012), American molecular biologist Elwood Richard Quesada (1904–1993), American Air Force lieutenant general Elwood Wherry , American Presbyterian missionary Surname [ edit ] Augustus R. Elwood (1819–1881), American politician Brian Elwood (born 1933), New Zealand public servant Courtney Simmons Elwood (born 1968), American attorney Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier Eric Elwood (born 1969), Irish rugby union player James Elwood (c. 1921–2021), British physician Jimmy Elwood (1901–1936), Irish footballer Joey Elwood , one of
112-510: A reputation as a cabaret area. Many of these venues operated out of some of the suburb's quirkier old buildings. As the scene saw a demise in the early 1980s, many buildings, including Maison de Luxe and Moulin Rouge (which operated out of the 1880s mansion "Pladda" built for Captain A. Currie), were subsequently demolished. Despite its history of adversity, a modern suburb now thrives by the bay in one of Melbourne's most prized locations. Café life in
140-525: A steamboat that operated in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia Elwood Staffing , an American-based corporation offering staffing and payroll services Elwood Building , Rochester, New York, United States See also [ edit ] Ellwood (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Elwood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
168-432: A village Elwood, New Jersey , an unincorporated community and census-designated place Elwood, New York , a census-designated place Elwood, Utah , a town People [ edit ] First name [ edit ] Elwood Balderston (died 1921), American politician Elwood Thomas Baker (1854–1938), co-inventor of the card game gin rummy Elwood Barker (1878–1953), American politician Elwood Blues ,
196-419: A working middle class suburb in the early part of the 20th century, Elwood has seen waves of gentrification and is now one of Melbourne's most sought after bayside suburb. Large period houses, many from the 1920s and 30s with art deco touches, along with proximity to beach and foreshore, have made the area very attractive. In the late 1970s, like nearby St Kilda , Elwood was known for its nightlife and developed
224-472: Is a popular bayside beach destination during summer, where the beaches are used recreationally for windsurfing , cycling , cricket and walking. The suburb is known for its mix of Edwardian and Interwar architecture character, its beaches and its leafy streets, many of which are lined by London Plane trees. The earliest inhabitants and traditional owners of the area now covered by the City of Port Phillip were
252-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elwood, Victoria Elwood is an inner suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 8 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Port Phillip local government area . Elwood recorded a population of 15,153 at the 2021 census . Elwood Beach
280-511: The 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 2005 World Formula Windsurfing Titles. ESC now boasts extensive sailing, training and social facilities and the clubrooms are available to the general public for function hire. Elwood has a full-time lifesaving club. An active Triathlon club operates in Elwood and the main beach hosts several triathlons each year. Elwood Park is home to a touch football club, tennis club and croquet club. Between 1881 and 1980 there
308-638: The Yalukit Wilum , one of the five clans of the Boon Wurrung, known as the coastal tribe, and who were members of the Kulin nation. They inhabited the swampy areas below Emerald Hill and the sandy-ridged ti-tree covered coastline, which extended from St Kilda to Fishermans Bend (Port Melbourne). The Aboriginal inhabitants knew the St Kilda area as Euro-Yroke a name they used to describe the red-brown sandstone found along
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364-515: The play and movie Harvey Elwood (American musician) , a hip-hop/rock duo Schools [ edit ] Elwood College , a co-educational state high school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Elwood Jr/Sr High School , a public high school located in Elwood, Indiana Other uses [ edit ] Elwood (horse) , 1904 Kentucky Derby winner Elwood (dog) , winner of the 2007 World's Ugliest Dog Contest Elwood (sternwheeler) ,
392-853: The Elwood village seems a long way from the flood, fire and fever of earlier days. Coloured lorikeets flock to the green corridors of shady trees, a native forest has been planted on the foreshore and the once despised canal area is undergoing rejuvenation as a haven for walkers and cyclists. In the 2016 Census, there were 15,543 people in Elwood. 65.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.8%, Ireland 1.1%, United States of America 1.1% and India 1.1%. 76.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.5%, Italian 1.4%, Russian 1.1%, Spanish 1.1% and French 1.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 48.4% and Catholic 17.0%. Elwood Village consist mainly of
420-536: The St Kilda to Brighton route at Elwood Junction. Elwood is serviced by the Bayside Trail bicycle path. This path is used by commuters and also recreationally and it includes a roller-skating path, used by rollerbladers . Tram route 67 ( Carnegie ) runs along the northern boundary of the suburb, along Brighton Road/ Nepean Highway to the city or via Elsternwick (past Elsternwick railway station ) to Carnegie. The nearest railway stations are about beyond
448-508: The arrivals, one camp for the sick ones and one for the others. The arrivals were release from quarantine in June. At least three arrivals died at the camp and were buried on the bluff. They were moved to St Kilda Cemetery in 1898. Point Ormond had for centuries been the home of the Yalukit Willam clan. "The nearby Elwood swamp provided vegetables, wildfowl and eels. The reef which extends from
476-502: The base of the Point into the sea provided shellfish, fish and crustaceans. Point Ormond was a very important source of seafood as Aboriginal women were visiting there three times per week in the autumn of 1840 to collect shellfish". The quarantine station was set up right alongside these wetlands. However, Aboriginal people, not aware of the establishment of the dangerous camp, made a routine visit to these wetlands to harvest shellfish. This visit
504-493: The beach. Yalukit Willam: The river people of Port Phillip, provides an Aboriginal history of the area. On 17 April 1840, the ship Glen Huntly carrying 157 settlers, arrived in Port Phillip flying the yellow fever flag, indicating disease on board. At least 50 of its passengers were sick with typhus fever. A quarantine station, comprising two tent camps, was quickly set up at Point Ormond (then known as Little Red Bluff) for
532-1049: The beaches in Melbourne, Elwood is known for its spectacular sunsets. ^ = territory divided with another LGA Elwood Jr Look for Elwood Jr on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Elwood Jr in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
560-476: The canal has a distinctive smell resulting from the backflow of seaweed. However, the local council has strategies in place to manage these issues. Elwood is known for its mix of Victorian mansions, Edwardian cottages and interwar apartment buildings. Infill development in recent decades has changed the character of the suburb, however, some examples still remain. Elwood houses a number of schools, considering its limited area. There are 2 primary schools, one offers
588-540: The foul conditions of the Elwood swamp, local residents called on the St Kilda Council to remove the nearby abattoir and night soil depot. Installation of the Elwood Canal turned Elwood into an area suitable for residential development. Elwood was initially planned around the two central geographic features of Elster Creek (now Elwood Canal) and the promontory at Point Ormond, then known as Little Red Bluff. Originally
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#1732852335896616-410: The founders of Gotee Records Paul Elwood (born 1958), American composer and banjo player Roger Elwood (1943–2007), American science fiction writer Sheri Elwood , Canadian screenwriter Thomas Elwood (disambiguation) , various people Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Elwood Blues, a fictional character in the film The Blues Brothers Elwood P. Dowd, main character from
644-478: The group of shops starting on New Street, through Ormond road to Glen Huntly Road. With many iconic restaurants and cafes, famous beauty shops and pet groomers/shop, and traditional boutique barbershops. For such an established leafy suburb, Elwood is highly built up and lacking in open space. The most popular and largest reserves are bayside, including Elwood Beach, Elwood Canal, and Point Ormond Reserve. The beach and canal are known to suffer from litter pollution and
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700-664: The northern boundary of the suburb, at either Ripponlea or Elsternwick (both across Brighton Road/Nepean Highway). Elwood is also served by a number of bus routes : Many of the streets in Elwood are named after things related to the beach. These streets include Beach Avenue, Spray Street, Wave Street, Tide Street and Foam Street. Other streets in the area are named after famous anglophone writers, essayists and poets, such as Shakespeare Grove, Dickens Street, Milton Street, Wordsworth Street, Byron Street, Keats Street, Tennyson Street, Poets Grove, Ruskin Street and Shelley Street. Like many of
728-526: Was Elwood Football Club (soccer), later reforming as Elwood City Soccer Club. Elwood Bowls club located at Elsternwick Park, in front of the Elsternwick Hotel. The demographic of the members are from all ages and the clubhouse is a good venue for your functions. The main form of transport is the private automobile and bus. The major roads are on its periphery and include multi-lane Brighton Road, Marine Parade, Barkly Street and Glen Huntly Road. Elwood
756-657: Was cited by then Superintendent of the Port Phillip District Charles La Trobe as a reason to expel all Aboriginal camps from Melbourne on 19 April 1840. Originally, Elwood was swampland , with Elster Creek draining into the swamp near the beach. For most of the 19th century the wetland was viewed as a barrier to European development. Elwood Canal was constructed to connect the lower reaches of Elster Creek with Port Phillip Bay, three hundred metres north of Point Ormond. European settlement used waterways like Elster Creek for waste disposal. In 1869, because of
784-479: Was once serviced by two tram routes, the St Kilda to Brighton "electric street railway" which was operated by the Victorian Railways , and the route 11 tram between East Malvern and Point Ormond which was operated by MMTB . The St Kilda to Brighton route ran north-south through Elwood, via Mitford St, Broadway, Ormond Rd, and St Kilda Rd. The route 11 tram ran east-west, along Glen Huntly Rd, crossing paths with
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