The maps illustrate how Sawry District has changed over a century (1920-2020). Overall, the area has converted into a more residential district with new housing facilities being constructed compared to its original sparsely-populated, industrial condition.
The Sawry District has always been divided into northern and southern quarters by Oak Avenue running from east to west. In the northern part of the area, there was a factory called Tuleburg Bros. Cannery, which has been knocked down now to build the Yang Office Complex. Trees surrounding the factory, however, have been kept intact in this part of the district. To the north of Oak Avenue, there were also several houses connected with a sub-road. Although some houses have remained as original, others have been removed to make way for a new multi-story apartment building and an extended road leading to the north of the district. A bridge has also been introduced to the town to connect both sides of Elmwood River in the northernmost part of the town. The beach in 1920’s plan, on the riverbank, has been replaced with a bicycle path running along the river.
Turning to the southern plan for Oak Avenue, there were multiple houses, a shop by the main road along with Prestwich Primary School in the west. This part of the town has readjusted with houses being pushed to the east and improved with two residential complexes and a new shop. Simultaneously with these changes, the school has been replaced with Lomoco Petrol Station. These facilities are connected with another sub-road, parallel to Oak Avenue, which separates the mentioned buildings from Miller’s Lake and a woodland in the southern parts. While the lake has not changed at all, some parts of the woodland have been depleted in favor of the recently relocated primary school, which has expanded in size.