The Woodbrook district, west of Downtown , Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago, was formerly a sugar estate owned by the Siegert family of Angostura bitters fame. The estate was sold to the Town Board in 1911 and developed into a residential neighbourhood, with many of the north–south streets named for the Siegert siblings, some of whom were Carlos, Luis, Petra and Alfredo.
10-893: Woodbrook may refer to: Places Woodbrook, Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago Woodbrook, Baltimore , a neighborhood in the city of Baltimore , Maryland, that looks over Druid Hill Park Woodbrook, County Tyrone , a townland in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland Woodbrook, County Wexford , a place in County Wexford , Republic of Ireland Woodbrook, Delaware , an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States Woodbrook, Virginia , an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States Woodbrook Golf Club ,
20-809: A golf club in Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland Woodbrook House , a house in the parish of Tumna, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland Schools Woodbrook School , an elementary school in Edison, New Jersey, United States Woodbrook Vale School , a secondary school in Loughborough, England Other Cochrane baronets , of Woodbrook, Cavan, Ireland Woodbrook (racehorse) , Grand National winner in 1881 Hamilton baronets , of Woodbrook (1814) Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook See also [ edit ] Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre Topics referred to by
30-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Woodbrook, Port of Spain In the last twenty years the main east–west thoroughfares, Ariapita Avenue and Tragarete Road, have become almost entirely commercialised, and Ariapita Avenue west of Murray Street has become a relatively upscale dining and entertainment "strip". A few small parks are sprinkled through
40-566: Is the Hasely Crawford Stadium , the national venue for football and track and field events. One of the larger and older green spaces in Woodbrook is Adam Smith Square. This square is located on Ariapita Avenue in close proximity to Murray Street and was one of the parks of the old days. Adam Smith Square is surrounded by residences which have been restored and modified, many of which now function as business places. In
50-700: The final of the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship . It also hosted games at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup . It hosted athletics and the opening ceremony for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games . Currently the stadium has a capacity of 22,575 with the installation of individual seats. However, on 19 November 1989 Trinidad and Tobago played the US in a winner takes all WC qualifying match in front of somewhere between 30,000 - 40,000 fans. Its theatre-style VIP Room holds 250. 10°39′41.48″N 61°31′58.92″W / 10.6615222°N 61.5330333°W / 10.6615222; -61.5330333 This article about
60-562: The neighbourhood. On weekends several young families bring their toddlers and young children to the square to run, play and get in some exercise and bonding time prior to the start of the next week. In 2015, Adam Smith Square was one of the outdoor locations for a community cinema. Hasely Crawford Stadium The Hasely Crawford Stadium , formerly the National Stadium , is located in Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago . It
70-510: The neighbourhood; Adam Smith Square and Siegert Square are the two largest. The Community Association held a series of events in August 2011 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Just north of Woodbrook along Tragarete Road is the Queen's Park Oval , a major Test cricket ground, which is owned by the private Queen's Park Cricket Club (QPCC). At Woodbrook's western end, at the edge of Invaders Bay,
80-453: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Woodbrook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodbrook&oldid=998610355 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-474: The weeks preceding Carnival each year, the look of the square changes as stadium style benches are built up by one of the City Corporations. On Carnival Monday and Tuesday, this square is one of the judging points for mas Bands which elect to cross the stage at this location. Outside of Carnival, the square functions as a time-out spot as persons sit on benches while visiting any of the businesses in
100-476: Was inaugurated and formally opened by Prime Minister George Chambers on 12 June 1982. On 30 December 1996, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday officially designated it "The Hasely Crawford Stadium", after track and field athlete Hasely Crawford , the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. The stadium, which is sometimes used by the Trinidad and Tobago national football team , hosted
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