▁and ▁Lab r ador . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁dow nt own , ▁and ▁is ▁bounded ▁approximately ▁by ▁Empire ▁Avenue , ▁F resh water ▁Road ▁and ▁New town ▁Road . ▁ ▁History ▁R abb itt own ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁between ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁names ▁correspond ▁to ▁locations ▁where ▁the ▁New found land ▁Regiment ▁fought ▁or ▁was ▁station ed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁Mer ry me eting ▁Road ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁traffic ▁and ▁commercial ▁street . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁R abb itt own ▁exists ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁(" outer ") ▁side ▁of ▁Mer ry me eting ▁Road , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁official ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s . ▁ ▁The ▁neighbourhood ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁students ; ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁is ▁within ▁walking ▁distance ▁of ▁Memorial ▁University ▁of ▁New found land , ▁and ▁contains ▁many ▁relatively ▁low - rent ▁apart ments . ▁ ▁Community ▁ ▁R abb itt own ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area . ▁The ▁area ' s ▁primary ▁commercial ▁enter pr ises ▁are ▁two ▁gro c ery ▁stores ▁( C ole man ' s ▁and ▁Sob ey ' s ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁bar ber ▁sh ops ▁and ▁several ▁independent , ▁short - order ▁restaur ants . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁two ▁convenience ▁stores , ▁a ▁drug store ▁and ▁one ▁gas ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁R abb itt own ▁Community ▁Centre , ▁which ▁is ▁located