Willow Park Neighborhood Association

Willow Park Neighborhood Association

Boundaries

North: Franklin Ave.
South: Burlington Northern Railroad
East: Louisiana Avenue
West: Texas Avenue until Cedar Lake Road, then Virginia Avenue

Neighborhood Characteristics

The earliest home was constructed in 1951, and many homes were constructed in the 1960's and 1970's.
Willow Park's street pattern is more "suburban" rather than gridded.
St. Louis Park Junior High School is located in this neighborhood.
Willow Park, Rotary Northside Park and Cedar Knoll Park are located in this neighborhood.
Fire Station Two and a portion of Westwood Shopping Center are located in this neighborhood.
Willow Park Neighborhood occupies 192.9 acres (12 blocks residential).
Parks and open space - 13.1 percent
Commercial/industrial - 1.8 percent
Willow Park has 973 housing units (301 single family homes, 326 condominiums, 38 townhomes and 308 apartment units).
The average year built (single family houses) was 1957
Population - 1908 (2002 Census)

About our association

North Side forms a Neighborhood Association!

North Side neighborhood formed a new association and had its first meeting in March 2008.

Upcoming events are currently in the planning stages and an organizing meeting will be held on June 30, 2008 at City Hall in the Community Room (1st floor) at 7pm. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. Please contact one of the co-chairs: Melissa Curran-Moore (mcurranmoore@yahoo.com) or David Raatz (dkjraatz@yahoo.com) for more information.

North Side changes its name to Willow Park

In a unanimous decision, attendees of the first meeting of the newly formed Willow Park neighborhood association changed its name to Willow Park after Willow Park in our neighborhood.