Brooklawns
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Brooklawns Neighborhood
Boundaries
- North: CP Railroad
- South: Excelsior Boulevard
- East: CP Railroad
- West: Louisiana Boulevard
City Council Ward:
The Brooklawns neighborhood is in Ward 2. For your council representative's name, click here.
Neighborhood Characteristics
- Brooklawns occupies 150.4 acres with about 6 blocks of residential. The southeast portion is primarily single family residential developed in the early 1900's.
- Neighborhood parks located close to the Brooklawns neighborhood include Justad Park and Jorvig Park.
- Methodist Hospital is located in this neighborhood.
- The northern half of Brooklawns is industrial and includes most of the railroad activity.
- Minnehaha Creek runs through the southwest corner of the neighborhood.
- Parks & open space - 2.3 percent
- Commercial/industrial - 57.8 percent
- Brooklawns has a total of 169 housing units (150 single family homes, 11 apartment units and 8 duplexes).
- The average year-built was 1946.
- Population - 380 (2002 Census)
Upcoming Events
- Neighborhood Meeting Tuesday, April 6th, at 7:00 pm. The Brooklawns Neighborhood Association is hosting the annual meeting at Bunny's. Neighbors will have the opportunity to socialize with one another, elect neighborhood board members, find out what is planned for the year, and find out how to get involved.
Neighborhood Association Contact
- Contact Neighborhood chair Jake Spano at (952) 922-9114
