Willow Park
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Willow Park Neighborhood (formerly North Side Neighborhood)
Boundaries
- North: Franklin Ave.
- South: Burlington Northern Railroad
- East: Louisiana Avenue
- West: Texas Avenue until Cedar Lake Road, then Virginia Avenue
City Council Ward
The Willow Park neighborhood is in Ward 4. For your council representative's name, click here.
- 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)
Upcoming Events
- None at this time
Neighborhood Association Contact
- Willow Park Neighborhood formed a new neighborhood association in 2008 and changed its name to Willow Park! Upcoming events are currently in the planning stages and an organizing meeting will be scheduled soon. If you would like to participate, please contact one of the co-chairs: David Raatz, phone # (952) 540-0456 or email dkjraatz@yahoo.com , Melissa Curran-Moore, phone # (952) 544-0494 or email mcurranmoore@yahoo.com.
- For more information about Willow Park, visit our new website at http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/stlouispk/willowpk/