Boulevard Heights Neighborhood
Location
The area is generally defined by Holly Hills and Christy to the north, the City Limits to the south, Gravois to the west, and by I- 55 to Grand to Loughborough and Leona on the east.
Institutions
The Windsor Community Center is the hub of activities in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood and is the home of the Boulevard Heights Improvement Association, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's 1st District Public Affairs Forum, several VFW Posts, the Retired Fire fighter's Association, a hobby railroad club, a Head Start Program, a U. S. Post Office,the Gravois Senior Center with daily hot lunches and is usually available for community activities.
In the last few years Boulevard Heights has been the hotbed of development activity, luring a second major grocer, two new banks, two major pharmacies, a laundromat and a major video store. Boulevard heights is home to several specialized neighborhood retailers including a sports trading score card, a violin maker, and a restorer of Volkswagon products.
The neighborhood is surrounded by green spaces and parks including Carondelet Park, Willmore Park, Christy Park, the River DesPeres Greens and St. Marcus Commemorative Park which is one of only two known passive parks in the nation. Carondelet Park offers free summer evening concerts. St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church annually hosts the Slovak Festival and offers holusky. The Immaculate Heart of Mary also invites you to attend the parish's annual festival.
Boulevard Heights boasts two private elementary schools; the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic School and St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran School. Area churches include Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic, St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran, Foursquare Church, Apostolic Faith Pentecostal and Christy Park Baptist.
Characteristics
The Boulevard Heights neighborhood is a well maintained neighborhood which mainly consists of solid brick structures which are ideal for small families. the area provides great access to I- 55, commercial establishment and services. The July 7, 1996 edition of the Saint Louis Post Dispatch rated neighborhoods according to the number of crimes per 100 residents, and reported the Boulevard Heights has the lowest total crime rate of the residential neighborhoods in the city! The Boulevard Heights Improvement Association was founded in 1933 and is one of the oldest active neighborhood associations in the city! If you desire all of the conveniences of city living, but demand the feel and look of small town Boulevard Heights is the neighborhood for you!
For Further Information about the Boulevard Heights Neighborhood
Contact David Bott, Vice President Boulevard Heights Improvement Association via neighborhood email.
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