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are maintained by neighborhood resident volunteers.
If you live, work or own a business in North Riverfront
and are interested in being the web site coordinator,
Please go to the web site coordinator sign up form and sign up!
This area is bounded by the Maline Creek on the North, Adelaide on the South, Interstate 70 and West Florissant on the Southwest, the Mississippi River on the East, North Broadway and Hall Street on the West via Calvary.
Almost exclusively an industrial area, North Riverfront does not have any significant institutions, however, it is home to several large employers. Crown Cork & Seal, Dial Corporation, Kennedy Trucking, North St. Louis Plywood and Lumber, Metro Manufacturing and Company, Browning-Ferries Industries are but a few examples. Trailnet is a non-profit organization that has been very involved in developing this area. The organization's goal is to develop a scenic biking trail along the Riverfront within the city limits.
Operation ConServ has established a community-based, not-for-profit housing corporation to assist with the housing development of the Mark Twain and Walnut Park neighborhoods. The housing corporation is working with real estate agents and banks to be able to acquire, redevelop and sell or rent affordable homes.
Riverview Park offers great opportunities for recreational activities. The park is a flood plain which now includes a bike trail, parking lot, boat ramp, and pond. The few residential dwellings lie at the Western edge of the area consisting of primarily single-family frame homes. The remaining of the area consists of a remote industrial park that follows alongside the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Mississippi River floodwall. Development of a longer biking trail, extending from the Northernmost city limits to the Southernmost city limit, will offer a unique form of urban recreation to many city and county residents. Much of this area offers open space that extends to the wooded edge of the river and will greatly benefit from further development of the area.
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