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- Name
- Highland Park Neighborhood
- URL slug
- highland-park-neighborhood
- Category
- religious
- Description
- Meigs St. Sidewalk The Cinema The Highland Park Neighborhood is a predominantly residential neighborhood containing the park of the same name. It shares a busy commercial border with Swillburg along South Clinton Avenue and a small part of South Goodman Street. Both neighborhoods are sometimes lumped in with the South Wedge. Containing over 2000 homes, most of which were built between 1900 and 1935, the Highland Park Neighborhood is characterized as stable, family-friendly, and culturally and economically diverse. The Ellwanger & Barry Park is a point of pride for the community. A Greek Fest is held every August by the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit. The Highland Park Neighborhood Association is very active and supported by residents to protect the area's character as an attractive urban village. Ruth Danis, 2009 co-chair, describes one of the associations goals as subscribing to and promoting the concept of a "healthy middle-class neighborhood." 1 The association has a Virtual Scrapbook which grew out of a series of exhibits displayed in Highland Park and City Hall that documented the Ellwanger and Barry connection. It also serves as a snapshot of the day-to-day lives of residents that would otherwise remain unrecorded. In addition, the association publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Buzz, and maintains a semi-monthly e-mail Blast. History Ads from 1914 In 2007 the neighborhood formally changed its name from the Ellwanger Barry Neighborhood to be more indicative of its location. Both the former and present names are reflective of neighborhood history; the Ellwanger Barry Realty Company originally developed much of the area and referred to it in advertisements as "The Highland Park Section." 2 Between 1872 and 1913 Ellwanger and Barry developed the oldest portion of their nursery into what is today known as the Linden-South Historic District, shared by both the Highland Park Neighborhood and the South Wedge. The Landmark Society, one of the oldest and most respected preservation groups in the nation, held its 28th annual House and Garden Tour in the Highland Park neighborhood in June 2008. Twelve houses circa 1920s were chosen for the tour including two condos in the historic Spanish tile-roofed Ellwanger Barry School3 at Linden and Meigs Street. In 2015 local developer Buckingham Properties converted an old warehouse on South Clinton into the mixed-use Edge of the Wedge. Establishments Barbershops and Salons Lily Nails Art Thanh's Hair Design Theresa's African Braiding Top Notch Barbering Bars Dicky's Corner Pub Firehouse Saloon Loop Lounge Food and Drink Addis Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant Butter Joy Bakery Georgie's Bakery Highland Park Diner Hong Kong House Ming's Noodles Roc Deli & Grill Salvatore's Old Fashioned Pizzeria South Wedge Diner White Swans Asia Caffe Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant Retail African Food Center Dollar Tree EM Liquor JANE Vintage K-Robin Guitars Natural Pet Foods Ocean Garden Stallion's Clothing Starlight Cafe & Convenience Stuart's Spices Tam Computer Systems - Repair and retail (PC) Services 428 Mt. Vernon Bed & Breakfast Inn Roc Cinema Highland Branch Library Highland Hospital Jill's House - Child care Kim's Shaggy to Chic Pet Spa Maytag Laundry and Dry Cleaners Rochester Childfirst Network S. Clinton Coin Laundry Others Emanuel Church of Jesus Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit Highland Manor Apartments Peace Church - Lutheran Tango Cafe Links George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry Map Neighborhood profile from Celebrate City Living Neighborhood profile from the City of Rochester Neighborhood profile from The Daily Record (pdf) Neighborhood Profile from Rochester City Living Photostream on Flickr from a local area photographer, including houses. 1Website copy of The Buzz, Feb , 2009 – Vol 8 Issue 22The Finest and Healthiest Part of the City3Photos and Description on EllwangerAndBarry.com website
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