Highland Park Neighborhood

Meigs St. Sidewalk The Cinema

Location

Southeast Quadrant, north and adjacent to Highland Park.

Boundaries

Bordered by Highland Park, Highland Avenue,
South Avenue, Gregory Street and South Clinton Avenue

Maps

HighlandParKRochrester Maps, including

2009 Version

Neighborhood Association Websites

http://www.HighlandParkRochester.org

http://www.BuzzBlastAndBlog.com

South Clinton Merchants Association

The Highland Park Neighborhood is located in the southeast quadrant of the City of Rochester. It shares a busy commercial border with Swillburg along S. Clinton Avenue and a small part of S. Goodman Street. Both neighborhoods are often lumped in with the South Wedge.

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." ¹ 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.

Containing over 2000 homes, most of which were built in the period 1900-1935, the Highland Park Neighborhood is characterized as stable, family-friendly and features both cultural and economic diversity. As an example, the playground park at the center of the neighborhood was voted as the best in the city in several polls. The neighborhood has a very active neighborhood association, supported by residents, that protects the stature of the neighborhood 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 neighborhood" in The Buzz – ²

The neighborhood continues to honor its heritage and connection to Ellwanger & Barry in a variety of ways. In early 2009 the association requested that the City rename the park on the corner of Meigs and Linden as "Ellwanger and Barry Park". On September 8, 2009 the new name was approved unanimously by Rochester City Council. Two weeks later, on September 20, 2009, a dedication was performed by the Mayor of Rochester, Robert J. Duffy and City Council member Elaine Spaull while both attended the Taste of the Neighborhood picnic in the park. ³

The association also has a Virtual Scrapbook which grew out of a series of exhibits displayed in Highland Park and at City Hall that documents 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.

The neighborhood is overwhelming residential; however, on its borders sit several anchor businesses and institutions such as The Cinema Theater, Highland Hospital, St John's Home, Colgate Rochester and The German House.

Neighborhood View Near Highland Park

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