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Neighborhoods

Eastside Neighborhood

The history of the Eastside Neighborhood is one inextricably linked to its distinctive location. Sitting atop the rolling, wooded land east of the Kalamazoo River, west of Eastwood, southeast of…

Edison Neighborhood

Today, of the twenty two established neighborhoods in the city of Kalamazoo, the Edison Neighborhood possesses the largest population, and is the most demographically mixed along socioeconomic and racial lines.…

Henderson Park

The Rise of the Suburb If you begin your travels from Bronson Park and head about a half mile to the west, you will find yourself atop the West Main…

Hillcrest Neighborhood

Despite a paucity of official map references to a neighborhood called ‘Hillcrest’, one could cite a number of reasons for its inclusion as a distinct, geographic zone with a rich,…

Milwood Neighborhood

Of the 22 city neighborhoods in Kalamazoo, Milwood has the second largest number of residents (Edison is the most populous), but it lays claim to being the largest in square…

Northside Neighborhood

There is a book waiting to be written about Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood, however no sketch of this length can do justice to its rich, complex and fascinating history. The current boundaries of the neighborhood run from Douglas Avenue...

Redlining

A presentation and discussion about the history of redlining, racially restrictive covenants, and segregation in Kalamazoo. Learn how the federal government and the city of Kalamazoo successfully financed white homeownership…

Vine Neighborhood

The Vine Area Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 August 1983. The district is roughly bounded by S. Rose, S. Westnedge, W. Walnut and Ranney Streets. Covering 333 acres, the district contains 171 buildings..

Westwood Neighborhood

The Westwood Neighborhood is a mostly residential neighborhood with a strong commercial corridor along West Main Street, beginning at Arlington Street and moving westward toward Drake Road. Situated in the…

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