North Point, St. Louis
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North Point | |
Location in St. Louis, Missouri | |
Neighborhood | North Point |
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Website: http://stlouis.missouri.org/northpoint/ |
North Point (or North Pointe) is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bounded by Goodfellow on the North, Northcrest, West Florissant on the Southwest, and Riverview Boulevard on the East and Northeast.
This quaint and stable neighborhood is home to the North Park United Methodist Church and Mizpah Lutheran Church. The Herzog Elementary School and Northwest Middle School has provided quality primary education to many generations of children in the neighborhood. Lot a Luv and New Northside Child Development Centers offers convenient a quality child care to the working parents of the North Point neighborhood. The Riverview/West Florissant Housing Corporation provides area residents with access to housing information and administer the implementing housing development projects. On the outer boundaries of the neighborhood major employers are present. Boatmen's Bancshares is the only institution, North Point is primary a residential area.
This thriving middle class neighborhood is one of the most stable neighborhoods in the city. It has been able to weather urban crisis and population shifts without affecting its stability. The neighborhood has maintained its residential middle class flavor and has a quaint suburban quality. Smaller brick, stone and architectually detailed homes and fewer larger frame homes are found throughout the neighborhood. The majority of housing in the North Point neighborhood was constructed between 1938 and 1940's. Currently nearly 85% of the housing available is owner occupied. Proximity to quality education's institution make innovative and challenging education's opportunities available to the children residing in the neighborhood. Several commercial districts are found on the outskirts along West Florissant, Goodfellow and the Halls Ferry Circle.
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North Point neighborhood website