Meeting: Tuesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. at the Greenbriar at the Altamont. Our December neighborhood meeting will be held at the Greenbriar at the Altmont, who graciously offered to host us. They will be providing us with punch and cookies I think - yum! Also, a neighborhood resident is baking for the occasion. So, here is a chance to be a bit more festive than usual. There isn't much on the agenda, so the business meeting will be short - I promise! Those of you with parents and relatives living at the facility might like to invite them to join us! Please join us so we have a good turnout for our hosts!   AGENDA 1. Request to use Caldwell Park by Episcopal Place for the 2010 Gumbo Gala for Saturday, May 8, 2010.   2. Request to use Caldwell Park by CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, April 19, 2010 (they previously used Rushton Park).

Highland Park neighborhood, one of 99 neighborhoods within the City of Birmingham, is located just a few miles southeast from the city center. Its 6,000-plus residents live in single-family homes, apartments, and condominiums.

Highland Park is a thriving historic urban neighborhood dating from the turn of the century. Its central feature is the long, winding Highland Avenue, which stretches from Five Points South all the way to Highland Golf Course and Clairmont Avenue. Most of Birmingham’s prominent families lived here at one time. It has five national districts within its boundaries, which combine to form the Highland Park local historic district with design review guidelines.

Highland Park offers urban living at its best. With three parks, sidewalks throughout, a golf course to the east, five churches, a hospital and other health care facilities, a service station, bank, and a few stores, it offers something for everyone. It is only a few minutes by car from downtown and is within walking distance of the Five Points South and Lakeview entertainment districts featuring world-class restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and specialty stores.

All residents of Highland Park are members of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association which meets to conduct business and hear residents’ concerns on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Highland Golf Course clubhouse.

Download the Updated (4/30/09) - Highland Park Neighborhood Plan: Neighborhood Assessment & Form-Based Overlay. (3.75 meg PDF file)

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