Lakefront Residents Form Overlook Park Neighborhood Association
Starting with just six members, the organization now boasts 167 members.
The idea that the Heideloff mansion on Edgewater Drive could be demolished initially prompted a group of residents along the lakefront to form a neighborhood association. But that was just the beginning. Starting with just six members late last year, the Overlook Park Neighborhood Association now has 167 members out of about 260 residents in the neighborhood it encompasses. The association includes the streets stretching from Nicholson to Belle avenues and is bordered by Lake Avenue and Lake Erie to the north. Gaynel Mellino, a resident of Edgewater Drive and president of the organization, said the idea of the neighborhood association came about because of the possibility that the Heideloff estate could be demolished. But the scope of the …
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ian king
1:14 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
Hi DLSJR - not sure I totally agree a "modern" design would detract from this neighborhood. There are a lot of ordinary, Cape Cod style homes in this area - nothing special that one can't find in any Midwest suburb. I think Lakewood needs to have some modern/21st century architecture. It will contemporary the building stock that in many blocks of this city has seen better days! Remember, old … more ›