The North Avondale Neighborhood Association
Can you imagine visiting your grandparents at Casa Blanca, their home (below) at 1401 Dana Avenue and then getting to live in this house yourself once they passed? Well Annamarie Becker Harten (and her 7 siblings) got to do just that! Casa Blanca was built in l927-28 and Annamarie’s grandfather, […]
Water your TREES!! It has been HOT and DRY! Your trees need watering! Especially new trees! Urban Forestry recently planted many trees in our neighborhood. To keep these trees alive, please water them. Urban Forestry does NOT water the street trees. I know some of you may have trouble getting your hose or sprinkler or irrigation all […]
The committee is growing but if you’d like to help, please reach out to me. The next planning meeting is Wednesday, July 20 at 4:30 to 6:00pm. Jolene Struebbe, jmstruebbe@gmail.com
Mrs. Virginia (“Ginny”) Krebs has called 59 Kessler Place HOME for her entire life – all 87 years of it! In fact, she was born in the bedroom that she currently sleeps in. And the family goes back even further…… Ginny’s grandparents, George and Anna Pfaffenberger had a farm on […]
Jolene Struebbe. Beautification Chair Gardener Extraordinaire Richard Jackson honored at NANA Annual Meeting Immediate Past President Heather Herr honored Richard Jackson for his 18 years as our gardener in charge of multiple NANA Community Gardens. Richard has maintained the Dana Roundabout and the garden border near Marion Park for several years, […]
When you were growing up, did the welcome wagon or newcomer’s club ever visit your family when you moved to a new neighborhood? I remember this and loved it, as did my mom. I’d like to create the same welcoming feeling to all new residents of North Avondale. Would you […]
The beautiful, tall, slender, white-haired woman you may see out walking with her daughter is Mrs. Mary Kartal and she has called North Avondale and two addresses on Burton Woods Lane home since 1960. She originally bought at #10 and moved to #4 in 2010, where, interestingly, Charlie Taft, son […]
Did you know that neighbors and friends volunteer and take care of the following gardens and garden plots that beautify our neighborhood? Washington Triangle (at Clinton Springs and Washington Avenues) Seasongood Park (at the corner of Reading and Clinton Springs) Marion Sign and Strip (near Dana and Reading) The North […]
When you were growing up, did the welcome wagon or newcomer’s club ever visit your family when you moved to a new neighborhood? I remember this and loved it, as did my mom. I’d like to create the same welcoming feeling to all new residents of North Avondale. Would you […]
While not necessarily a longevity candidate (as we are learning for North Avondale), I introduce you to Ken Brawner of 3 Revel Court to share a snippet of house buying l990’s style. Ken was living in Madisonville, when his friend and realtor told him, “You are a rising young executive; […]