History of the West Park Neighborhood 
The purpose of
this site is to provide an informal site concerning the history of the
area and to share personal memories of the neighborhood. The West
Park community, as considered here, consists of four neighborhoods
located west of West 117th Street including the Jefferson, Kamm's
Corners, Riverside and Puritas-Longmead areas. This approximates
the original composition of the neighborhood.
The name was derived from a wooded park with a lake that John West operated on his property at Lorain Avenue roughly between West 138th and 140th Streets. It was known as "West's Park" but evolved into "West Park" for the short-lived town that developed in the area.
This site is not intended to serve as a neighborhood directory nor as a totally complete listing but to be simply a place to share some of its history, images and memories.
If you have memories and photos of your experiences in the West Park neighborhood that you would like to share please feel free to Email it to the West Park History website. ("Click" the name link to send an email to this website.) If you have a website which you think would be relevant please feel free to let us know about it so we can provide a link to it on this site.
The name was derived from a wooded park with a lake that John West operated on his property at Lorain Avenue roughly between West 138th and 140th Streets. It was known as "West's Park" but evolved into "West Park" for the short-lived town that developed in the area.
This site is not intended to serve as a neighborhood directory nor as a totally complete listing but to be simply a place to share some of its history, images and memories.
If you have memories and photos of your experiences in the West Park neighborhood that you would like to share please feel free to Email it to the West Park History website. ("Click" the name link to send an email to this website.) If you have a website which you think would be relevant please feel free to let us know about it so we can provide a link to it on this site.
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NOTE:
I must apologize for not properly updating the site for several
months. I had a problem with the software that I was using.
When Apple brought out the latest OS update it prevented the use of 36
bit software that I have been using. I need to switch to 64 bit
software. However, I have not found anything comparable to
Kompozer (32 bit). I got a copy of RapidWeaver but I have not
been able to grasp how to use it. Even following some video
instructions, I could get so far but could not get beyond that
point. Evidently, I must find someone who can assist me in
learning it. At the moment, I am using my old iMac because it
will still run 32 bit software. I would love to sell it but will
not untilI find alternate 64 bit software. --- Charles C. Chaney
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Updated: 25 February 2020