The Historic Eastside Neighborhood is bounded by 9th Avenue on the North, 3rd Avenue on the South and Kimbark and Martin Streets on the West and East, respectively. A section of our neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having many outstanding homes built in the late 1800's and early 1900's. This is Longmont's first neighborhood, settled originally as the "Chicago-Colorado Colony" in 1871.
Please come visit us...and take a stroll through history.
The Historic Eastside Neighborhood Association (HENA) is a volunteer organization – we always need help. We encourage you to work on issues that you care about. By pooling our efforts, we can create positive changes in our community. Come to a neighborhood meeting – connect with energetic people and rewarding opportunities.
Officers:
HENA continues to work toward these goals:
To improve the quality of life for our neighbors,
To raise the level of safety and security in our area,
To develop a sense of community and to encourage social interaction and fun,
To promote resident ownership of single family homes,
To preserve the irreplaceable structures that make this district unique,
To build City-wide awareness of our neighborhood’s contribution to Longmont,
To foster communications between citizens and their government, and
To influence public policy affecting our neighborhood.
The Historic Eastside Neighborhood Association meetswhen issues arise and for an annual meeting in September at the end-of-summer picnic in Collyer Park. Everyone is invited.
The Historic Eastside Neighborhood Association Newsletter and emails keeps us connected. They announce events and describes ways for us to join together to improve the quality of life in our community. We learn about our neighbors and the histories of our houses. It also alerts us to problems that may require urgent action.
Our free newsletters are published several times a year. Volunteer block representatives distribute them to residences throughout the neighborhood. If you are not receiving a newsletter or if you can help with the distribution, please call Bob Carlson at 303-774-1997.
To join the HENA email distribution list (a Yahoo! Group), please email Mary Jo Lusnak at mjlusnak@yahoo.com.