Elmhurst, Providence, Rhode Island

Elmhurst, Providence, Rhode Island

Elmhurst is a primarily residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Providence, Rhode Island. Douglas Avenue and Admiral Street bound Elmhurst to the northeast, Academy Avenue and Smith Street bound it to the west, while Chalkstone Avenue marks the southern border.

History

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Elmhurst was mostly comprised of large tracts of land used for farming. Streets constructed along present-day Douglas Ave, Eaton Street, and Chalkstone Avenue allowed for transit of produce to the city. The neighborhood remained sparsely settled for most of the nineteenth century. A streetcar line connecting Elmhurst to the city was opened in 1882. In 1909, the city acquired a piece of land on either side of a stream flowing from Academy Avenue, parallel to Chalkstone, and created Pleasant Valley Parkway, a landscaped boulevard similar in design to Blackstone Boulevard in the Blackstone neighborhood of Providence, though the residents attracted to the area were not as wealthy as their Blackstone counterparts. [ [http://www.providenceri.com/Neighborhoods/elmhurst.html Providence Neighborhoods: Elmhurst ] ]

In the early 1900s, Irish and Italian immigrants making their way out of crowded closer neighborhoods displaced the initial middle and upperclass residents. Institutional growth came over the next few decades in the form of the founding of the Charles V. Chapin Hospital, the Providence Lying-In Hospital (now Women and Infants Hospital), and the Homeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island (now Roger Williams Medical Center). Providence College and the Catholic high school La Salle Academy moved to the area in 1917 and 1925 respectively. [ [http://www.providenceri.com/Neighborhoods/elmhurst.html Providence Neighborhoods: Elmhurst ] ]

Following World War II, Elmhurst saw growth of a suburban character as one of the few areas in Providence with undeveloped land. Most of these houses were built in the northwestern part of the neighborhood.

Demographics

As of 1990 census, Elmhurst was the least ethnically diverse neighborhood in Providence, with less than 3% nonwhite. The median family income was 40% higher than the median for the city and unemployment at 4.6 was half that of the city as a whole. [ [http://www.providenceri.com/Neighborhoods/elmhurst.html Providence Neighborhoods: Elmhurst ] ]

Today, according to the Providence Plan, a local nonprofit aimed at improving city life, 82% of residents are white, 9% Hispanic, and 5% African-American. 28% of children under the age of six speak a language other than English as their primary language. [ [http://204.17.79.244/profiles/eht_main.html Elmhurst ] ]

The median family income is $51503, above the city-wide average of $32,058. 6.4% of families live below the poverty line while 2% of families receive some form of public assistance. [ [http://204.17.79.244/profiles/eht_main.html Elmhurst ] ]

References

[http://www.providenceri.com/Neighborhoods/elmhurst.html "Neighborhood Profiles" at providenceri.com]


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