Sorensen Neighborhood

Sorensen Neighborhood

Key Sorensen facts:

* The Sorenson neighborhood contains some of the oldest development within St. Louis Park. The original subdivision near Central Community Center dates back to1887.
* The St. Louis Park Trolley that ran from Minneapolis to Hopkins went through the Sorensen Neighborhood until 1907.
* Central Community Center, Keystone Park and Webster Park are located in this neighborhood.
* Sorenson occupies 207.5 acres (17 blocks residential).
* Parks and open space - 1.5 percent
* Commercial/industrial - 2.7 percent
* Sorenson has 756 housing units (457 single family homes, 16 townhomes, 261 apartment units and 22 duplexes).
* The average year built (single family houses) was 1941.

St Louis Park web site

Check out the neighborhood section at the main stlouispark.org web site for more information on St. Louis park neighborhoods: http://www.stlouispark.org/residents/sorensen.htm

Links

City of St. Louis Park Official Web Site
Link to SLP Neighborhoods
The Campaign to Restore Lilac Way

About our association

The Sorensen Neighborhood Association

The Sorensen Neighborhood Association was organized to nurture friendship and communication between neighbors. We encourage and welcome all residents to participate in meetings and activities.

Become involved in decisions that will affect your community.

Welcome to the Sorensen Neighborhood!

The Sorensen Neighborhood was organized in 1998. It is one of 35 neighborhoods in St. Louis Park, most of which are also organized. We have 494 homes and 281 apartment units in our neighborhood. The Sorensen name honors one of the neighborhood?¿½s original families. Clyde Sorensen served on the St. Louis Park Police Department between 1948 and 1974, serving as police chief for several of those years.

As you travel through St. Louis Park, you will notice green and white neighborhood signs, which show that that particular neighborhood is organized. In the Spring of 2001, the Sorensen Neighborhood signs were installed. This is a very visual sign that shows everyone that the Sorensen Neighborhood is organized!

Being organized gives us the opportunity to develop strong neighborhood ties to the city policymakers, police department, crime watch programs and various other civic programs. Being organized also gives us access to grants that fund our neighborhood get-togethers, garage sales, plantings for parks, and postage for our newsletter mailings.

We have one general neighborhood meeting a year. Our newsletter, the "Sorensen Sideline," is sent out twice a year. We have an annual fall get-together, as well as a yearly garage sale. These activities are highlighted in the Sorensen Sideline newsletter, so make sure to read it.

There are two parks in Sorensen Neighborhood: Keystone and Webster:
- Keystone Park is a soccer and general use field located on 31st and Alabama. Keystone has a
wonderful sledding hill, too.
- Webster Park, at 33rd and Webster, has a large open field and brand new play equipment.

The Sorensen Neighborhood Steering Committee

At the spring 2004 meeting of the Sorensen Neighborhood Association, we voted to have only one neighborhood-wide business meeting a year instead of two.

That meeting is typically in March. This annual meeting is our chance to discuss matters that affect the neighborhood, so please attend if at all possible.

In addition, instead of having an elected board of officers committed to serving for 2 years, a steering committee will guide the association.

The following outstanding people have currently volunteered to be on the committee:
Lisa Miller, Board Co-Chairperson
Lois Zander, Board Co-Chairperson
Diane Rose, Newsletter writer

If you'd like to volunteer, send your e-dress to Valerie Bartl Valerie.Bartl@target.com.

Links

The Campaign to Restore Lilac Way (Highway 100)