Northwest

This district is a shit sandwich - the north and south borders of it are good bread, but the middle is a mess with only occasional kernels of corn stuck in it.

Leonard Street makes up the northern border, a solidly commercial strip that begins with access to and from highway 131 and heads west in a series of small businesses until it rises uphill to be capped by Mt. Calvary. The southern border begins with GVSU's Pew Campus: a pocket of brick dormitories, a few study halls, a repository library, and a clocktower. West of the campus extends Lake Michigan Drive with a mix of bars, cafes, residences, and interest groups before continuing off into outlying territory.

Gentrification has hit the old neighborhoods hard, putting strain and desperation on the lower-class citizens living within. Primarily Polish or black on a block-by-block basis, with occasional pockets of Hispanics, students, or others caught in the mix. Gang tags mark fences and the sides of houses, the street lamps are dead more often than not, and the streets themselves are narrow with the vehicles of the multiple persons crammed into the houses. In the middle of all the mess sits the Basilica of St. Adalbert and its illuminated angels looking over the houses huddled below its tall domes.


 * Basilica of St. Adalbert (also Aid Society, Fraternal Aid, Neighborhood Services, and Rectory)
 * Leonard Street (Mt. Calvary Cemetery, The Geek Group, West Leonard Christian Church)
 * Bridge Street (Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuaries, St. James Catholic Church, GR Fire Department)
 * 131/196 Interchange (post office, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dadd's Magic Bus and Limousine)
 * Lake Michigan Drive (YMCA, Parkway Tropics)
 * Grand Valley State University: Pew Campus