Neighborhoods

Northeast Lawrence

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005

This is where Lawrence began. The area of the city north of 15th Street and east of Iowa Street is the oldest part of town -- the place where much of the state's "Bleeding Kansas" history was lived during the 1850s, where Kansas University has made its home for more than a century and where Massachusetts Street shopping makes for a downtown envied by communities across the nation. Read story.

Southwest Lawrence

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005

The area of Lawrence south of 15th Street and west of Iowa Street is one of the fastest growing areas of town -- and the location, on the west, of some of the newest residences in the city. Read story.

Northwest Lawrence

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005

The area of Lawrence north of 15th Street and west of Iowa is quickly becoming a major gateway into the city. Read story.

Southeast Lawrence

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005

The area of Lawrence south of 15th Street and east of Iowa Street is in transition. The Farmland fertilizer plant that sits at the eastern edge of the city closed a few years back -- and while the future of the property remains in limbo, it's clear that the plant and the land surrounding it constitute one of the next great frontiers in the city's growth. Read story.