The Central Park is a neighborhood in the City of

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Flint River (Michigan), Flint River northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Central Michigan, Mid Michigan region. Flin ...

. It is bounded as follows: east of Caeser Chavez avenue, south of Kearsley street, west of Crapo street, and north of East Court street.

Description

Many of the houses in this neighborhood date back to the late 19th century, when the city of Flint was transitioning from

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assembly to

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. Currently, the central park neighborhood association is a collection of residents who meet monthly in promoting this viable area located between the college-cultural area and the downtown municipal and business center in which wide-ranging demographic groups from

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students to

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reside.

References

Flint, Michigan Geography of Genesee County, Michigan {{GeneseeCountyMI-geo-stub