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East Hill Pensacola - Quaint, charming, historic, and vibrant all describe East Hill, one of Pensacola's largest and most popular neighborhoods. East Hill is one of two garden districts (the other - North Hill) that developed in the early 1900s as the City of Pensacola, fueled by the burgeoning logging industry and increasing imports through the Port of Pensacola, expanded north up the hill.

East Hill homes encompass a wide variety of styles and tend to be a bit smaller than those in North Hill, with the exception of the homes bordering Bayou Texar and overlooking Pensacola Bay.

The borders of the neighborhood (roughly) are Fairfield Avenue to the north, Scenic Highway to the east, Bay front Parkway to the south and 9^th Avenue to the west.

Today the neighborhoods' shady tree lined streets, variety of home styles, proximity to parks, restaurants, shops and water access make East Hill an in demand address.

Residents of East Hill can easily walk or bike to one of the many festivals held in Seville Square or Bartram Park or take in the Pensacola cultural scene by visiting art galleries, the Pensacola Symphony, the Pensacola Opera or a variety of theater and concert venues.

The vision of the early city planners has provided residents with eleven neighborhood parks, most of which encompass at least an entire city block. (Like Lakeview Park - Photo Right) 

The sprawling Bayview park on Bayou Texar covers 28 acres. As a little girl, my family spent many a Sunday afternoon picnicking at Bayview Park and I can still remember the difficulty I always had in deciding between swinging on the jungle gym or splashing in the water!

The park boasts the following amenities: boat launch, picnic shelters, bocce court, tennis courts, playground equipment, dog park, recreation center, restrooms, senior center, and soccer field.  

East Hill Pensacola  - A Pensacola neighborhood worth getting to know!

Pensacola's Earth Day - The University of West Florida returned to the original Earth Day Celebration concept by hosting a day filled with educational lectures and demonstrations aimed at protecting our earth; the Earth Day Environmental Symposium. From recycling to energy credits, there were opportunities to learn about a variety of earth healthy ideas at Pensacola's Earth Day Celebration.

But the important festival concept of Earth Day continued for Pensacola's Earth Day with Saturday's celebration in Bayview Park. Dozens of vendors, non-profit organizations and community groups participated and - WOW - did the weather cooperate.  

Thousands of people came together to learn about the environment, enjoy the great weather and just have some fun. While children played on the climbing wall and playground equipment, adults learned about natural lighting options, organic produce, had the opportunity to have their fortunes read and picked up tips from the Escambia County Master Gardners. And these were only a few of the dozens of activities!

We're fortunate that Pensacola's early urban planners recognized the need for gathering spaces for the public and incuded numerous parks throughout the city. Bayview Park is one of the largest in town and includes a community center, a senior center, playground equipment, a dog park, tennis courts and pic-nic shelters. The park is always busy when the sun is out. What a blessing for Pensacola's Earth Day.