Lake Vista
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[edit] Overview
Lake Vista was designed with the primary purpose of affording convenience and safety for its residents. Its most striking feature is its break from the traditional linear alignment of streets in favor of an arrangement of cul de sac streets all leading to a central community center. The design would result in diagonal parks accessible to all homes.
Homes would be built to face either lanes or parks and would be designed to have kitchens facing the streets and living rooms fronting on the parks. Lake development was completed in 1938 and building restrictions were introduced to insure a unique, high quality, safe residential area.
The west half of Lake Vista was placed on the market in 1938. However, when the nation entered World War II, sales and building halted until the mid 1940s. By 1946, all of the lots were sold. When building was completed, Lake Vista had a real community atmosphere that continues today.
Check out the the Lake Vista Property Owners Association website here
[edit] Rebirth
As you can see from this flood map, the northern half of Lake Vista was spared from Katrina's flooding, but the southern half was not. With assistance from UNO's College of Urban and Public Affairs and the City Council's paid planners, we are working with the our neighbors in Lakeview, Navarre, Lakeshore, South Lakeview, West End, Lakewood, and the other parts of Planning District 5 do help the lake area recover.
- Find out more about The District 5 Recovery Team
