Avondale was incorporated in 1924, Weber said. People who settled there were doctors, lawyers and bank presidents. Another 18 were added by 1955, and there weren't many lots left. He knows of none having been torn down. The neighborhood certainly doesn't hint of an allotment.
Houses are an architectural mix, from Tudor to ranch to Southern Colonial complete with pillars.
One home has a playhouse for the children built exactly like the main house, set in its own little garden. Avondale has one public school, Avondale Elementary, which has nearly 600 pupils in first through sixth grades. It has two churches, St. Michael's Catholic Church and Church of the Covenant, which is Presbyterian. St. Michael's is currently building a 1,000-seat addition. A large Acme is on the west side of Whipple.