A Guide to Creston
Explore what Creston has to offer from our public art, vibrant businesses, public parks, and pathways.
Explore what Creston has to offer.
Public Spaces.
Enjoy the North Quarter Pathways, green spaces, Bioretention islands, and the many public parks we have in our area.
Live in Creston.
Stay informed, organize events, and make a difference on important issues in Creston. The mission of the Creston Neighborhood Association is to empower neighbors through information, connections, and support to build the Creston community.
Public Art.
Creston is the home to 10+ murals as well as a legal graffiti wall with many more murals being added this year.
Thrive in Creston
The North End Wellness Coalition works to foster a culture of individuals and families who learn and live fully physically mentally, socially, and spiritually by collaborating with churches, businesses, non-profits, and neighbors to promote the wellness of the Creston and Belknap Neighborhoods.
History of Creston
Creston has evolved a lot physically in its 113-year-old history. While the neighborhood has retained much of its original planning’s integrity of a condensed urban grid layout and integrated mix of centralized commercial districts (areas alongside Plainfield Ave.) and residential zones, many current businesses are relatively new to Creston and have overhauled interiors and exteriors to reflect that change. Creston also underwent a period of “skinning” in which buildings were covered with an exterior curtain wall.
Thus, many of Creston’s buildings, especially along Plainfield, still retain their original exteriors, just not visibly so. Additionally, Creston’s current physical makeup reflects its socioeconomic change from a factory working-class town to a mixed-use suburban area. While Creston has experienced a lot of change, vestiges of its past are still very real and present in this beautiful neighborhood.