Leftwood

Leftwood, Alderney as seen on Franklin St.

Leftwood is a thirteen-block neighborhood in Alderney. It is located in North Alderney, bordered by Flathead Rd in the North (Westdyke), the West River in the East (North Holland in Algonquin, Liberty City), and Panhandle Rd in the south (Alderney City).

Character

Leftwood is a working-class residential neighborhood with a large multi-cultural population made up of a mix of Hispanics, Portuguese, and Italians, judging from Italian and Portuguese flags seen throughout the neighborhood and the bilingual banner and signs seen on the Leftwood Community Hall and other retail stores. Leftwood also has a large shopping economy, containing many retails stores and a strip mall with a four-story parking garage along Sacramento Ave that spans between Leftwood and Westdyke. Residential wise, Leftwood contains many small homes and tenement apartment buildings ranging from three to five stories.

Influences

Leftwood appears to contain elements of towns from Bergen County & Hudson County in general. It's namesake is believed to be derived from Englewood, New Jersey.

Transportation

Streets

The list of streets that runs through Leftwood are:

Beaverhead Ave
Flathead Rd
Bridger St
Manzano Rd
Sacramento Ave
Franklin St
Long John Ave
Bowline
Catskill Ave
Panhandle Rd
Rand Ave
Applewhite St

Highways

Plumbers Skyway

In Leftwood, the Plumbers Skyway can be entered or exited in two ways. The first is shortly after driving off the Hickey Bridge into Alderney, and thru the street lights at the Rand Ave Intersection. The second entrance can be accessed from a three way intersection on Manzano Road. Exiting here can only be made here if your driving in the right lane, from the Hickey Bridge direction.

Bridges

Hickey Bridge

The Hickey Bridge can be accessed from Leftwood from the Rand Ave Intersection which sits along the borders of Alderney City & Leftwood.

Points Of Interest

Trivia

Despite its name, Westdyke Memorial Hospital is actually located within Leftwood.