Elvehjem Neighborhood Association 50th Anniversary

press release: Come join your fellow and former neighbors for a FREE event, celebrating the 50th year of the Elvehjem Neighborhood Association! Saturday, September 29, 2018, 11:00am – 3:00pm, Our Saviour’s Church 1201 Droster Road.

11 am - Watch a movie about our neighborhood and significant events, developments, interviews with neighbors, vintage photos and video. The movie will repeat after it ends for the duration of the event.

12 pm - Enjoy FREE food provided by Blue Plate Catering - make your own sliders, with salads and chips. Free beer, soda, and water provided as well

12 pm - Under the big tent - Whiskey Farm Band will play upbeat music everyone can dance to plus classic cars on display, bounce houses for kids, games, and lots of fun 

In 1968, the Beatles released the White Album, McDonald’s debuted the Big Mac for 49¢, and you could see Bonnie and Clyde in the movie theater for $1.50. The average home cost $15,000 and a new car could be bought for $2,800. Quite a few of our current residents have been here for the entirety of the neighborhood’s existence, with some even pre-dating the association.

We have interviewed many current and former residents to put together a documentary demonstrating how Elvehjem has changed and how it has remained the same over the years, and what makes it such a special neighborhood in which to reside. You will hear about what drew these early residents to the far East side, as farms gave way to paved roads, and what made them stay all these years. You will also find out about what has drawn newer residents to this evolving community.

So please join us as we debut the documentary and celebrate past and present board members who have given their time to continue the tradition of our great community events. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. There will be cake, live music courtesy of the Whiskey Farm Ban , and catered hors d’ouevres, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks. This is a family friendly event, with bounce houses, face painting, and many games for the kids. There will be classic cars on display, as well as collected local artifacts from the past 50 years. There will be chairs and tables available but we encourage you to bring your chairs and blankets as well.

If you are interested in volunteering to help with this event, please contact Kim Bolinder at

kim@elvehjemneighborhood.org or go to Sign-up Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D44AEA822A2F58-ena50th