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'''Long Hollow''' is a neighborhood in the [[City of Pensacola]] east of between the [[North Hill]]and [[Eastside]] neighborhoods, bounded roughly between by [[Palafox Street]] to the west, [[Wright Street]] to the south, [[Avery Street]] to the north, and the [[CSX railroad]]/[[Tarragona Street]] to the east. Its name is derived from old city maps, which described this low-lying strip between the hills as "the Long Hollow." In the early 1900s, it was home to the [[city stables]] and [[Waterworks building|utility buildings]]. ==Neighborhood Association==The '''Long Hollow Neighborhood Association''' was formed in [[1999]] to raise the quality of life for the area and its residents. Some of the Association's achievements include:*Establishing a community center with computer lab at 1040 North [[Guillemard Street]]*Converting a vacant City-owned lot between [[DeSoto Street|DeSoto]] and [[Gonzalez Street]]s into [[Long Hollow Park]] in July [[2001]]*Partnering with [[Front Porch Pensacola]] to renovate and beautify several neighborhood homes*Encouraging the construction of several new homes through the City's Infill Housing Project and [[AMR of Pensacola]] ==Notable Businesses and Organizations==*[[Pensacola Habitat for Humanity]]*[[The Handlebar]]*[[Greater Union Baptist Church]]*[[Greater Mount Lily Baptist Church]]*[[Front Porch Pensacola]]*[[Manna Food Bank]]*[[Port City Furniture]]*[[Architectural Affairs]] ==External Links==*[http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/pensacola/longhollow/ Long Hollow Neighborhood Association website]
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