1930 – 1964 First Street is a retail center available for lease at the southwest corner of Elm Place and First Street in downtown Highland Park. Great high traffic retail space. Current retailers are Green Living Design, TechCare, Mane Cutters, Highland Park Cleaners and Mail Boxes Etc. Elm Place and First Street are home to many restaurants and small shops serving the affluent Highland Park clientele. Indian Trail Elementary School, Elm Place Middle School and Highland Park High School are a short walk from the center. Highland Park consistently ranks as one of the nation’s best towns to live, one of the nation’s top beach towns and one of the best cities to live and work in Illinois. Downtown Highland Park is home to over 100 retailers including many award-winning dining establishments. The average travel time to work in Highland Park is 21.4% greater than the Illinois average and 30.8% greater than the national average. The number of people who take public transportation in Highland Park is 332.8% greater than the Illinois average and 564.6% greater than the National average. The Park District of Highland Park, founded in 1909, operates and manages over 650 acres of land in 44 park areas, and offers approximately 2,800 recreation and seasonal programs. Facilities include an indoor ice arena, tennis and racquetball complex, two recreation centers, a nature center, an 18-hole golf course, driving range, adventure mini-golf, aquapark, beaches, boat launch ramp and yacht club on Lake Michigan, a designated Dog Beach, and two additional dog exercise areas.