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The Clifton Heights Neighborhood located along the southwest border of St. Louis, Missouri, is a friendly and inviting neighborhood that is highlighted by a wonderful park with a playground and lake, an ideal location for walking or hosting neighborhood-wide events throughout the year Clifton Heights has a rich history, houses of varying architectural styles, including some Victorians and numerous Arts and Crafts homes. Portions of Clifton Heights are among the earliest developed areas in southwest St. Louis. Moreover, there is a more varied topography throughout the neighborhood than in adjoining areas to the east and south. Relative to most of the City of St. Louis, there are noteworthy hills and prominent natural valleys. This combination of natural topography and history gives much of Clifton Heights a look and feel that distinguishes it from elsewhere in St. Louis. Clifton Heights has a rich history, houses of varying architectural styles, including some Victorians and numerous Arts and Crafts homes. Portions of Clifton Heights are among the earliest developed areas in southwest St. Louis. Moreover, there is a more varied topography throughout the neighborhood than in adjoining areas to the east and south. Relative to most of the City of St. Louis, there are noteworthy hills and prominent natural valleys. The entire area covers a large hill that naturally slopes north and west toward the ancient valley of the River Des Peres, long since channelized, and shared by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Interstate 44. On this hill is a natural "dimple" or mini-valley. This bowl is the setting for Clifton Park and its small lake. There are also slopes east toward Hampton, as well as along Watson, on either side of Arsenal. Hampton itself dips around Watson.