Lester Ave, Cleveland Heights

This is a dense street full of apartment buildings and single-family dwellings of every size and description. The street winds a bit between Newton and Hanover and parking is very very difficult, unless you live in one of the buildings that includes parking spaces. Our children attend the EXCELLENT preschool on the street (the Lake School) and we used to live around the corner. Now we drive them in to school and find parking very difficult. The neighborhood is safe and the street is very close to the Lake, which is a major plus. However, I wouldn't consider it safe enough to let my kids play out front on their own or take a walk after dark.