The different businesses along 7 th Avenue participate in the event by opening their doors to encourage patrons to browse, eat, and drink. Since 2004 the neighborhood has held The Melrose Street Fair, organized by the Seventh Avenue Merchants Association 3, boasts a variety of vendors, food trucks, a car show. In 1988, the neighborhoods officially combined and, with the City’s approval, became known as Woodlea Melrose. Most of the homes in the neighborhood were built 1929-1949. In the 1940s, Andy Womack built houses, calling the subdivision Melrose Manor.
He named the area “Woodlea” due to the many trees. Thomas Mackenzie, a real estate developer, purchased 47 acres of land for $20,000. The Melrose District gets its name from the historic neighborhood it passes through called Woodlea Melrose. The Melrose District is a neighborhood located in north central Phoenix along 7 th Avenue, roughly sandwiched between south Camelback Avenue and Indian School Road, though those boundaries are not hard lines.
