followed a fire, road widening and the construction of a highway interchange in the Granite Square area. The West Side has begun to rebound from the effects of urban renewal in recent years. Rimmon Heights became the pilot neighborhood for the city's Neighborhood Initiatives in 2006. Around the same time, neighborhood centers in Wolfe Park and Rimmon Heights were rezoned to encourage traditional neighborhood development, and new landscaping and pedestrian amenities were provided along the Granite Street gateway to downtown and the West Side. The Piscataquog Trail, a recreational rail trail that opened in 2006, crosses much of the West Side and connects to downtown Manchester via a pedestrian bridge over the Merrimack River. Recent private development has included the expansion of Catholic Medical Center along both sides of McGregor Street, the planned new headquarters of St. Mary's Bank and conversion of a former Amoskeag mill into high-end housing in the Notre Dame area, as well as several smaller projects in Rimmon Heights. Areas of interest America's Credit Union Museum - museum housed in the original location of St. Mary's Bank, the first credit union in the United States Catholic Medical Center - hospital Majestic Theatre - community theater Lafayette and Simpson Parks - neighboring parks at the heart of the West Side overlooking downtown Manchester Manchester High School West - one of Manchester's high schools Piscataquog Trail - recreational rail trail through West Side from Pinardville to downtown Manchester Rock Rimmon - a large cliff with a view of most of Manchester Ste. Marie Church - a large Gothic Revival church that dominates the West Side West Side Arena - ice rink Parks Black Brook Park Cullerot Park Gossler Park Lafayette Park Martineau Park Piscataquog Park Raco-Theodore Park Rock Rimmon Park Simpson Park Sweeney Park Wolfe Park References External links Rimmon Heights neighborhood Manchester, New Hampshire Neighborhoods in New Hampshire German communities in the United States French-Canadian culture in New Hampshire French communities