 The Northwood & Oakland Avenue area (sometimes referred to as Northwood Park) is located in the northern University Area and is bounded by Patterson Avenue to the north and Northwood Avenue to the south and Pearl Alley to the west and Indianola Avenue to the east.It is sometimes considered to go as far north as Blake Avenue.The homes are traditionally American foursquare with some classical, prairie, colonial, and Craftsman mixed in to create a tree-lined neighborhood.