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Chenal Valley (/ʃɪˈnɔːl/shin-AWL) is a sizable and more recently developed section ofLittle Rock, Arkansas, located in the west-central part of the city and serves as a major economic and residential hub in west Little Rock. Its name is derived from the area'sShinall Mountain, but Deltic Timber Corporation (nowPotlatchDeltic), a major early developer of the area, opted to alter the name to mimicFrench language as part of a strategy (known asforeign branding) to orient the residential and commercial development toward upper-class population segments.[citation needed]
The main thoroughfare is Chenal Parkway, mostly a divided four-lane path chiefly connectingHighway 10 to west Little Rock's Financial Centre business district. Chenal Parkway's northwestern terminus is just north of Arkansas 10 atHighway 300, near thePinnacle Valley neighborhood. The southeastern terminus lies at Autumn Road at a transition to Financial Centre Parkway, with continuation to a conversion intoInterstate 630 at Shackleford Road.[citation needed]
Chenal Valley’s rapid development started in 1990 with the establishment of Chenal Country Club and the construction of some of the area's current crop of homes. Those first houses, as well as a limited number of apartment and condominium complexes, can be found scattered throughout the wooded sections of Chenal Valley.[citation needed]
Several mass-market retailers populate Chenal's eastern commercial corridor near the Financial Centre area. Its western commercial corridor boasts thePromenade at Chenal, which includes anIMAX theater, and major clothing retailers and stores.[1]
Census Tract 42.13, located in the area, has a median household income of $185,667 - the highest in Arkansas.[2]
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