Willard-Hay is a neighborhood within the larger Near North community

Near North, Minneapolis

Near North is a community on the north side of Minneapolis. Contained within it are six smaller neighborhoods. Near North is the primary area represented in the North Minneapolis Encyclopedia, InsideNorthside....

 on the north side of Minneapolis. The boundaries are roughly Olson Highway on the south, Penn Avenue on the east, (though a small portion of the neighborhood is northeast of Penn and Plymouth) Broadway Avenue on the northeast and Theodore Wirth Park

Theodore Wirth Park

Theodore Wirth Park is the largest park managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The park land is shared by Minneapolis and the neighboring suburb of Golden Valley. The park includes two golf courses , Wirth Lake, Birch Pond, and other amenities...

on the west.
The neighborhood is often known as Willard-Homewood by residents; the portion south of Plymouth is Homewood.