photograph by Anne Warfield Historic Fairground Park was purchased by the city in 1908 from a private entity which had hosted an annual agricultural fair on the land since the mid-1800’s. The Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, as it was known, drew huge crowds from all over the country, but...
photograph by Michelle Williams Clayton, the administrative and economic center of St. Louis County, shares a relationship with St. Louis that is both symbiotic and affronting. In 1876, residents of the city grew tired of seeing their tax contributions distributed to what was then a small population spread across...
photograph by Jason Gray Bevo Mill is a south St. Louis neighborhood punctuated by the independent character of its many waves of inhabitants. Nearby where they intersect, a thriving commercial and dining district exists along the neighborhood’s main thoroughfares of Delor, Morganford and Gravois. Here, the health of the...
photograph by Kara Schoen Botanical Heights is an interesting case study in urban redevelopment. What was once a supplemental community to Shaw, McRee Town fell into decay when the I-44 interstate plowed its way through, and severed the neighborhood off from its southern connections. Over time, building abandonment/ruination and...
photograph by Chris Naffziger Much like nearby JeffVanderLou, The Ville was a neighborhood shaped by the segregation that gripped St. Louis in the early 20th century, and is still felt even to this day. However, the early history of The Ville, as an African-American community, is not a story...
photograph by Janet Henrichs Much like The Patch, Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in south St. Louis most often referred to by the name of a larger adjoining community (Dutchtown). Nonetheless, Mt. Pleasant is a place with a character all its own; one featuring an extremely varied architectural tradition...
photograph by Theresa Harter Riverview is one of the quirkiest neighborhoods in St. Louis. Of all 79, it lies furthest north, with its long sliver of territory compressed between St. Louis County and the Mississippi River. Route 66 originally crossed through Riverview by way of its most distinguished feature,...
photograph by Patrick Gioia No doubt, Old North St. Louis has become synonymous with redevelopment on the city’s blighted north side, but Old North is not the only historically significant neighborhood worthy of a renaissance (nor are all north side neighborhoods “lost”). Once home to Sportman’s Park, JeffVanderLou (originally...
photograph by Dan Henrichs Photography, St. Louis Recently named one of the ten most beautiful urban parks in the world by Yahoo Travel, Forest Park really has something for everyone. Photo Flood Saint Louis returns to this legendary city sanctuary for what turned out to be a spectacular, Fall,...
photograph by Ann Aurbach Originated from the same common pasture tradition as Lafayette Square, Benton Park is a historic St. Louis neighborhood notable for its unique topography and colorful architectural accents. The park that is the district’s namesake first served as a cemetery, and is the site of the...
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