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Photo Flood 25: St. Louis Hills

Photo Flood 25: St. Louis Hills

photograph by Amanda Krebel The St. Louis Hills neighborhood, one of the city’s youngest, is a beautiful residential neighborhood filled with homes and businesses reflecting both the Art Deco age of their origin and the neon-colored vibe of Old Route 66 (which passed through). Of all 79 neighborhoods in...

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Mini-Flood 24: Compton Hill Reservoir Park

Mini-Flood 24: Compton Hill Reservoir Park

photograph by Dan Henrichs Photography, St. Louis The story of water distribution in St. Louis is a marvelous tale of engineering might combined with a fast-rising city’s Victorian sensibilities. The first water delivery operation was a privately held company that went into business amid the first major influx of...

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Photo Flood 23: Fairground Park

Photo Flood 23: Fairground Park

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...

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Mini-Flood 23: Soulard Farmers Market

Mini-Flood 23: Soulard Farmers Market

photograph by Ann Aurbach Established in 1779, Soulard Farmers Market claims to be the oldest continuous farmers market in the United States. Replacing a building destroyed by the Great Tornado in 1896, the current structure was erected in 1929 and emulates the Foundling Hospital in Florence, Italy (designed by...

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Photo Flood 20: Botanical Heights (McRee Town)

Photo Flood 20: Botanical Heights (McRee Town)

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...

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Photo Flood 19: The Ville

Photo Flood 19: The Ville

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...

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Mini-Flood 14: First Night Grand Center

Mini-Flood 14: First Night Grand Center

photograph by Alison Carrick First Night Grand Center is a yearly ritual in St. Louis that provides a family-friendly atmosphere for yearend revelers. However, on December 31, 2013, First Night was something more; it marked the beginning of a historic anniversary celebration for the city, 250 years in the...

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Photo Flood 17: Riverview

Photo Flood 17: Riverview

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,...

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Photo Flood 16: JeffVanderLou

Photo Flood 16: JeffVanderLou

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...

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Photo Flood 15: Forest Park

Photo Flood 15: Forest Park

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,...

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