About education in the city of St. Louis, Missouri education in the region Education in Greater St. Louis Education in St. Louis, Missouri is provided by the St. Louis Public Schools , private schools , charter schools , several colleges and universities, and the St. Louis Public Library . St. Louis Public Schools The St. Louis Public Schools SLPS operate more than 75 schools, including several magnet schools . SLPS operates without accreditation and is under the governance of a state appointed school board called the Special Administrative Board, although a local board continues to exist without legal authority over the district. Charter schools Since 2000, charter schools have operated in the city of St. Louis using authorization from Missouri state law. These schools are sponsored by local institutions or corporations and take in students from kindergarten through high school. Private schools Several private schools exist in the city, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis operates dozens of parochial schools in the city, including parochial high schools. Colleges and universities The city of St. Louis is home to many universities and colleges, including Saint Louis University , Harris Stowe State University , and Washington University in St. Louis although part of Washington University is located in adjacent Clayton, Missouri . St. Louis Public Library The St. Louis Public Library operates 16 branches and a central library building, and it maintains a borrowing agreement with the adjacent St. Louis County Library . See also List of high schools in Greater St. Louis List of colleges and universities in Greater St. Louis References reflist St. Louis Metro Area High Schools Colleges and universities in metropolitan St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri Category Education in St. Louis, Missouri ... more details
, St. Louis Skinker DeBaliviere Image STL Central West End 01.jpg thumbnail right 300px Hospitals, apartments, & Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri park in the Central West End St. Louis, Missouri ... in St. Louis, Missouri . This has changed somewhat as many blacks have settled in South City, but the central ..., evidenced by the churches they built, such as St. Stanislaus Kostka Church St. Louis, MissouriSt. Stanislaus ... 280px Map of the 79 neighborhoods of St. Louis, Missouri Image STL Gravois Park.JPG thumbnail right 300px Red brick homes in Gravois Park, St. Louis Gravois Park The following is a list of neighborhoods of the city of St. Louis, Missouri . 01 Carondelet, St. Louis Carondelet 21 Soulard, St. Louis Soulard 41 Cheltenham, St. Louis Cheltenham 61 Carr Square, St. Louis Carr Square 02 Patch, St. Louis Patch 22 Benton Park, St. Louis Benton Park 42 Clayton Tamm, St. Louis Clayton Tamm 62 Columbus Square, St. Louis Columbus Square 03 Holly Hills, St. Louis Holly Hills 23 McKinley Heights, St. Louis McKinley Heights 43 Franz Park, St. Louis Franz Park 63 Old North St. Louis 04 Boulevard Heights, St. Louis Boulevard Heights 24 Fox Park, St. Louis Fox Park 44 Hi Pointe, St. Louis Hi Pointe 64 Near ... St. Louis, Missouri Stl neighborhoods Category Neighborhoods in St. Louis, Missouri Category ...Image LafayetteSquareHouses.jpg thumbnail right 300px Stately French houses in Lafayette Square, St. Louis ... borders. For example, Downtown St. Louis is generally thought to include the Union Station St. LouisSt. Louis Union Station and the Scottrade Center , even though Downtown technically ends at Tucker Avenue 12th Street . Additionally, the Fox Theatre St. Louis, Missouri Fox Theatre and Powell Symphony Hall are popularly considered a part of Midtown St. Louis even though they are in Grand Center, St. Louis Grand Center . Dogtown, St. Louis Dogtown is an area south of Forest Park that includes ... racial distinctions because the City of St. Louis used to be racially Racial segregation in the United ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Flag of St. Louis, Missouri.svg thumb right 250px The flag of St. Louis, Missouri , was designed by Yale University professor Theodore Sizer. The flag is often called the Three Rivers flag, symbolizing the confluence of the Mississippi River Mississippi , Missouri River Missouri , and the Meramec River Meramec rivers near St. Louis. The intersection of the blue lines is covered by a fleur de lis , which symbolizes St. Louis s France French heritage. Although the flag is strictly the municipal flag of St. Louis, it is sometimes flown over government buildings in St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County . Revised Code of the City of St. Louis, Section 1.20.010 The design submitted by Professor Emeritus Theodore Sizer, Pursuivant of Arms at Yale university, and now on file in the office of the City register is approved, adopted and designated as the official flag of the City. The flag with a solid red background has two broad heraldic wavy bars, colored blue and white, extending from the left top and bottom corners toward left center where they join and continue as one to the center right edge. This symbolizes the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Over the point of confluence a round golden disk upon which is the fleur de lis of France blue calling attention to the French background of the early city and more particularly to St. Louis of France for whom the City is named. The golden disk represents the City and or the Louisiana Purchase. Heraldically, the disk is a bezant or Byzantine coin signifying, money or simply purchase. The flag s colors recall those of Spain red and yellow or gold , Bourbon France white and gold , Napoleonic and Republican France blue, white and red , and the United States of America red, white, and blue . St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT St. Louis, Missouri, Flag of Category Flags of places in the United States Category St. Louis, Missouri Flag US flag stub Missouri stub ... more details
POV date September 2011 LDS Temple St. LouisMissouri Temple format Infobox LDS Temple The St. LouisMissouri Temple is the 50th operating Temple LDS Church temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints . It is located in Town and Country, Missouri , a St. Louis suburb In the early days of the LDS Church, when the Church was centered in Missouri , members had planned to build temples in Far West and Independence, Missouri Independence , Missouri . Severe persecution prevented them from ever doing so. After an Missouri Executive Order 44 Extermination Order was given from Governor Lilburn W. Boggs and Church leaders were arrested, the Latter day Saints were forced from their Missouri homes at gunpoint in the middle of winter. Those in the eastern part of Missouri heard of the injustices to the Mormons and offered them refuge for a time. Because of its strong roots in History of the Latter Day Saint movement Movement in Missouri Latter Day Saint history members were excited when the announcement came in December of 1990 that a temple was to be built in Missouri. LDS Church President of the Church Latter Day Saints President Gordon B. Hinckley broke ground for the temple on October 30, 1993 and it was dedicated upon completion on June 1, 1997. The St. LouisMissouri Temple stands as a memorial to the early Mormons in Missouri and the hardships they went through. The temple ... Day Saints External links commonscat inline St. LouisMissouri Temple http www.lds.org temples main 0,11204,1912 1 86 0,00.html Official LDS St. LouisMissouri Temple page http www.ldschurchtemples.com stlouis St. LouisMissouri Temple page List LDS Temple USA Central Category Religious buildings completed in 1997 Category The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Missouri Category Places of worship in Missouri Category Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri Category Temples ... Latter Day Saint temples es Templo de San Luis Misuri pt Templo de St. Louis ... more details
About the economy of the city of St. Louis, Missouri the economy of the region Economy of Greater St. Louis The economy of St. Louis, Missouri has a diversified variety of economic sectors sectors , both historically and currently. Sectors and employment According to the 2007 Economic Census, manufacturing in the city conducted nearly 11 billion in business, followed by the healthcare and social service industry with 3.5 billion, professional or technical services with 3.1 billion, and the retail trade with 2.5 billion. The sector employing the largest number of workers in the city was the healthcare sector with 34,000 workers, followed by administrative and support jobs with 24,000 workers, manufacturing with 21,000 workers, and food service with 20,000 workers. ref name 2007econcensus 2007 Economic Census. ref As of May 2011, the city of St. Louis had approximately 160,000 workers in its labor force with slightly more than 18,500 unemployed, and an unemployment rate of 11.7 percent. ref name bls Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2011 ref The rivers of St. Louis play a large role in moving ... Systems International . List of companies based in St. Louis, Missouri Ameren Anheuser Busch Arch Coal ... of Mayors, 2006 St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT Economy Of St. Louis, Missouri Category Economy of St. Louis, Missouri ... products. The Port of St. Louis in 2004 was the third largest inland port by tonnage in the country ... river.html title River Transportation through and to St. Louis publisher St. Louis Commerce Magazine year 2005 accessdate 2009 10 04 ref Health services and biomedical Among St. Louis city healthcare employers is BJC HealthCare , which operates both Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children ... include the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Saint Louis University Hospital , another medical research facility and hospital, and Cardinal Glennon Children s Hospital . St. Louis is also ... more details
About parks in the city of St. Louis, Missouri parks in the region Parks in Greater St. Louis Parks in St. Louis, Missouri are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry ... , which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. class wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable style margin 1em auto 1em auto Parks owned by the city of St. Louis Name Area acres class unsortable Location Aboussie Park .4 13th and Lynch Adams Park St. Louis, Missouri Adams ... Chambers Park 6.3 Compton and Cardinal Charles Park St. Louis, Missouri Charles Park 3 Elwood and Broadway Cherokee Park St. Louis, Missouri Cherokee Park 8.9 13th and Wyoming Christy Park 32.4 Kingshighway ... 5.4 Hodiamont and Catalpa Gravois Park 8.2 Louisiana and Miami Hall Park St. Louis, Missouri Hall Park ... Park St. Louis, Missouri Hyde Park 11.8 Blair and Salisbury Interco Plaza .7 Tucker and Martin Luther ... 3 Hamilton and Westminster Lyon Park 10.9 Broadway and Arsenal Marquette Park St. Louis, Missouri Marquette ... and Maple Penrose Park 51 Kingshighway and Penrose Perry Park St. Louis, Missouri Perry Park 11.3 ... Seay Park 3 Gamble and Glasgow Serra Sculpture Park 1.1 11th and Market Sherman Park St. Louis, Missouri ... Park 4 Compton and Eads Tiffany Park 1.1 Spring and Blaine Tilles Park St. Louis, Missouri Tilles Park ... St. Louis, Missouri Walnut Park 2.3 Thrush and Lillian Washington Square St. Louis, Missouri Washington Square 13.5 14th and Market Willmore Park 106 Hampton and Jamieson Windsor Park St. Louis, Missouri ... Parks of Greater St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri Category Parks in St. Louis, Missouri ... other recreational areas. City of St. Louis parks The city of St. Louis owns more than one hundred parcels of parkland, including playgrounds and a cemetery. The largest park in St. Louis, Forest Park St. Louis Forest Park , is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Parks Division, although ... Barrett Brothers Park 13.2 St. Louis and Goodfellow Beckett Playground 3.3 Taylor and Cook Bellerive ... more details
. Landmarks and monuments See Landmarks of St. Louis, Missouri File Stlouis waters.jpg left 200px thumb ... Courthouse St. Louis, Missouri Old St. Louis County Courthouse locally known as the Old Courthouse ... St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Customhouse and Post Office . Because much of the city s early commercial .... Louis, MissouriSt. Stanislaus Kostka , which is an example of the Polish Cathedral style . Among the other ..., Missouri Second Presbyterian Church of St. Louis 1900 in Richardsonian Romanesque . Image STLCentrallibrary.jpg ... , several churches moved to the Central West End neighborhood, near Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri ..., Scientist St. Louis, Missouri First Church of Christ, Scientist 1904 . By the United States Census ... a world s fair at Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Forest Park called the Louisiana Purchase Exposition ... of Art Hill, and the Flight Cage at the St. Louis Zoo . The Missouri History Museum was built ... Link s 1894 St. Louis Union Station , and an improved Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Forest Park . Louis ... 20th century include the United States Customhouse and Post Office St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Customhouse .... Image Eugene Field House, 634 South Broadway, Saint LouisSt. Louis City County, Missouri .jpg thumb 240px right Eugene Field House St. Louis, Missouri Eugene Field House , built as a townhouse .... One of the oldest extant townhouses in the city is the Eugene Field House St. Louis, Missouri Eugene ... of St. Louis County, Missouri , became an alternative to downtown St. Louis for commercial construction ... Resource Office a city government agency which maintains a Landmarks of St. Louis, Missouri ... Cathedral basilica of saint louis.jpg Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis File Climatron, Missouri Botanical ... the city s oldest public park gallery See also St. Louis, Missouri History of St. Louis, Missouri ... in St. Louis County, Missouri Streetcars in St. Louis External links http www.builtstlouis.net Extensive archive of descriptions and photos of St. Louis architecture St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Infobox U.S. county county Saint Louis County state Missouri seal StLouis County mo seal.png founded ... St. Louis County is a County US county located in the U.S. state of Missouri . Its county seat is Clayton, Missouri Clayton . GR 6 St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical ..., MissouriSt. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both .... Louis County borders the St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Louis , which is independent from St. Louis .... Its original county seat was in various buildings including the Old Courthouse St. Louis, Missouri Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis by the Gateway Arch . In 1877, the St. Louis, Missouri City of St ... St. Louis County was the first Missouri County to adopt a home rule charter under the Missouri ... State of Missouri County Reporting St. Louis County , December 2, 2008 date accessdate 2011 10 31 ... neighbor, St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis city . However, it is considerably less conservative than the rural parts of the Missouri state . Along with the independent city of St. Louis, both St. Louis ... County . To the east is the City of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis and the Mississippi River . The western ... Vol 4 2001 StLouisMissouri STL.html 2001 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI STL . Weather Explained ... 100 follows an ancient path westward out of St. Louis, following the boundary between the Missouri ... County, MissouriSt. Charles County north, northwest Madison County, Illinois northeast St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Louis east St. Clair County, Illinois & Monroe County, Illinois southeast Jefferson ... 1980 973896 1990 993529 2000 1016315 2010 998954 footnote Independent City of St. Louis, Missouri ... age 18 and 5.30 of those age 65 or over. St. Louis County is the most affluent county in the state of Missouri ... s share of the State of Missouri s jobs to 28 percent. Citation needed date December 2007 St. Louis ... jobs in the State of Missouri and about half the jobs in the St. Louis Metro area. ref name U.S. ... more details
About transportation in the city of St. Louis, Missouri transportation in the region Transportation in Greater St. Louis Image I 70 in downtown St. Louis.jpg right thumbnail 200px Interstate 70 in downtown St. Louis Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri includes road transport road , rail transport rail , ship transport ship , and aviation air transportation modes connecting the city of St. Louis with surrounding communities in Greater St. Louis , national transportation networks, and international locations. The city of St. Louis also supports a public transportation network that includes public transport bus service bus and commuter rail service. Roads and highways see also Streets of St. Louis, Missouri The city of St. Louis contains four Interstate Highway System interstate highways that connect ... Public Transit Agencies Structures in Greater St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT Transportation In St. Louis, Missouri Category Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri ... the northwest corner of the city to downtown St. Louis . The north south Interstate 55 enters the city ... the city on the Poplar Street Bridge into Illinois. The city of St. Louis also has several major roadways, including the north south Memorial Drive St. Louis Memorial Drive , located on the western edge ... of Grand Boulevard St. Louis Grand Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue St. Louis Jefferson Avenue , both ... terminal.jpg thumb M Terminal ticketing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport No public airport s exist within the city limits, although the city of St. Louis owns and operates the largest airport in the area, Lambert St. Louis International Airport in nearby northwest St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County . Passenger air travel at Lambert is provided to more than 80 destinations by Air ... MidAmerica St. Louis Airport , Spirit of St. Louis Airport , and St. Louis Downtown Airport . Heavy rail Freight rail in the city of St. Louis is owned by BNSF Railway , which operates two railroad ... more details
of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri ... 1926 1996 dts 1983 3 29 American Theater St. Louis, Missouri American Theater 416 N. 9th 1917 dts 1985 ..., Missouri .jpg 100px 1942 HABS photo Arcade Building St. Louis, Missouri Arcade Building 810 Olive 1919 dts 2003 3 23 Apotheosis of St. Louis 1 Fine Arts Drive Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Forest ... Washington 1905 Bell Telephone Building St. Louis, Missouri Bell Telephone Building 920 Olive 1889 dts 1999 8 5 File Bell Telephone Building in 1889 St. Louis, Missouri .jpg 100px Bethlehem Lutheran Church St. Louis, Missouri Bethlehem Lutheran Church 2153 Salisbury 1895 Bevo Mill building Bevo ... 1823 Broadway store buildings St. Louis, Missouri Broadway store buildings 7121 7129 S. Broadway ... House in 1936 St. Louis, Missouri .jpg 100px 1936 HABS photo Chemical Building 721 Olive 1896 dts 1982 3 19 Christ Church Cathedral St. Louis, Missouri Christ Church Cathedral 1210 Locust 1867 dts ... City County, Missouri .jpg 100px 1942 HABS photo Christ Baptist Church St. Louis, Missouri Christ ... Jefferson Library at University of MissouriSt. Louis UMSL 1846 Compton Hill Water Tower Grand and Russell ... Field House St. Louis, Missouri Eugene Field House 635 S. Broadway 1845 dts 2007 3 29 File Eugene Field House, 634 South Broadway, Saint LouisSt. Louis City County, Missouri .jpg 100px 1942 HABS photo Fox Theatre St. Louis, Missouri Fox Theatre 523 N. Grand 1929 dts 1976 10 8 File Fox theater ... Masonic Hall St. Louis, Missouri Masonic Hall 3671 Lindell Boulevard 1926 May Company Department ... Home St. Louis, Missouri Memorial Home S. Grand & Magnolia Avenues 1867 Merchandise Mart Building ... 1915 Most Holy Trinity Church St. Louis, Missouri Most Holy Trinity Church 3519 N. 14th Street 1899 ... St. Louis, Missouri Old Courthouse 11 N. 4th Street 1859 File The Old Courthouse, Saint Louis ... 23, 1982 Pilgrim Congregational Church St. Louis, Missouri 826 Union 1906 Powell Symphony Hall ... more details
The streets of St. Louis, Missouri , USA , and the surrounding area of Greater St. Louis are under the jurisdiction of the City of St. Louis Street Department http stlouis.missouri.org government cdstrts.htm ... Louis. ref citation title The early history of St. Louis and Missouri page 60 author Elihu Hotchkiss ... of Missouri Columbia year 2005 citation title St. Louis and her private residential streets author ... streets.htm St. Louis Street Index STL Streets DEFAULTSORT Streets Of St. Louis, Missouri Category Streets in St. Louis, Missouri ... Street runs east west in South St. Louis from Broadway St. Louis Broadway near the neighborhoods of Marine Villa, St. Louis Marine Villa and Kosciusko, St. Louis Kosciusko bordering the Mississippi River to the River Des Peres in the Lindenwood Park, St. Louis Lindenwood Park neighborhood. The street got its name from the St. Louis Arsenal a military equipment storage depot on the east end of the street ... Street runs in a northwest southeast direction from Gravois Avenue St. Louis Gravois Avenue in the Bevo Mill, St. Louis Bevo Mill and Holly Hills, St. Louis Holly Hills neighborhoods to South Broadway in the neighborhood of Carondelet, St. Louis Carondelet . Biddle Street Biddle Street runs east west from the neighborhood of Near North Riverfront, St. Louis Near North Riverfront near the Mississippi River to 20th Street St. Louis 20th Street in the neighborhood of Carr Square, St. Louis Carr Square in the west. Carr Street Carr Street runs east west in Downtown St. Louis from the Mississippi River to Jefferson Avenue, between the neighborhoods of Carr Square, St. Louis Carr Square and JeffVanderLou ...?id 418fSrmYu8C&pg PA8 title St. Louis Gateway Rail The 1970s author Lesley Barker ref Chestnut Street Chestnut Street runs east west street in downtown StLouis and is the northern boundary of the St ... of Marine Villa, Gravois Park, St. Louis Gravois Park and Dutchtown, St. Louis to the neighborhoods ... more details
St. Louis has long been known for its barge traffic and steamboats. The writer Mark Twain is an icon of St. Louis in his own right, and wrote prolifically about the steamboats along the river. The Missouri ... Image LindberghStLouis.jpg Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis gallery Category Culture of St. Louis, Missouri Category History of St. Louis, Missouri ...orphan date April 2010 File Flag of St. Louis, Missouri.svg thumb The St. Louis flag features two rivers merging in a confluence of French heritage signified by a fleur de lis . The Iconography of St. Louis ... of the few remaining mounds in the St. Louis region. Long before Europeans settled in St. Louis, the Cahokia ... their existence. The 2007 Master Plan for the St. Louis Gateway Mall Gateway Mall calls for a mound ... StLouis USA1.jpg thumb 150px traffic on the Mississippi St. Louis is at the confluence of the Illinois ... floods. Saint LouisSt. Louis was founded by Pierre Laclede in honor of King Louis IX of France . Louis is honored to this day by the statue of him in Forest Park St. Louis Forest Park , The Apotheosis of St. Louis . The spelling Saint Louis usually refers to the person, while St. Louis refers to the city. The Fleur de lis is on the flag of St. Louis City and is used extensively throughout the region ... 120px thumb the city skyline The Gateway Arch is the strongest symbol of St. Louis, but was built ... than just a shipping city, St. Louis also played a role in the history of air travel. McDonnell Douglas ... was done in the Spirit of St. Louis . The airport code for Lambert International Airport , STL ... Crop.jpg thumb Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis The Anheuser Busch company has long been a powerful engine in the St. Louis economy. Their ownership of the St. Louis Cardinals wedded two of the most popular groups in the region. The Budweiser brewery in Soulard, St. Louis Soulard emits a smell ... StLouis 1874 ppmsca08973u.jpg Eads Bridge, a gateway across a river Image Eads Bridge 1875.jpg Eads ... more details
Main St. Louis, Missouri Image StLouis Rivers.png right thumb 200px The Rivers around St. LouisSt. Louis ... across a large region of the central U.S. including St. Louis. Near the southern boundary of the City of St. Louis separating it from St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County is the River des Peres ... Olympic Games held in North America. At the time, St. Louis was the fourth most populous city in the United States. The Missouri River forms the northern border of St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis ... of 2,813,912 as of 2008. This area includes St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County 991,830 , the independent City of St. Louis 354,361 , the List of Missouri counties Missouri counties of Saint ... Richmond Heights, Missouri Riverview, St. Louis County, Missouri Riverview, Missouri Shrewsbury ... County, Illinois , and St. Louis County, Missouri which border St. Louis. The Illinois communities of Brooklyn ... not border St. Louis because the river itself is not part of their territory. St. Louis, Missouri References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Geography Of St. Louis, Missouri Category Geography of St. Louis, Missouri ... ore were once mined in the city, and the predominant surface rock, the St. Louis Limestone , is used as dimension stone and rubble for construction. The St. Louis Geologic fault is exposed along the bluffs and was the source of several historic minor earthquakes it is part of the St. Louis Anticline which has some petroleum and natural gas deposits outside of the city. St. Louis is also just north ... the central, western boundary of the city is Forest Park St. Louis Forest Park , site of the 1904 ... area Image StLouis MSA.png thumb 200px The St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area . The St. Louis ... neighborhoods are Downtown St. Louis Downtown , Midtown St. Louis Midtown , Benton Park, Carondelet, St. Louis Carondelet , the Central West End, St. Louis Central West End , Clayton Tamm, St. Louis Clayton Tamm Dogtown , Dutchtown South , Forest Park Southeast , Covenant Blu Grand Center, St. Louis ... more details
The culture of St. Louis, Missouri includes a variety of attractions located within the city of St. Louis, Missouri and in surrounding communities in Greater St. Louis , such as local museums, attractions, music, performing arts venues, and places of worship. Museums and attractions File StLouis night expblend cropped.jpg right thumb The Gateway Arch , tourist attraction and icon of St. Louis The Saint Louis Art Museum , located in Forest Park St. Louis Forest Park , houses a variety of art media ... at Washington University in St. Louis. The Missouri History Museum , located in Forest Park and affiliated with the Missouri Historical Society , offers exhibits on the history of St. Louis, the 1904 ... include the Eugene Field House St. Louis, Missouri Eugene Field House and the Campbell House Museum , the latter of which operates as a house museum focused on the Victorian era . The St. Louis area ... like funhouse attraction located in the Washington Avenue Historic District St. Louis, Missouri .... The Delmar Loop , located in University City, Missouri University City , just west of the St. Louis ... in western St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County in Chesterfield. The Magic House, a children ... in the 19th century. Music and the performing arts see also Category Music of St. Louis, Missouri ... de Sales Church St. Louis, MissouriSt. Francis de Sales Oratory , a neo Gothic church completed ... projects in St. Louis and other cities. References references St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT People And Culture Of St. Louis, Missouri Category Culture of St. Louis, Missouri ... and Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando , and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis , a non collecting ... attraction in downtown St. Louis. Also in downtown is Laclede s Landing , a restaurant and nightclub area along the Mississippi riverfront. Nearby, St. Louis Union Station is a renovated railroad terminal ..., is open to the public as a haunted house , restaurant, and bed and breakfast. Six Flags St. Louis is an amusement ... more details
File StLouis1951.jpg thumb 400px A map of streetcar routes in St. Louis in the mid 20th century Streetcars in St. Louis, Missouri operated as part of the Transport network transportation network of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis from the middle of the 19th century through the early 1960s. During the first ... heritage trolley line that is planned to serve the Delmar Loop district in St. Louis, Missouri ... Museum in Forest Park St. Louis, Missouri Forest Park , Washington University in St. Louis , two MetroLink ... in Missouri Category Streetcars in Greater St. Louis Category Streetcars in Missouri ... lines from the turn of the 20th century, most of these companies consolidated into the St. Louis Public Service Company , which served both the city of St. Louis and neighboring St. Louis County, Missouri . Other private companies, such as those serving the Metro East region or St. Charles, Missouri , continued separate operations. Starting in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s, St. Louis ... in St. Louis in 1843 Early public transit By the 1830s, the city of St. Louis had grown in size ... the Civil War, other lines opened in St. Louis that connected the central city with western areas ... with East St. Louis, Illinois . ref name young 26 The first experiments with mechanical traction ... I 70 that cut through downtown St. Louis, threatened and ended service to many street lines. The last St. Louis streetcar route in operation was the 15 Hodiamont line which ceased service on May 21, 1966. Much of the streetcar systems routes are today s MetroBus St. Louis MetroBus and Madison County Transit bus routes. St. Louis was also involved in the Great American streetcar scandal . Citation needed date July 2011 Streetcar builders The St. Louis Car Company began operation in 1887 when financier ... 1973, was located at 3023 North Broadway St. Louis Broadway , and took orders from across the country. The St. Louis Car Company became the biggest streetcar builder in the world. They distributed their cars ... more details
website Nrhp source1 MO St. Louis districts Registered Historic Places Category History of St. Louis, Missouri Category Neighborhoods in St. Louis, Missouri Category National Register of Historic Places in Missouri ..., a large number of notable St. Louisans have made their home in Parkview. The list includes Missouri Governor Henry Caulfield St. Louis mayor Bernard Dickmann University City mayors Heman, Flynn and Cunningham ... Gass, M. H., J. Eberle and J. Little 2005 Parkview A Saint Louis Urban Oasis, 1905 2005. St. Louis Virginia ... more details
and University of MissouriMissouri . St. Louis is roughly equidistant from the two campuses ... Center Soccer Park 0 2010 References reflist St. Louis, Missouri Category Sports in St. Louis, Missouri ... St. Louis the nation s Best Sports City in 2000. ref name best sports city cite web url http tsn.sportingnews.com ... News The Sporting News ref The St. Louis Cardinals , one of the oldest franchises in Major League ... The city of St. Louis has earned 13 professional sports championships. The St. Louis Cardinals ... cross city rival Baltimore Orioles St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns in 1944. The St. Louis Rams have won one Super Bowl Championship 1999 . The Atlanta Hawks St. Louis Hawks won the 1958 NBA Finals for the franchise s only championship. The St. Louis Blues ice hockey St. Louis Blues made 25 consecutive ... page&page NHLPage&bcid his all year by year records title St. Louis Blues History Year By Year Records publisher St. Louis Blues accessdate 2008 07 26 ref Despite never winning the Stanley Cup ... St. Louis manager Tony La Russa. ref The 2009 Major League Baseball All Star Game was the 80th Major ... title St. Louis gets 2009 All Star game url http www.usatoday.com sports baseball 2007 01 15 busch ... Game for St. Louis accessdate 2008 07 16 author ESPN news services date 2007 01 16 work publisher ESPN.com ref The game was the first all star game held in St. Louis since year when 1966 baseball . ref ... .jsp&c id mlb title St. Louis awarded 2009 All Star Game accessdate 2008 07 16 last Matthew first ... St. Louis was home to two National Basketball Association teams the St. Louis Hawks and the St. Louis Bombers NBA St. Louis Bombers and also to the American Basketball Association American Basketball Association s Spirits of St. Louis before the ABA NBA merger in June 1976. In March 2005, the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis hosted the final two rounds of the NCAA Men s Division I Basketball ... Women s Division I Basketball Championship Final Four. Boxing St. Louis was also home to four prominent ... more details
23ef 11e0 aa35 0017a4a78c22.html source name St. Louis Crime Statistics Crime in St. Louis, Missouri ... reflect the crime risk of the metropolitan area, due to the status of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis as an independent city that is politically separate from St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis County . Crime trends Historical crime trends since 1970 Starting in the 1960s, St. Louis City distinct from St. Louis County saw increases in its index crime and homicide rates, which both peaked in the early 1990s. However, St. Louis saw its peak number of index crimes and homicides in 1970. Although some of the reduction in the number of index crimes since the early 1990s can be attributed to St. Louis ... s ranking has not been without controversy University of MissouriSt. Louis professors and criminologists ... reflist External links http www.answers.com topic stlouismissouriSt. Louis, Missouri information from answers.com http www.city data.com city St. Louis Missouri.html St. Louis, Missouri City Data.com St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT Crime And Social Issues Of St. Louis, Missouri Category Crime in St ...Infobox UCR city name St. Louis City year 2010 homicide 45.1 forcible rape 58.9 robbery 665.5 aggravated ... the average for urban areas. In addition, St. Louis has consistently been ranked among the most dangerous ... Police say St. Louis crime numbers lowest since 1967 url http www.stltoday.com news local crime and courts article 54415090 65c0 5d30 92ac e89951bd98ba.html location St. Louis agency newspaper St. Louis ... margin 1em auto 1em auto Index crime and homicides in St. Louis City 1970 2009 Year Population ... In 2010, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported 33,782 index crimes, which was the lowest ... 1 style margin 1em auto 1em auto Index crime and homicides in St. Louis City Year Population ref ... departments in St. Louis County ref name muninote The police departments that reported data included ... Groves, Woodson Terrace, and St. Louis County Police includes unincorporated St. Louis County ... more details
infobox University name University of MissouriSt. Louis image File University of Missouri seal ... of MissouriSt. Louis UMSL , commonly pronounced uhm suhl is one of four universities in the University ... dealing with administration of the University of MissouriSt. Louis UMSL . SGA has three parts, Executive ... President of AT&T Therese Sander Missouri Politician Vincent Schoemehl Mayor of the City of St. Louis ... of MissouriSt. Louis http umslce.org University of MissouriSt. Louis Division of Continuing Education ... University of MissouriSt. Louis Archives Photo Database http www.thecurrentonline.com The Current ... in Missouri GLVC St. Louis Colleges St. Louis, Missouri DEFAULTSORT MissouriSt. Louis, University Of Category University of Missouri System Category University of MissouriSt. Louis Category Educational institutions established in 1963 Category Universities and colleges in St. Louis County, Missouri ... 13 universities MissouriSt. Louis Category North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Category ... Universities de University of MissouriSt. Louis fa ja ... stlouis stories 2010 08 23 daily15.html first St. last Louis title UMSL enrollment breaks record ... County, Missouri Saint Louis County state Missouri country USA campus Urban area Urban , convert 350 ... , it is the largest university by enrollment in the St. Louis area with 16,548 students. ref name ... Louis County, Missouri , United States , within the municipalities of Bellerive, Missouri Bellerive ... school is AACSB accredited and is the only university in the St. Louis area to also be AACSB accredited ... River . The campus contains two stops on St. Louis MetroLink MetroLink , St. Louis regional ... , Kuwait . The University owns and operates KWMU St. Louis Public Radio . 70 of its undergraduate ... privately owned Saint Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis . Country Club members ... at Lambert St. Louis International Airport . 37 passengers and one crew member were killed although ... more details
good article History of St. Louis, Missouri The history of St. Louis, Missouri begins with the settlement of the St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis area by Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American ... to local political and economic disputes, the city separated from St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis ... History of St. Louis, Missouri before 1762 The earliest settlements in the middle Mississippi Valley ... of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers began nearly a century before the city of St. Louis was officially ...&ndash 1803 further History of St. Louis, Missouri 1763 1803 Image Stlouis1780.jpeg thumb alt Drawing ... 1804&ndash 1865 further History of St. Louis, Missouri 1804&ndash 1865 Government and religion Initially ... to Missouri statehood in 1821, St. Louis was the capital of the Missouri Territory . ref name rodriguez ... 1998 , 99. ref To enforce town ordinances, the Board created the St. Louis Police Department Missouri ... , the population of St. Louis and the Missouri Territory began expanding quickly. ref name primm ..., Missouri Old St. Louis County Courthouse to be constructed. ref name primm lion 104 The population ... published the first newspaper west of the Mississippi, the Missouri Gazette , in St. Louis on July ... further History of St. Louis, Missouri 1866&ndash 1904 During the decades after the Civil War, St. Louis ... into the 1970s. ref name primm lion 297 Separation from St. Louis County When Missouri became a state ... of the Missouri Territory St. Louis city existed within the county but was not contiguous with it. Starting ..., ragtime composer Scott Joplin moved to St. Louis from Sedalia, Missouri in 1901, where he associated ... city and urban renewal 1905&ndash 1980 further History of St. Louis, Missouri 1905&ndash 1980 ... Chouteau established the settlement of St. Louis in February 1764. The city grew in population ... in the Louisiana Purchase . After the transfer, St. Louis was an entrep t of trade with the Western ... War causes of the American Civil War . During the American Civil War Civil War , St. Louis had a small ... more details
http www.stjosephacademy.org School Website Notes and references reflist 2 St. Louis Metro Area High Schools DEFAULTSORT Saint Joseph s Academy, Saint Louis, Missouri Category Girls schools in the United States Category Roman Catholic secondary schools in St. Louis, Missouri Category Educational institutions ... picture homepage http www.stjosephacademy.org www.stjosephacademy.org St. Joseph s Academy is a private school private , all girls, Roman Catholic , college preparatory high school in Frontenac, Missouri , a suburb of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis . ref http www.stjosephacademy.org about schoolprofile.asp St. Joseph s Academy Bot generated title ref It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis . History St. Joseph s Academy was founded as Mother Celestine s in 1836. Notable ...Infobox School name St. Joseph s Academy native name latin name image St Joe Academy Seal.png imagesize 200px caption location streetaddress 2307 South Lindbergh Boulevard city St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis state Missouri county none zipcode 63131 country flagcountry USA coordinates coord 38 37 30.34 N 90 24 28.4 W type edu region US MO display inline,title schoolnumber schoolboard district authority religion Roman Catholic denomination oversight affiliation superintendent trustee founder Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet president Sister Michaela Zahner head of school headteacher head label head chairperson principal Sister Pat Dunphy viceprincipal asst principal Karen Davis dean administrator rector chaplain director custodian staff ranking faculty 46 teaching staff roll MOE ceeb school code LEA ofsted testaverage testname national ranking classes classes offered avg class size ratio SAT 1807 ACT 22 type Private school Private , Single sex education All Girls system fees tuition endowment grades Ninth grade 9 Twelfth grade 12 campus campus size campus type athletics conference slogan song fightsong motto Not I, But We accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ... more details
Infobox School name St. Elizabeth Academy native name latin name image imagesize caption location streetaddress 3401 Arsenal Street city St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis state Missouri zipcode 63118 country flagcountry USA coordinates coord 38.602475 90.238314 type edu region US MO display inline,title schoolnumber schoolboard district authority religion Roman Catholic denomination oversight affiliation superintendent trustee founder president Sr. Susan Borgel CPPS head of school headteacher head label head chairperson principal Christina Cheak viceprincipal asst principal administrator rector chaplain director custodian staff ranking faculty teaching staff roll MOE ceeb school code LEA ofsted testaverage testname national ranking classes classes offered avg class size ratio SAT ACT type Private school Private , Single sex education All Girls system fees tuition endowment grades Ninth grade 9 Twelfth grade 12 campus campus size campus type Hours in Day athletics conference slogan Developing the Successful Woman Inside Each Girl song fightsong motto motto translation accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ref name NCA Council on Accreditation and School Improvement cite web url http www.advanc ed.org schools districts school district listings ? title NCA Council ... Academy, Saint Louis, Missouri Category Roman Catholic secondary schools in St. Louis, Missouri Category Educational institutions established in 1882 Category Girls schools in the United States Missouri ... footnotes picture homepage http seahs.org seahs.org St. Elizabeth Academy High School is a private school private , Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri . It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis . Background St. Elizabeth Academy was established in 1882 by the Sisters of the most Precious Blood. ref name St. Elizabeth Academy History cite web url http www.cpps ofallon.org history.html title St. Elizabeth Academy History accessdate 2007 05 11 author SEA ref External ... more details
2.3 4,191.5 Riverview, St. Louis County, Missouri Riverview 3,146 0.8 3,932.5 Rock Hill, Missouri Rock ... Pine Lawn Richmond Heights, Missouri Richmond Heights Riverview, St. Louis County, Missouri Riverview ... www.stlouisco.com plan gis freemaps.html St. Louis County maps . St. Louis County, MissouriSt. Louis MSA Missouri DEFAULTSORT Municipalities Of St. Louis County, Missouri Category Populated places in St. Louis County, Missouri Category Metropolitan areas of Missouri Saint Louis Category Metropolitan areas of the United States Saint Louis Category Regions of Missouri Category Greater St. Louis es ...St. Louis County has 91 municipalities and 9 unincorporated census designated place s List by population ... 6,644 1.4 4,655.4 Spanish Lake, Missouri Spanish Lake 21,337 7.5 2,900.4 St. Ann, MissouriSt. Ann 13,607 3.1 4,352.8 St. George, MissouriSt. George 1,288 0.2 6,949.0 St. John, MissouriSt. John ... Designated Place St. Ann, MissouriSt. Ann St. George, MissouriSt. George St. John, MissouriSt ... Affton, Missouri Affton 20,535 4.58 4,480.1 Ballwin, Missouri Ballwin 31,283 8.95 3,494.6 Bella Villa, Missouri Bella Villa 687 0.1 5,468.3 Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri Bellefontaine Neighbors 11,271 4.4 2,573.2 Bellerive, Missouri Bellerive 254 0.4 713.0 Bel Nor, Missouri Bel Nor 1,598 0.6 2,555.5 Bel Ridge, Missouri Bel Ridge 3,082 0.8 3,799.0 Berkeley, Missouri Berkeley 10,063 4.9 2,040.6 Beverly Hills, Missouri Beverly Hills 603 0.1 6,882.0 Black Jack, Missouri Black Jack 6,792 2.7 2,553.3 Breckenridge Hills, Missouri Breckenridge Hills 4,817 0.8 5,890.1 Brentwood, Missouri Brentwood 7,693 1.9 3,948.4 Bridgeton, Missouri Bridgeton 15,550 15.2 1,067.1 Calverton Park, Missouri Calverton Park 1,322 0.4 3,154.5 Castle Point, Missouri Castle Point 4,559 0.7 6,653.9 Champ, Missouri Champ 12 0.8 14.4 Charlack, Missouri Charlack 1,431 0.3 5,463.1 Chesterfield, Missouri Chesterfield 46,635 32.7 1,485.4 Clarkson Valley, Missouri Clarkson Valley 2,675 2.7 995.1 Clayton, Missouri Clayton ... more details
infobox historic site name New Masonic Temple image NewMasonicSrLouis.JPG location 3681 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri built 1926 The New Masonic Temple is a historic building in St. Louis, Missouri built in 1926. Like List of Masonic buildings many other buildings built for Freemason meeting places , it shows Classical Revival architecture . It is located at 3681 Lindell Boulevard, across the street from Saint Louis University . ref name broblog cite web url http www.newtemple.blogspot.com title New Masonic Temple ref See also Moolah Temple of the Mystic Shrine , at 3821 Lindell Boulevard, completed in 1912 Scottish Rite Cathedral St. Louis, Missouri , at 3627 Lindell Boulevard, completed in 1924 References reflist External links http stlouis.missouri.org neighborhoods history midtown lindellBlvd18.htm Webpage about the history of the Lindell neighborhood de The New Masonic Temple Saint Louis, Missouri German wikipedia article coord 38 38 18 N 90 14 06 W region US MO type landmark source kolossus dewiki display title Category Masonic buildings in Missouri Category Buildings and structures in St. Louis, Missouri Category Classical Revival architecture in Missouri Category Buildings and structures completed in 1926 Missouri struct stub de The New Masonic Temple Saint Louis, Missouri ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Antioch Baptist Church nrhp type image caption location 4213 N. Market St., St. Louis, Missouri lat degrees 38 lat minutes 39 lat seconds 35 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 14 long seconds 17 long direction W locmapin Missouri area architect Robinson, W.B. Ward, T.J. Construction Co. architecture Late Gothic Revival added September 17, 1999 governing body Private mpsub The Ville, St. Louis, Missouri MPS refnum 99001166 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Antioch Baptist Church is a Gothic Revival style church located at 4213 N. Market St. in St. Louis, Missouri . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Category Churches in St. Louis, Missouri Category Baptist churches in MissouriMissouri NRHP stub ... more details
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