Once Italian and Irish “slums”, then Mid-Century warehouse/high-rise public housing, now affordable, urban-scaled homes built between the 1930s and current times. Mostly though, it has a 1980s feel, and it actually works pretty well.
The Cheltenham Neighborhood
The Ellendale Neighborhood
Midtown Neighborhood
Midtown is a burgeoning neighborhood of St. Louis that has seen much investment and care. Midtown Alley, St. Louis University, Wells Fargo Advisors are all familiar sections. The architecture is incredible, largely intact and much good news and investment appears to follow Midtown into the next decade.
The North Pointe Neighborhood
The LaSalle Park Neighborhood
LaSalle Park is a victim of the Interstate highway system isolating it from Souldard to the east. It is also tragically isolated by Tucker and Chouteau, two of St. Loui's’ most overly-wide streets. LaSalle Park survived multiple attempts at urban clearance and mass blighting to become somewhat stabilized. The historic and replica infill is great as is the newly renovated public housing in the neighborhood.
The Southampton Neighborhood
The DeBaliviere Place Neighborhood
DeBaliviere Place is one of St. Louis neighborhoods that was built around the 1904 Worlds Fair, continuing through the 1920s, with many gorgeous mansions and apartment buildings. Just north of Forest Park, this area has seen new multiunit residential construction in recent years and is on the verge of yet another transformation along DeBaliviere Avenue.
The Ville Neighborhood
Marine Villa Neighborhood
Kings Oak Neighborhood
Kings Oak is a highly visible neighborhood, as it can be seen just south of I-64, across from Forest Park's baseball fields and horse stables; and it's eastern border is visible on the heavily travelled Kingshighway Blvd. Several easily recognizable institutions (St. Louis University High, St. Louis Science Center and Compton Drew Investigative Learning School) anchor the neighborhood.
The Boulevard Heights Neighborhood
The neighborhood has some areas that are typical of South City, a la Holly Hills, Princeton Heights, Southampton, etc. Other parts of the neighborhood are more suburban with cul-de-sacs and no sidewalks, etc. Overall, the edge of the city that gives you a distinct feel of the Southside, with a taste of what South County becomes.
Patch Neighborhood
Walnut Park East Neighborhood
As you may be able to grasp from the above entry, this place is struggling. Frankly, the housing stock that exists in WPE was probably never anything out of the ordinary or special in any way. Working class, small, mostly frame houses were built here. The brick bungalows that were built here are not in great enough numbers to be impactful or stand out. The housing in WPE is not really similar to any other neighborhood I've visited so far. Meaning, the structures just aren't that special. This is not as true for Walnut Park West, but I'll get to that in a separate post.
The Shaw Neighborhood
Visitation Park Neighborhood
Visitation Park is a near north city neighborhood with beautiful mansions, incredible architecture and a prominent park. This neighborhood tour was originally published in December, 2009 with updates from July, 2019. The neighborhood is bound by Delmar Boulevard to the south, Belt Avenue to the west, Maple Avenue to the north and Union Boulevard to the east.
Princeton Heights Neighborhood
Princeton Heights is a tidy south city neighborhood that benefits from being near the Macklind Avenue district and the convenience of South City shopping, parks and services. If you like the St. Louis gingerbread, bungalows and Dutch colonial homes, this is one of the spots to find them. This neighborhood tour was originally published in December, 2009 with updates from September, 2019.
McKinley Heights Neighborhood
McKinley Heights is a south central city neighborhood conveniently located to all things the city offers. The neighborhood is bound by Gravois Avenue to the south and east, Jefferson Avenue to the west and I-44 to the north. This neighborhood tour was originally published in October, 2009 with updates from September, 2019.
