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Central West End, St. Louis

Neighborhood of St. Louis in Missouri, United States
Central West End
Top: The Central West End's most prominent buildings as seen from Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Bottom: The Central West End seen from the Parc Frontenac apartment building.
Top: The Central West End's most prominent buildings as seen from Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Bottom: The Central West End seen from the Parc Frontenac apartment building.
Location (red) of the Central West End within St. Louis
Location (red) of the Central West End within St. Louis
Country United States
State Missouri
CitySt. Louis
Wards17, 18, 28
Area
 • Total
1.89 sq mi (4.9 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
16,670
 • Density8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2)
ZIP code(s)
Parts of 63108 63110
Area code(s) 314
Public transitLight rail interchange  Red   Blue 
At Central West End, Cortex
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

The Central West End is a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, stretching from Midtown's western edge to Union Boulevard and bordering on Forest Park with its array of free cultural institutions. It includes the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (the New Cathedral) on Lindell Boulevard at Newstead Avenue, which houses the second-largest collection of mosaics in the world. The Central West End sits entirely within the 9th Ward.[2]

Notable people

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Playwright Tennessee Williams grew up in the neighborhood, and the house of the renowned poet T. S. Eliot is located in the Central West End. Beat writer William S. Burroughs's childhood home sits on Pershing Avenue (formerly Berlin Avenue) in the neighborhood. It is often mistaken as the location of Sally Benson's home, 5135 Kensington Avenue, which is the setting of her stories which were adapted into the movie Meet Me in St. Louis. 5135 Kensington Avenue was actually located in the Academy neighborhood just across Delmar Boulevard. It is no longer standing, having been torn down in 1994 after years of neglect.[3]

George Julian Zolnay (Gyula Zsolnay) (July 4, 1863 – May 1, 1949) the Hungarian and American sculptor known as the "Sculptor of the Confederacy" lived in the Central West End in the early 1900s at 4384 Maryland Avenue.[4]

Geography

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Lindell Boulevard in the neighborhood of King's Highway, Lake Avenue and the main entrance to Forest Park, as sketched by Marguerite Martyn for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 22, 1905

The neighborhood's boundaries are Union Boulevard and the eastern portion of Forest Park on the west, I-64/US 40 on the south, Delmar Boulevard on the north, and Vandeventer Ave[5] on the east.

The Central West End's main commercial district runs along Euclid Avenue and stretches from Forest Park Parkway on the south to Delmar Boulevard on the north. The neighborhood grew in popularity during the 1904 World's Fair, held in the adjacent Forest Park.

Some residential areas of the Central West End are included in the National Register of Historic Places. One example is Fullerton's Westminster Place, whose large, architect-designed homes, most of which were built in 1890–1910. Another is the private place called Washington Terrace, laid out in 1892. Modern residential buildings in Central West End include Park East Tower and One Hundred.[6]

Public facilities and commercial buildings

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Neighborhood organizations

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CWE Business Community Improvement District (CWEScene.com)

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1990 16,565—    
2000 14,144−14.6%
2010 14,471+2.3%
2020 16,670+15.2%
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In 2020 the neighborhood's population was 56.9% White, 21.0% Black, 0.1% Native American, 13.7% Asian, 6.4% Two or More Races, and 1.9% Some Other Race. 4.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.[10]

Racial composition 1990[11] 2000[12] 2010[12] 2020[12]
White 59.1% 55.5% 58.0% 56.9%
Black or African American 37.9% 36.4% 28.0% 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) N/A 2.0% 2.7% 4.7%
Asian N/A 5.4% 11.1% 13.7%
Two or More Races N/A 1.8% 2.2% 6.4%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2020 Census Neighborhood Results
  2. ^ "Ward 09". stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved 2023年09月05日.
  3. ^ "Can You Find These Famous Houses in St. Louis?". bhhsselectstl.com. 2022年05月17日. Retrieved 2024年02月01日.
  4. ^ "Central West End address of George Julian Zolnay" (PDF). Retrieved Apr 24, 2021.
  5. ^ https://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/documents/upload/38-CentralWestEnd_9-30-2011.pdf [bare URL PDF ]
  6. ^ "One Hundred Above the Park". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bel Air Motel" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023年11月02日. Retrieved November 1, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  8. ^ "Boom Town," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 1, 1995, image 22
  9. ^ "Census". dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov. Retrieved Apr 24, 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf . Retrieved 2021年09月14日. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Central West End Neighborhood Statistics". City of St. Louis.
  12. ^ a b c "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
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