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St. Louis
St. Louis Background
Three centuries of history and culture await all who visit St. Louis, Missouri. Founded by a French settler and his 13-year-old apprentice, the city is named after King Louis IX. Embarking on its 4th century in existence, St Louis is and always has been a hub of the American Mid-West. The city has traded hands numerous times throughout its history. France and Spain bought and sold the land numerous times throughout history, even serving to be a secret treaty made between Spain and Napoleon, at one point in time! However, it was the Louisiana Purchase, in 1803, which allowed The United States of America to claim the bustling city.
A feat too often applied to St. Louis’s older brothers, New York and Los Angles, the city once played host to both The World’s Fair and The Olympic Games at one time! The year was 1904 and it was historic for both St. Louis and the world. During that year, St. Louis graciously welcomes 20 million spectators through its streets. This fantastic time in history is celebrated in the 1944 film, “Meet me in St. Louis,” starring Judy Garland.
St. Louis Fast Facts
Population: 348,189
Male: 47% Female 53%
The five most populated areas (per square mile):
Lindenwood Park: 10,207
Bevo Mill: 13,319
Central West End: 14,144
Tower Grove South: 14,749
Dutch Town: 17,222
The five least populated areas (per square mile):
Riverview: 237
Kings Oak: 243
Cheltenham: 480
Near North Riverfront: 648
Downtown: 806
Races:
CAUCASIAN: 44%
AFRICAN AMERICAN: 51%
HISPANIC/LATINO: 2%
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE: 0.25%
ASIAN: 2%
OTHER: 0.75%
Household Size
1-person: 40%
2 or more person: 60%
Median house value: $134,875
Median Rental-unit monthly cost: $441
Median resident age: 33.7
Median household income: 27,132
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+: 19.1%
Tax Rate (per $100 assessed Value): 7.3007
St. Louis Communities
(List and map are courtesy of The City of St. Louis)
As adapted from the City of St. Louis website, below lists the whopping 70 neighborhoods harbored by St. Louis. Each neighborhood has its own distinct flavor and personality. For example, The Hill is intrinsically Italian, beaming with pride in care of property and Italian-American restaurants. Soulard is a restoration district. Pre-planned apartment complexes do not exist here, rather an eclectic assortment of vintage homes turned to different-size apartments. The Downtown area is the typical city, with everything close by, however the feeling of safety surrounds. Tower Grove South is a self-sufficient community, a post office, grocery stores, and banks are available in the area. It holds amazing sense of community as major highways do not break up the area. St. Louis Hills also holds many historic homes. In addition, The St. Louis Hills area is in the process of turning over the population. Mature, long-time residents are selling their homes to younger, starting families, having the bloom once more!
St. Louis Attractions
St. Louis has many interesting attractions to share with its residents and guests. Before moving into the extensive list, one must pause to explain that St. Louis is Anheuser-Busch country. Anheuser-Busch Brewery is one of the most popular sites in the city and for good reason. Adolphus Busch and his father-in-law Eberhard Anheuser joined to create the multi-million dollar company, in St. Louis, in the year 1864.
In addition to the brewery, other popular attractions include: the St. Louis Zoo, Daniel Boone Home and Boonesfield Village, and Missouri Botanical Gardens. However, one landmark is unique to only a few cities in the world. Renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright was hired by Russell Kraus and his wife, Ruth Goetz Kraus to design their house – The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, located in the St. Louis area. The house is arguably the finest design by the architect in The United States. St. Louis Department of Parks and Recreation and the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth combine efforts and offer tours ranging in price from $3 to $10.
St. Louis Recreation and Leisure
A city with plenty to do, St. Louis does not leave much to be desired when it comes to recreation. Spearheading the list is the triple-crown of professional sports: the St. Louis teams for the NHL, MLB, and NFL. The Blues, Cardinals, and Rams all have a strong showing in St. Louis, as well-as their minor league counterparts.
The city is bursting at the seams with family activity. Two recreational activities offer much in the way of interactive fun. The Magic House: St. Louis Children’s Museum is and exploration adventure for children, ages 1-7 years. The museum features a “hair-raising” electricity exhibit and a babies-only playhouse. Offering birthday parties and special memberships, this museum was rated #1 attraction for family appeal by Zagat U.S. Family Travel Guide! More family fun adventure exists at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, in St. Louis. This park offers much in the way of family oriented activity, including camping, games, swimming, arts and crafts, and appearances by Yogi Bear!
Dining
St. Louis offers more than its share in fine dining for one city. Highlighting all the wonderful cuisine would extensive, however there are a few that stand out among the rest.
Charlie Gitto’s, located in traditionally Italian "The Hill" section of the city, prides themselves on carrying on “… spirit of Italian-American cuisine.” The restaurant is heralded as being one of city’ s best as it serves dishes such as homemade cannelloni, linguine with fresh clams and farfalle with smoked chicken in a roasted garlic cream sauce. Family friendly restaurants include The Spaghetti Factory and the Goody, Goody Diner. Finally, the establishment in St. Louis that just about everyone knows about is Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. A quirky combination of frozen custard (to eat) and Christmas Trees (not to eat; winter only) serves the community well. The only one of three stands in the area to still open for business, the current stand was opened in 1941, on Old Route 66. Serving the old stand bys of chocolate and strawberry, Ted Drewes also offer marshmallow, lime, mint, and abaco mocha, among other interesting flavors.
The Arts
Possessing an impressive array of art resources, St. Louis is an artistically strong city. A portion of hotel tax goes to support The St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, a non-profit organization that acts to strength existing and create new artistic forums. St. Louis has over 30 different theater groups gracing its stages, as well as The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Midwest, among others. Comedic performance resembling “Whose Line is it Anyway?” is at the Playhouse at Westport End. Offering nightly entertainment, The Playhouse offers headliners and improv artists to perform.
Housing
As with the communities, the housing in St. Louis is dramatically diverse. An apartment in one neighborhood may have rent that costs as much as a mortgage payment of a small house in another neighborhood. The best way to view the housing market in St. Louis is to compare the same kinds of housing, in the same area, rather than in a broad spectrum.
The bulk of housing was built between 1940 and 1960, with the median house value at approximately $134, 875. The average St. Louis home is a single structure, detached with two to three bedrooms and one bathroom. Utilities include warm-air furnace is the main source of heat and piped gas is the predominate fuel used.
Employment
In line with the rest of country, St. Louis is slowly recovery from the turn-of-the century recession. Adding jobs little by little, major employers are hiring. Those employers range from the Air Force to Dierburg Markets. Some major employers in the area carry weight in the rest of country. Companies such as, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, Boeing, Wal-Mart, and American Airlines employ ten-thousand people or more. Management, education, service and sales rank as top career choices.
Education
A very large school district, St. Louis Public Schools appear to be on the upswing with its district statistics. As with all American public education, the district seems to take down turn toward the end of the 1990’s, in to the 21st century. However, the district is recovering and the students are flourishing. ACT scores are on the rise, as well as school attendance and the number of high school graduates. The school district has a modest 22:1 student/teacher ratio, meeting the average for the country. The percent of proficient and advanced 4th grade students (in math) has doubled since 2001; language Arts scores have slightly more than doubled. Both scores meet the Missouri state average for all 4th grade students in those subjects.
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