Urban Living Archives

April 19, 2021 16 comments

The Gate District is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Chouteau on the north, I-44 on the south, Jefferson…

April 18, 2021 7 comments

Mark Groth has been documenting City of St. Louis neighborhoods since 2009 on his St. Louis City Talk blog. To date,

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March 28, 2021 13 comments

Fountain Park is a north St. Louis neighborhood bound by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to the north, Delmar Boulevard…

March 24, 2021 14 comments

Mount Pleasant is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Virginia to the west, the Mississippi River to the east,…

March 9, 2021 no comments

My next entry on the exploration of gentrification in St. Louis continues to focus in on my neighborhood of Fox…

March 8, 2021 no comments

I knew if I was going to take a shot at truly exploring how my neighborhood has changed over the…

February 21, 2021 no comments

St. Louis just experienced one of its coldest and snowiest weeks in recent years. However, to any of its longtime residents,…

February 11, 2021 17 comments

Benton Park is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Gravois to the north, Cherokee to the south, Jefferson to…

February 10, 2021 20 comments

Tiffany is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Chouteau Avenue to the north, I-44 to the south, Grand Boulevard…

February 9, 2021 20 comments

Wydown/Skinker is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Forsyth to the north, Clayton to the south, the city limits…

February 8, 2021 19 comments

Holly Hills is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Bates/Walsh on the north east, Holly Hills on the south,…

February 7, 2021 7 comments

Kosciusko is bound by I-55 on the north, Cherokee on the south, 7th and 8th on the west and the…