ST. LOUIS NEIGHBORHOODS, A READING LIST: PART III

Note: All titles are available in our St. Louis Room (3rd Floor, Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103).

Rodabough, John. Frenchtown. St. Louis: Sunrise Publishing, 1980. 977.866

Recalls the 19th century's principal residential area of the city, now part of the section that includes modern Soulard and LaSalle Park.

St. Louis: Its Neighborhoods and Neighbors, Landmarks and Milestones, compiled and edited by Robert E. Hannon;color photographs by Jack Zehrt. St. Louis: St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, 1986. 977.866

Conveys the history of the St. Louis area by focusing on each of its 27 neighborhoods and many suburban cities and towns in both Missouri and Illinois.

Smith, Joann Adams. Selected Neighbors and Neighborhoods of North St. Louis, and Selected Related Events. St. Louis: Friends of the Vaughan Cultural Center, 1988. 917.786

Provides brief historical and current information on selected businesses, churches, housing and personalities of North St. Louis. Illustrated.

Soulard: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

A brief survey of the contributions of various ethnics groups to the Soulard neighborhood and to the St. Louis region.

Toft, Carolyn Hewes, and Jane Molloy Porter. Compton Heights: A History and Architectural Guide. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1984. 977.866

An illustrated historical guide, with an inventory of architects and notable homes.

Toft, Carolyn Hewes, and Osmund Overby. Laclede's Landing: A History and Architectural Guide. With new photographs by Robert C. Pettus. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1977. 917.786

A concise illustrated history and architectural study of the historic district of Laclede's Landing.

The Ville: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

The history of a north St. Louis neighborhood which was originally selected by Charles Elleards, a horticulturalist, as the site for his estate and nursery. In the latter nineteenth century, the area developed into a prosperous black community, producing such prominent figures as Annie Malone and Homer G. Phillips.

Wayman, Norbury L. History of St. Louis Neighborhoods. 917.7866

This series of neighborhood histories was issued by the St. Louis Community Development Agency between 1979 and 1981. Each of the 20 separate booklets concentrates on one or more areas of the city. Neighborhood histories exist for: Arlington & Walnut Park; Baden-Riverview; Cabanne; Carondelet; Central West End; Compton Hill; Downtown; Fairground; Grande-Prairie; Hyde Park & Bissel-College Hill; Kingsbury; Lafayette Square & Benton Park; Marquette-Cherokee; Midtown; Oak Hill & Morganford; Oakland & Clifton; Old North St. Louis & Yeatman; Shaw; Soulard; Southwest; and The Hill.

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Harleman, Kathleen M., Georgiana B. Stuart, and Susan K. Tepas. The Neighborhood: A History of Skinker- DeBaliviere. St. Louis: DeBaliviere Community Council, 1973. 917.7866

A pamphlet-sized history of the west St. Louis neighborhood, which resulted from the division of the Kingsbury ranch.

Harris, Nini. A Grand Heritage: A History of the St. Louis Southside Neighborhoods and Citizens. St. Louis: DeSales Community Housing Corporation, 1984. 917.7866

Offers brief historical sketches of the Tower Grove East, Fox Park, Reservoir Square, Compton Heights and Shaw neighborhoods, with photographs and descriptions of neighborhood institutions.

The Hill: the Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

Details the settlement of the Hill, originally Cheltenham and Fairmount, by northern Italian immigrants who fulfilled the city's need for clay industry workers.

History of the Bevo Area. St. Louis: Bevo Historical Society, 1984-1989, 3 vols. 977.866

Information based on interviews and research presents residents’ recollections of the people and places of the Bevo area of South St. Louis.

McCue, George, Oslmund Overby, and Norbury L. Wayman. Street Front Heritage: The Bremen/Hyde Park Area of St. Louis. 976.724

A survey of this northside neighborhood.

ST. LOUIS NEIGHBORHOODS: A READING LIST, PART ONE

This selected reading list compiled by Jean Gosebrink presents information on various city neighborhoods. All books listed may be borrowed from St. Louis Public Library. Check the library catalog (http://www.slpl.org/) for locations. You may request that the book be delivered to any city library branch. For more information on St. Louis neighborhoods and on other aspects of St. Louis history and culture, its people, institutions and organizations, consult staff of the St. Louis Room located at Central Library (314-241-2288): questions may be e-mailed to webref@slpl.org.

Boyer, Mary Joan. The Old Gravois Coal Diggings. Cape Girardeau, Mo.: Ramfre Press, 1968. 977.866

Originally published in 1952, this book tells stories of the area of St. Louis bounded by Arsenal Street on the north, Gravois Road on the south, Grand Avenue on the east, and Kingshighway on the west.

Bryan, John A. Lafayette Square: The Most Historic Old Neighborhood in St. Louis. 2d ed. rev. St. Louis: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, 1969. 917.786

Outlines the history of Lafayette Square from its creation in 1836 as a thirty-acre park up to the 1960's, when most of the stately homes and other buildings had fallen into a state of disrepair.

Carondelet: The Ethnic Heritage of an Urban Neighborhood, edited by Carolyn Hewes Toft. St. Louis: Social Science Institute, Washington University, 1975. 917.7866

History of the south St. Louis neighborhood first settled by the French and later German immigrants. The nation's first kindergarten was established in Carondelet's Des Peres school.

Conley, Timothy G. Lafayette Square: An Urban Renaissance. St. Louis: Lafayette Square Press, 1974. 917.7866

A detailed history of Lafayette Square that also includes information on restoration efforts and plans.