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Baden Business District

In this story, Starr recalls the vibrant business district along Broadway in Baden. She recalls a bicycle store, a shoe store and other shops which she remembers fondly from her childhood. She says the buildings are attractive and appear to be in good condition physically. She hopes future investment will occur along the stretch to help local residents buy locally. 

Neighborhood: Baden
Contributor: Starr Butler
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.711991000000
Longitude: -90.230363000000
Baden Community Garden

In this clip Starr Butler discusses her appreciation for the presence of the community garden, not only for the environmental benefits but for its role as a place where people can meet and socialize. She also praises Washington University and Missouri Botannical Gardens for their efforts in helping assist residents in planting, and fun projects to hold community interest.

Neighborhood: Baden
Contributor: Starr Butler
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Places That Promote Community, Environmentally Beneficial Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.711558000000
Longitude: -90.232639000000
Baden School

Starr recalls spending time at Baden school in an art program which taught her skills in drawing. She hopes Baden School could become a community center for skills classes, or serve as a place where the community can gather. 

Neighborhood: Baden
Contributor: Starr Butler
Location Category: Historic Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.717598000000
Longitude: -90.236389000000
Baden School Reuse

Sister Welker shares her dream for the Baden School resuse. She shares her interest in the idea of Baden School being utilized as a community school. Services provided would include preschool, adult daycare and parenting courses. She feels the building is a treasure in the community and hopes someday it can be used, at the very least, as space for affordable apartments. 

Neighborhood: Baden
Contributor: Sister Welker
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.717710000000
Longitude: -90.236405000000
Bali on South Grand Blvd.

 

 

 

Shuron D. Jones is an long-time resident of Tower Grove South; she has lived on South Grand Blvd. for over four (4) years. Working class her whole life, she has also been a service worker at restaurants on South Grand Blvd. Shuron is an active community member, and sits on the board of the Tower Grove South Neighborhood Association, 15th Ward Democrats, and the Workers Education Society.

In this video, Shuron describes a new store on South Grand Blvd. To her, this retailer (no shade) represents the influx of young, white, middle class folks to the Tower Grove South community.

Neighborhood: Tower Grove South
Contributor: Shuron D. Jones
Location Category: Places of Local Identity, Other
Location:
Latitude: 38.598935000000
Longitude: -90.243109000000
Barrett Brothers Eyesore

The area behind Barrett Brothers Park conntains junk yards and vacant lots.  It could be made part of Barrett Brothers Park so that more people in the community could enjoy nature and beauty.  Joyce P is a pre-school teacher who has lived in Wells Goodfellow since the 1990s. Recorded on August 20th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Joyce P
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Environmentally Beneficial Places, Places to Eliminate or Change
Location:
Latitude: 38.681787000000
Longitude: -90.277537000000
Barrett Brothers Park

Valerie H remembers doing arts and crafts as a child in Barrett Brothers Park.  She notes some recent improvements that have been made.  Valerie moved to Wells Goodfellow with her parents in the 1960s.  Later in life she moved back to the neighborhood. Recorded on June 6th, 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Valerie Henderson
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.681243000000
Longitude: -90.274439000000
Barrett Brothers Park

Sylvester discusses the neighborhood park, Barrett Brothers Park, which he feels is a community asset. He lists such things as running paths, playgrounds, ballfields and landscaping as factors which contribute to the beauty and benefit of the park to the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood.  Recorded on July 13th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Sylvester Moore
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Environmentally Beneficial Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.680886000000
Longitude: -90.273921000000
Barrett Brothers Park

In this interview, Annetta A. discusses her appreciation for Barrett Brothers Park on Goodfellow and St. Louis Avenue. She states that it serves as a community assett for its role in hosting picnics, ballgames and a place to spend an afternoon with small children. She also states an interest in seeing it improved to make it more attractive.  Annetta A has lived on Burd Avenue since 1958.   Recorded on July 25th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Annetta Archibald
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Places That Promote Community
Location:
Latitude: 38.681289000000
Longitude: -90.274704000000
Barrett Brothers Park

In this clip, Abdul P discusses how Barret Brothers park serves the community as a local gathering place. Adults, children, teens all come to the park for various activities and in turn this keeps trouble out of the area. Abdul P is a young man who lives just north of Natural Bridge Road but spends a lot of time in Wells Goodfellow. Recorded on July 30th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Abdul P
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Places of Local Identity
Location:
Latitude: 38.680646000000
Longitude: -90.274595000000
Barrett Brothers Park

In this clip a local resident describes why she feels Barrett Brothers park is an exceptional personal and community attraction. She enjoys the natural appeal of the tall trees as well as the activities offered by the gazebo and playground. She says it is the one place in the neighborhood she wouldn't change in the world.  Sherie grew up in Wells Goodfellow.  Like many current residents, she inherited a house in the neighborhood that was owned by her mother. Recorded on July 30th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Sharie R
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Environmentally Beneficial Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.680930000000
Longitude: -90.274665000000
Barrett Brothers Park

Sandra S remembers picking up cans on the way to Barrett Brothers Park as a child.  She believes it is still a good place to go with children.  Sandra S. has lived in Wells Goodfellow for over 50 years. Recorded on July 25th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Sandra S
Location Category: Beautiful Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.681289000000
Longitude: -90.274704000000
Barrett Brothers Park

Barrett Brothers Park continues to hold community events as it did many years ago.  Douglas H has lived in Wells Goodfellow since the early 1960s, when he moved from Mississippi with his family. Recorded on July 23, 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Douglas H
Location Category: Places That Promote Community
Location:
Latitude: 38.681413000000
Longitude: -90.274897000000
Barrett Brothers Park

Anthony S discusses the benefits of Barrett Brothers Park to the neighborhod.  It has been enjoyed by people in the area for many years and continues to give young people a place to play sports and stay out of trouble.  Anthony S is a long-time resident of Wells Goodfellow. Recorded on August 16th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Anthony S
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Environmentally Beneficial Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.681413000000
Longitude: -90.274897000000
Barriers

Barriers that block streets and restrict access should be removed.  They reflect a bunker-like mentality that seeks to cut off the neighborhood from the surrounding City.  Robert moved to Shaw in 2014 with his family to be near the City Garden School that his son attends.

Neighborhood: Shaw
Contributor: Robert Paulett
Location Category: Places to Eliminate or Change
Location:
Latitude: 38.614536000000
Longitude: -90.242798000000
Beautiful Place

In this video, Ms. Knights describes how she acquired her home and the lots surrounding it, and how her street is a beautiful place. She also describes how the neighborhood has channed, and how the creation of the a greenway along the Hodiamont Tracks could promote more community-based participation in the neighborhood.  She recalls when there were many boarding houses in the area, including her current home which was a boarding house for men in the 1940s and 1950s.

Kathryn Knights has been a resident of the Vandeventer neighborhood since the 1980's, and is a active participant in the West Belle Neighborhood Association.

Interview conducted November 2018.

 

Neighborhood: Vandeventer/Gaslight Square
Contributor: Kathryn Knights
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.646089000000
Longitude: -90.237015000000
Beautify North St. Louis

 

In this video, Vanessa observed that the City of St. Louis implores residences to “beautify” their property, yet abandoned lots are disregarded.

 

Vanessa was born and raised in the Greater Ville. She can be found sitting on the stoop of her family home.

 

Interview conducted July 2017.

Neighborhood: Ville and Greater Ville
Contributor: Vanessa
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Places to Protect, Places to Eliminate or Change
Location:
Latitude: 38.667458000000
Longitude: -90.245790000000
Beautify North St. Louis

Vanessa tells the story of the vacant plot adjacent to her mother's house and how it demonstrates the lack of commitment to North St. Louis on the part of city government.  She would like to see a new home built on the property.  Vanessa grew up in the Greater Ville and recently moved back to the neighbrohood.  July 2017.

Neighborhood: Ville and Greater Ville
Contributor: Vannessa Livingston
Location Category: Places to Eliminate or Change
Location:
Latitude: 38.667504000000
Longitude: -90.245870000000
Beauty Salon

Edna S. remembers the beauty salon and pizza place that used to occupy buildings on St. Louis Avenue.  Edna S grew up in Wells Goodfellow and has lived at several addresses in the neighborhood.  Most of her family still lives nearby. Recorded on July 30th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Edna S
Location Category: Historic Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.675564000000
Longitude: -90.264996000000
Beauvais Manor

The Beauvais Manor is a historic place in the Shaw neighborhood because of its architecture, which reminds him of an antebellum mansion. He explains that it also represents how long the community has survived. Sean moved to the area in 1991, and likes the community and its environment, as well as its proximity to areas such as the South Grand district and the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Neighborhood: Shaw
Contributor: Sean Thomas
Location Category: Historic Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.607865000000
Longitude: -90.242019000000
Beckett Park

 

In this video, Mr. Willis talks about improvements made to Beckett Park, and the sense of community that the park provides the surrounding area. Mr. Willis has lived on Lewis Place since 1990 and is president of the Lewis Place Improvement Association.

Interview conducted July 2018.

 

Neighborhood: Fountain Park/Lewis Place
Contributor: Alvin Willis
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Environmentally Beneficial Places, Places of Local Identity
Location:
Latitude: 38.654573000000
Longitude: -90.249910000000
Beckett Park

In this video, Mr. Westbrook describes experiences at Beckett Park. To Mr. Westbrook, the park is not currently maintained as it was in the 1970's.

A member of the community since the 1970's, Mr. Westbrook is a long time resident of the Vandeventer neighborhood.

Interview conducted October 2018.

 

Neighborhood: Vandeventer/Gaslight Square
Contributor: Henry Westbrook
Location Category: Environmentally Beneficial Places, Places of Local Identity
Location:
Latitude: 38.655257900000
Longitude: -90.249870800000
Bed and Breakfast

Mr. Goss talks about the first black bed and breakfast in St. Louis and the contributions that the owners make to the neighborhood by hosting concerts and parties.  He describes how the owners have added on to their property over time to expand operations.  Michael Goss grew up on Delmar Blvd. in a house his parents purchased in 1943.  October 2018.

Neighborhood: Vandeventer/Gaslight Square
Contributor: Michael Goss
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.644275000000
Longitude: -90.241948000000
Bee Garden

Robert discusses the bee garden in the Shaw neighborhood as a beautiful and environmentally beneficial place. The garden is planted with several varieties of plants and flowers that attract bees and other wildlife. This gives them a safe place while also providing a green space for the community. 

Robert is studying to be a sociologist and lives in the Shaw neighborhood. 

Neighborhood: Shaw
Contributor: Robert Bartean
Location Category: Environmentally Beneficial Places
Location:
Latitude: 38.613682000000
Longitude: -90.250851000000
Beginning Futures

 

In this video, Devin describes her history in the neighborhood. Also, Devin explains why the Beginning Futures Learning Center is an asset to the Walnut Park community.

Devin R. is an employee of Beginning Futures Learning Center in the Walnut Park neighborhood.

Interview conducted April 2018.

Neighborhood: Walnut Park
Contributor: Devin R.
Location Category: Places That Promote Community
Location:
Latitude: 38.696012700000
Longitude: -90.253441300000
Beginning Futures

 

In this video, Laneece describes the history of the building in which the Beginning Futures Learning Center is housed. She also describes the benefits the Learning Center provides to the surrounding Walnut Park community.

Born and raised in Walnut Park, Laneece D. is an employee of Beginning Futures Learning Center in the Walnut Park neighborhood.

Interview conducted April 2018.

 

Neighborhood: Walnut Park
Contributor: Laneece D.
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.696012700000
Longitude: -90.253441300000
Beginning Futures

 

In this video, Latrice Laneece describes the history of the building in which the Beginning Futures Learning Center is housed. She also describes the benefits the Learning Center provides to the surrounding Walnut Park community.

A long-time resident of Walnut Park, Latrice S. is an employee of Beginning Futures Learning Center.

Interview conducted April 2018.

 

Neighborhood: Walnut Park
Contributor: Latrice S.
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Historic Places, Places of Local Identity
Location:
Latitude: 38.696012700000
Longitude: -90.253441300000
Bell Garden

 

In this video, Mrs. Knights describes Bell Garden as a beautiful place, and recounts her involvement with the planting and maintenance of the garden.  The garden used to be a vacant lot.  When neighbors started it, previous home foundations left on site made digging difficult.  Neighbors decided to build raised beds for planting.  Neighbors opposed SLACO's proposition to build new homes on the plot because they wanted to retain it as a green space.  The SLACO homes were subsequently built elsewhere, on Fairfax. 

Kathryn Knights has been a resident of the Vandeventer neighborhood since the 1980's, and is a active participant in the West Belle Neighborhood Association.

Interview conducted November 2018.

Neighborhood: Vandeventer/Gaslight Square
Contributor: Kathryn Knights
Location Category: Beautiful Places, Places That Promote Community
Location:
Latitude: 38.644978000000
Longitude: -90.234722000000
Belt Loop

In this interview, Sandra S. states that the Belt Loop Liquor Store is a community asset not only for its presence in the community which lacks a lot in the ways of locally centralized food and drink retailers, but for the work Norma does with the neighborhood in terms of community centric activities.  Sandra S. has lived in Wells Goodfellow for over 50 years. Recorded on July 25th 2016

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: Sandra S
Location Category: Places That Promote Community, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.677210000000
Longitude: -90.267260000000
Belt Loop

Belt Loop is important to local heritage because it is a longstanding, African-American-owned, family business that has made contributions to the neighborhood by sponsoring civic events.  D'vion Harris chose Wells Goodfellow as the neighborhood in which to buy his first house.  Although the house was purchased in 2016, he has spent a great deal of time in the neighborhood since 2001.  He is the landscaper for the Fresh Coast Tree Farm. Recorded on July 22, 2016
 

Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
Contributor: D'Vion Harris
Location Category: Historic Places, Places to Protect
Location:
Latitude: 38.677202000000
Longitude: -90.267203000000

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