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The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District is a historic commercial district in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The district includes 35 buildings, 25 of which are contributing buildings, along Collinsville Avenue, Missouri Avenue, and St. Louis Avenue; all but one of the buildings was historically used for commercial purposes.
The East St. Louis massacre was a series of violent attacks on African Americans by white Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, between late May and early July of 1917. These attacks also displaced 6,000 African Americans and led to the destruction of approximately $400,000 ($9.51 million in 2023) worth of property. [1]
Added to NRHP. April 19, 1988. Sumner High School is a St. Louis public high school that was the first high school for African-American students west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Together with Vashon High School, Sumner was one of only two public high schools in St. Louis City for African-American students and was segregated.
Tower Grove Park. / 38.606°N 90.256°W / 38.606; -90.256. Tower Grove Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri. Located on the south side of the city, the elongated 289-acre (117 ha) park extends 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Kingshighway Boulevard east to Grand Boulevard. The park’s predominately residential surroundings include ...
East St. Louis, Illinois. / 38.62500°N 90.15750°W / 38.62500; -90.15750. East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is directly across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois.
On May 1, 1922, the St. Louis Colored Orphans Home at the new location was dedicated, providing care for 35 children between the ages of five and fourteen. By 1926, a daily average of 65 children were receiving services from the home. By 1938, the number of children served has risen to 232, it declined to 190 children in 1941.
The Magic House from Kirkwood Road. The Magic House is a not-for-profit children's museum located in Kirkwood, Missouri, just outside St. Louis.The Magic House opened as a children's museum in 1979 with the mission of engaging children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy ...
Save up to 70% during The Children's Place Memorial Day sale — shop adorable dresses, T-shirts and swim and more. Rory Halperin. May 25, 2024 at 6:30 AM.