Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Charles Guggenheim

Born March 31, 1924

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018

1. Charles Guggenheim Marker

Inscription. Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim started his first production company in St. Louis in 1954. A four-time Oscar winner, he received his first of 12 Academy Award nominations in 1956 for "A City Decides," a film about the integration of St. Louis Public Schools. A pioneer in the field of campaign films, Guggenheim also made two feature films, most notably 1959's "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery," starring a then unknown Steve McQueen. His 1968 masterpiece "monument to the dream" documented construction of the St. Louis Arch. Still shown daily on the Arch grounds, Charles Guggenheim said it was one film on which he would not change a single frame.

Erected 2005 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1924.

Location. 38° 39.364′ N, 90° 18.424′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue,

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on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6639 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dick Weber (here, next to this marker); William Danforth (here, next to this marker); Irma Rombauer (a few steps from this marker); Dred & Harriet Scott (a few steps from this marker); Dizzy Dean (a few steps from this marker); John Hartford (within shouting distance of this marker); George Sisler (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Guillaume (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map

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of all markers in University City.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.