Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Josephine Baker
Born June 3, 1906
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Josephine Baker Marker
Inscription.
Josephine Baker. Born June 3, 1906. As a child in St. Louis, Josephine Baker rummaged for coal behind Union Station and for food behind Soulard Market. At age 13, she waitressed at the Chauffeurs' Club on Pine Street and danced with a minstrel band. In 1925 she went to Paris with the Revue Negre. She starred in the Folies-Bergere the next season and became one of France's best-loved entertainers. During World War II, she was a heroine of the resistance, earning the Légion D'Honneur. Although a French citizen, she was an activist for civil rights in the United States. On her death in 1975, she was given an unprecedented state funeral in Paris.
As a child in St. Louis, Josephine Baker rummaged for coal behind Union Station and for food behind Soulard Market. At age 13, she waitressed at the Chauffeurs' Club on Pine Street and danced with a minstrel band. In 1925 she went to Paris with the Revue Negre. She starred in the Folies-Bergere the next season and became one of France's best-loved entertainers. During World War II, she was a heroine of the resistance, earning the Légion D'Honneur. Although a French citizen, she was an activist for civil rights in the United States. On her death in 1975, she was given an unprecedented state funeral in Paris.
Location. 38° 39.36′ N, 90° 18.268′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is at the intersection of Delmar Boulevard and Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6501 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Carl Van Vechten (photo courtesy of the Libary of Congress), October 20, 1949
2. Josephine Baker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 15, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
