Maryland Heights in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Power Substation

Creve Coeur Lake Streetcar Line

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 13, 2020

1. Power Substation Marker

Inscription. This brick building was built around 1900 to shelter an electrical substation for the 05 Creve Coeur Lake Streetcar Line. The line started near the corner of Delmar & Kingsland (the "Delmar Loop"). It continued along Midland Ave. and its own dedicated right-of-way through Overland and Maryland Heights to the lake. United Railways, the parent company, erected similar surviving buildings at Delmar & DeBalieviere,& on Locust near 19th Street in St. Louis.

Creve Coeur Lake was a special recreational destination for many St. Louisans, especially in the summer, when the ride and the country were escapes from steamy heat. Until 1929, special open-sided "moonlight cars" operated in the evenings. The advent of better roads and home air-conditioning ended the streetcar service in 1950. St. Louis County opened Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in 1945. Today it is the County's largest and most used park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 38° 42.946′ N, 90° 28.469′ W.

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Marker is in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Streetcar Drive 0.4 miles north of Dorsett Road. Marker is in an open-aired pavilion, where Go Ape! Zipline & Adventure Park is located. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13219 Streetcar Dr, Maryland Heights MO 63043, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park - Water Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Dripping Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (approx. 2.1 miles away); Tappmeyer Homestead (approx. 3.1 miles away);

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 13, 2020

2. Power Substation Marker

Marker is where the red arrow points to

Centennial Greenway - Katy Trail State Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stan Musial (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. Charles Rock Road (approx. 3.6 miles away); Peter Geery (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maryland Heights.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lake School (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Power Substation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 13, 2020

3. Power Substation

This is the front and left side of the building, where Go Ape! Zipline is as of Sept. 2020. Marker is behind the building under the pavilion.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.