Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dr. Julia Davis

Born 1891

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Dr. Julia Davis Marker

Inscription. Dr. Julia Davis was born in St. Louis, graduated from Sumner High School and Stowe Teacher's College. She did graduate work at Lincoln, Boston, and New York Universities. In 1941, she organized the annual Negro History exhibit at the St. Louis Public Library. On April 24, 1974, a branch of the library was named in her honor.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 24, 1974.

Location. 38° 38.2′ N, 90° 12.455′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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: Reverend James E. Cook (here, next to this marker); Percy Green (here, next to this marker); The 5th Dimension (here, next to this marker); Nanny Turner Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Dick Gregory (here, next to this marker); Homer G. Phillips (here, next to this marker); Wayman F. Smith, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Margaret Bush Wilson (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

2. Dr. Julia Davis Marker

Marker is a sidewalk plaque with several others (outside the Hopewell Center)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Dr. Julia Davis Marker

Sidewalk plaques are outside the Hopewell Center, formerly the Gateway Community Foundation building

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.