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

Jodie Bailey

Born June 8, 1918

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Jodie Bailey Marker

Inscription. Jodie Bailey was born in Iowa and graduated from Vashon High and Lincoln University. He coached basketball for over 40 years at Vashon, O'Fallon Tech and Northwest High Schools. His teams had a 824 to 198 win/lose record. He served in a leadership role at the YMCA Camp River Cliff.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Sports.

Location. 38° 38.201′ N, 90° 12.46′ 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: 2012 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 the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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: Nathan B. Young (here, next to this marker); John Bass (here, next to this marker); Jordan Chambers (here, next to this marker); Margaret Bush Wilson (here, next to this marker); Homer G. Phillips (here, next to this marker); Dianne White Clatto (here, next to this marker); Nanny Turner Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Percy Green (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Regarding Jodie Bailey. Bailey died in 2009.

Also see . . . Jodie Bailey (Missouri Sports Hall of Fame). (Submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

2. Jodie Bailey Marker

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

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Jodie Bailey Marker

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

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.