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

Gwen B. Giles

Born May 14, 1932

Photographed By Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Gwen B. Giles Marker

Inscription. Gwen B. Giles was born in Atlanta, GA and graduated from St. Louis and Washington Universities. She was the 1st Black woman elected as Missouri State Senator and 1st Black Assessor for the City of St. Louis. She served as the Civil Rights Agency Director and as the 1st Black Community Affairs Director at KMOX-TV.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Communications • Women.

Location. 38° 38.203′ N, 90° 12.468′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sherman George (here, next to this marker); Dr. Henry Givens Jr. (here, next to this marker); Gregory Freeman (here, next to this marker); Clarence Harmon (here, next to this marker); Frankie Muse Freeman (here, next to this marker); Annie Turnbo Pope Malone (here, next to this marker); Irving Charles Clay, Jr.

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(here, next to this marker); Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . Gwen Giles on Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

2. Gwen B. Giles Marker

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

Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Gwen B. Giles 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 69 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.