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

Ivory Perry

Born 1930

Photographed By Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Ivory Perry Marker

Inscription. Ivory Perry was a native of Arkansas and a Korean War veteran. Perry came to St. Louis in 1954 and became an activist first with the Jefferson Bank demonstration and later leading the effort to address lead poisoning in the city. He broke ground in what is now known as environmental racism. His work is instrumental in persuading the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to pass the city's first lead paint legislation in 1970.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Environment • War, Korean. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 38° 38.209′ N, 90° 12.496′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. Marker is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) east of North 21st 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. Rev. Dr. John J. Hicks (here, next to this marker); Gateway National Bank (here, next to this marker); Dr. Samuel A. Canaan Jr. (here, next to this marker); John W. Taylor Jr. (here, next to this marker); Stephen M. Coleman

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(here, next to this marker); Curtis C. Flood (here, next to this marker); Ernest Hart (a few steps from this marker); Lou Clark Brock (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

2. Ivory Perry Marker

Marker is the last marker going west, parallel to Martin Luther King Drive

Photographed By Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Ivory Perry Marker

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

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.