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

Ernest Hart

Born March 5, 1955

Photographed by Jason Voigt

1. Ernest Hart Marker

Inscription. Ernest Hart was born in St. Louis and graduated from Roosevelt High School. Hart trained in several fighting arts which included karate, boxing, judo, jukitsu and wrestling and later ventured into kickboxing. At age 21, Hart became the first African American World PKA Kickboxing Champion and the only to win four kickboxing titles in the welterweight class.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

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

Location. 38° 38.208′ N, 90° 12.49′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It 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.

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

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Western World,

and 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: Curtis C. Flood (here, next to this marker); Lou Clark Brock (here, next to this marker); Stephen M. Coleman (here, next to this marker); John E. Jacob (here, next to this marker); John W. Taylor Jr. (here, next to this marker); Norman R. Seay (here, next to this marker); Dr. Samuel A. Canaan Jr. (here, next to this marker); Benjamin L. Goins (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. Ernest Hart Marker

Marker (on the right) is next to several other sidewalk plaques

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Ernest Hart 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 212 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.