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

Donald M. Suggs

Born August 7, 1932

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Donald M. Suggs Marker

Inscription. Donald M. Suggs was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He earned his B.S. and D.D.S. Degrees from Indiana University and did post-graduate work at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. He was the first African American oral surgeon to practice in St. Louis and the first African American president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of St. Louis.

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

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

Location. 38° 38.206′ N, 90° 12.483′ 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,

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the 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: Joseph Henry "Jo Jo" White (here, next to this marker); Ruth A. Smith (here, next to this marker); Larry C. Williams (here, next to this marker); Shelby Jordan (here, next to this marker); Floyd Irons (here, next to this marker); Dred and Harriet Scott (here, next to this marker); Julius K. Hunter (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. Donald M. Suggs Marker

Marker (on the left) is placed with other sidewalk plaques

Photographed by Jason Voigt, February 23, 2023

3. Donald M. Suggs Marker

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

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.