On Delmar Boulevard east of Eastgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A U.S. Navy flying ace whose exploits buoyed U.S. morale during WWII, Edward "Butch" O'Hare was born and raised in St. Louis. On February 2, 1942, O'Hare saved an aircraft carrier by single-handedly attacking nine Japanese planes, shooting down five . . . — — Map (db m133109) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue just south of Pershing Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This station serves as a connector on the Loop Trolley system, taking passengers directly over the MetroLink light rail system. Here at Forest Park and DeBaliviere, visitors can connect to both the Red and Blue Line trains, traveling as far east as . . . — — Map (db m141949) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue at Delmar Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on DeBaliviere Avenue.
Called the "knuckle" of the Loop Trolley system, the intersection of Delmar & DeBaliviere is a crucial connector to the neighborhoods and businesses to the community today. This area and others along the 2.2 mile route are the focus of transit . . . — — Map (db m141910) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Basketball legend Bob Pettit came to St. Louis with the Hawks in 1955. The ideal power forward, he averaged 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds per game for his career. Pettit led the Hawks to the NBA Finals four times in five years, and in . . . — — Map (db m124798) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Berkeley High graduate Cedric "The Entertainer" Kyles first performed stand-up comedy at a St. Louis open mic night. His television career began as host of BET's "Comic View" and as co-star of the #1 ranked sitcom "The Steve Harvey Show," for which . . . — — Map (db m147811) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Cartoonist Murat Bernard "Chic" Young grew up in St. Louis at 2248 Oregon Ave. and graduated from McKinley High in 1919. In 1930 Young created "Blondie," a comic strip featuring Blondie Boopadoop and her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead. Readership jumped . . . — — Map (db m124799) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Soprano Christine Brewer began her career singing in the choruses of the St. Louis Symphony and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. After winning the Metropolitan Opera auditions and the Richard Tucker Award in 1989, Brewer performed with top symphonies and . . . — — Map (db m124781) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Proclaimed "baseball's best centerfielder" on a 1968 "Sports Illustrated" cover, three-time All-Star Curtis Charles Flood played 12 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinal. Flood won seven straight Gold Gloves from 1963-1969, hit .293 for his career and . . . — — Map (db m189734) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Soul singer Donny Hathaway grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Vashon High School in 1963. Already an accomplished producer, composer and musician, in 1970 he released the album "Everything Is Everything," which included the R&B hit "The . . . — — Map (db m147750) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Actress Doris Roberts was born in St. Louis, but moved to New York with her mother when she was young. In a career that began in 1951, Roberts performed in several Broadway productions and appeared in over 40 films, but was best known for her work . . . — — Map (db m124712) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Frankie Muse Freeman began a celebrated legal career that spanned 60 years when she opened a private practice in St. Louis in 1949 Freeman was lead counsel in the 1954 landmark NAACP suit against the St. Louis Housing Authority, which . . . — — Map (db m124783) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
After winning the 1967 NCAA Golf Championship, Hale Irwin turned pro in 1964 an later settled in St. Louis. His first PGA Tour Victory came in 1971, and in 1974 he won the first of his 3 U.S. Open championships. A self-taught player, Irwin was known . . . — — Map (db m124801) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
St. Louis-born golf prodigy Judy Torluemke began playing at age 6 and honed her skills at the "Triple A" golf course in Forest Park. Described as one of the best prospects ever in a 1961 "Sports Illustrated" cover article, she turned pro in 1962 and . . . — — Map (db m124932) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Writer and cartoonist Lee Falk, originally named Leon Harrison Gross, was born and raised in St. Louis. Falk created and wrote the comic strip "Mandrake the Magician," which debuted in 1934 and featured a stage magician who used hypnosis and magic . . . — — Map (db m124785) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right.
Disabled in an auto accident in 1959, lifelong St. Louisan Max Starkloff never surrendered to dependence or inaction. In 1970 he co-founded Para-Quad, a pioneering center for independent living, and in 2003 he co-founded the Starkloff Disability . . . — — Map (db m124796) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Mel Bay bought his first guitar at age thirteen, taught himself to play and was performing publicly within a few months. He moved to St. Louis in 1933, where he fronted his own trio and taught up to 100 students per week. In 1947 Bay published his . . . — — Map (db m124803) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Born Paulette Williams, writer Ntozake Shange lived in St. Louis from 8 to 13 years of age on Windemere Place in the Ville. Her experiences in St. Louis infuse her work, especially the novels "Betsy Brown" (1985) and "Liliane: Resurrection of the . . . — — Map (db m124793) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1938, two years after graduating from the University of Turin, Italian neurobiologist Levi-Montalcini was forced to continue her research in a makeshift bedroom lab because Fascist laws barred Jews from academic careers. In 1946 she came to . . . — — Map (db m124931) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Broadway producer Rocco Landesman was born and raised in St. Louis. Where his family owned the Crystal Palace, a Gaslight Square cabaret that featured cutting edge theater and performers. Landesman developed and produced the Broadway musical "Big . . . — — Map (db m124942) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Actor Scott Bakula was born in St. Louis and graduated from Kirkwood High in 1973. His first success came in the theatre, both on and off Broadway, and he was nominated for a Tony in 1988. Bakula became a household name as Dr. Sam Beckett on . . . — — Map (db m124788) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue just north of Kingsbury Place, on the right when traveling north.
In its hey-day, DeBaliviere was home to several famous people and hotspots. Many St. Louisans recall their first skating lessons at The Wintergarden indoor icehouse, dinners at Garavelli's and Sorrento's. Others frequented the DeBaliviere Strip know . . . — — Map (db m141943) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
St. Louis-born singers Billy Davis, Jr., Lamonte McLemore and Ron Townson joined with Marilyn McCoo and Florence LaRue to create the lush "Champagne Soul" sound of the 5th Dimension. The group's first top ten hits "Up, Up and Away" (1967) and . . . — — Map (db m147810) HM
On DeBaliviere Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The River des Peres Watershed
Every drop of rain goes somewhere. What isn't absorbed into the ground, will eventually find its way into our creeks, streams and rivers. As you read this, you are standing within the River des Peres . . . — — Map (db m141960) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Rosedale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Tim McCarver debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals at the age of 17. A fine defensive catcher and a dangerous hitter. McCarver became a mainstay on the great Cardinals teams of the 1960s, an All-Star in 1966 and 1967, he played in four decades before . . . — — Map (db m124786) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of North Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Actor William Holden was born near St. Louis in O'Fallon, Illinois. He vaulted to stardom in 1939's "Golden Boy," and the film's title stuck as Holden's nickname. He received the first of three Academy Award nominations for 1950's "Sunset . . . — — Map (db m124790) HM
