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Historical Markers in University City, Missouri
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On Ackert Walkway at Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Ackert Walkway.
By 1920, the Kirkwood-Ferguson streetcar line stretched through the heart of University City, and provided access to vibrant shopping in the Delmar Loop and to local attractions such as the Delmar Garden Amusement Park and the Delmar Race Track. . . . — — Map (db m219043) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born in St. Louis, Aaron Edward Hotchner grew up in the Westgate Hotel at Delmar and Kingshighway, and attended Soldan High School. A 1941 Washington University Law School graduate, he served as a military journalist before becoming a successful . . . — — Map (db m124663) HM
By 1920, the Kirkwood-Ferguson streetcar line stretched through the heart of University City, and provided access to vibrant shopping in the Delmar Loop and to local attractions such as the Delmar Garden Amusement Park and the Delmar Race Track. . . . — — Map (db m219041) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Agnes Moorehead moved to St. Louis as a child, where she acted in stage productions, danced with the Municipal Opera, and debuted as a radio singer on KMOX in 1923. After moving to New York and appearing on Broadway, she became a . . . — — Map (db m124665) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Albert Hirschfeld was born in a house on Kensington Avenue in St. Louis. His family moved to New York when he was 12, and by age 18 he was Artistic Director at Selznick Pictures. After the New York Times printed one of his theater sketches in 1927, . . . — — Map (db m124748) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Albert Nelson, he was a farm laborer who became a premier blues guitarist. Self-taught, first on a one-string "Diddley-Bow" and then on a guitar he made from a cigar box, King played left-handed and upside down. In 1956 he moved to Lovejoy, . . . — — Map (db m124688) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Archibald Lee Wright, Hall of Fame Boxer Archie Moore was raised in St. Louis. Moore began his professional career fighting locally in 1936, but his impressive record and imposing knockout style caused champions to avoid him. Moore finally got . . . — — Map (db m124612) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Holly Compton, a science prodigy, built and flew a glider at age 18. In 1920 he became a professor and head of the Physics Department at Washington University. There he deduced that x-rays, known to be waves, also act like particles. He . . . — — Map (db m124761) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Renι Auguste Chouteau in New Orleans, he was raised by his stepfather, Pierre Laclθde, and his mother, Marie Therθse Chouteau. As Laclede's clerk and Lieutenant, the 14-year-old Chouteau led the workers who began building St. Louis on February . . . — — Map (db m124691) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Barry Commoner joined the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis in 1947. In 34 years there he explored viral function and led cellular research with implications for cancer diagnosis. Alarmed in the early 1950s by the health risks posed by . . . — — Map (db m124698) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Betty Grable was born at 3858 Lafayette Avenue in St. Louis and moved to the Forest Park Hotel in 1920. She entered Clark's Dancing School at age 3 and attended Mary Institute. When only 12 she went to Hollywood and got her first film role the next . . . — — Map (db m124695) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
William Henry Mauldin joined the Army newsletter Stars and Stripes as a cartoonist during World War II. There he perfected Joe and Willie, the muddy, weary "dogfaces" who portrayed the drabness of the foot soldier's life. Despised by the . . . — — Map (db m124719) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
At age 22, Bob Costas joined KMOX Radio in 1974 to announce St. Louis Spirits' basketball games. During his seven years at KMOX, he honed the skills which fueled his career's meteoric rise. His intelligence, humor and . . . — — Map (db m124675) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Robert Gibson, once a Harlem Globetrotter, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 until he retired in 1975. Known for his fastball, he struck out 3,117 batters. In his 1968 MVP season, Bob Gibson pitched 28 complete games and 13 shutouts . . . — — Map (db m124693) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Often called the greatest front-office strategist in baseball history, Branch Rickey came to the Cardinals in 1917 and turned a losing team into a powerhouse. Believing that "luck is the residue of design," he developed the modern farm system that . . . — — Map (db m124532) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right.
Buddy Ebsen gained worldwide fame in the 1960s as Jed Clampett, the central character on "The Beverly Hillbillies," one of the most popular series in television history. He was born Christian Ludolpf Ebsen Jr. in Belleville, Illinois, where his . . . — — Map (db m124749) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Radnitz earned medical degrees from the German University of Prague in 1920 and married later that year. After that they joined the Washington University School of Medicine in 1931, their discovery of the . . . — — Map (db m124775) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
One of the finest fliers of his time, Charles Lindbergh was the chief pilot for the first St. Louis to Chicago Airmail Route, in April 1926 while based at Lambert Field, he conceived of an airplane that could fly from New York to Paris, and . . . — — Map (db m124771) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A revolutionary designer, Charles Eames was born in St. Louis and studied architecture at Washington University. He settled in Venice, California when he designed some of the most innovative furniture of the most Post-War Modern period with his wife . . . — — Map (db m124664) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim started his first production company in St. Louis in 1954. A four-time Oscar winner, he received his first of 12 Academy Award nominations in 1956 for "A City Decides," a film about the integration of St. . . . — — Map (db m124627) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Charles Marion Russell's more than 3,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures captured the essence of the American West. Born in St. Louis, he grew up at Oak Hill, his family's country estate near present-day Tower Grove Park. Russell, who moved to . . . — — Map (db m124684) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Hailed as "The Father of Rock & Roll," Chuck Berry's signature guitar work, poetic songwriting, and inspired showmanship have influenced every Rock & Roll musician to follow him. Beginning with "Maybellene" in 1955, he recorded a series of hits that . . . — — Map (db m124673) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
International Legend with Local Roots
Charles Edward Anderson (Chuck) Berry was born October 18, 1926 to Henry and Martha Berry in St. Louis, Missouri. He first took to the stage in 1941 during a school program at Sumner High School where . . . — — Map (db m167287) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
Born in St. Louis, Clark Terry made his first trumpet out of garden hose, attended Vashon High School, and played in local clubs before joining a Navy Band during World War II. His years with County Basie and Duke Ellington in the late 1940s and . . . — — Map (db m124516) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Major League Baseball was closed to Blacks until 1947, relegating some of the game's best players to the Negro Leagues. One of them was James Thomas Bell, who joined the St. Louis Stars in 1922. Nicknamed Cool Papa for his composure, Bell played and . . . — — Map (db m124717) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
One of the greatest offensive tackles of all time, Dan Dierdorf was an All-American at the University of Michigan before joining the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971. Dierdorf and his fellow linemen anchored the Cardiac Cardinals, and became one of the . . . — — Map (db m124621) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Moving to St. Louis at age 14, David Garroway attended University City High School and Washington University. After training as a radio announcer while an NBC page in New York, he worked in Pittsburgh and then Chicago, where he returned after . . . — — Map (db m124531) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right.
David Rowland Francis came to St. Louis in 1866 and graduated from Washington University in 1870. A successful businessman, he was elected Mayor of St. Louis in 1885 and Governor of Missouri in 1888; he later served as Secretary of the Interior from . . . — — Map (db m124546) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born and raised in St. Louis, David Margulois graduated from Central High in 1930 and received a law degree from St. Louis University in 1937. With his sights on Broadway, he moved to New York in 1940 and changed his name to David Merrick. Building . . . — — Map (db m125040) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Saxophonist David Sanborn grew up in Kirkwood and began playing in St. Louis area clubs as a teen. He backed legends like Albert King, Little Milton and Gil Evans, then joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1967, later playing with them at . . . — — Map (db m124708) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born in St. Louis, Dick Gregory grew up at 1803 N. Taylor Ave. shining shoes to help feed his family. At Sumner High School, he led a march against conditions at segregated schools and set a state record in track. As a star comedian in the early . . . — — Map (db m124777) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
Among the greatest bowlers in history and a leading ambassador for the sport, Dick Weber became a St. Louisan in 1955 when he joined the legendary Budweiser Bowling Team. A charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association, Weber won Bowler of . . . — — Map (db m124628) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Known for his homespun wit and good-natured bravado, Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was perhaps the most colorful member of the Cardinals' famed "Gas House Gang." With his blazing fastball he won 30 games in 1934, earning MVP Honors and leading the . . . — — Map (db m124536) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Remembered for the infamous 1857 decision that denied them their freedom, Dred and Harriet Scott spent much of their adult lives enslaved in St. Louis. In the 1830s, Dred Scott's slave owner took him to the free State of Illinois and then to federal . . . — — Map (db m124538) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The founder of tennis' Davis Cup, Dwight Davis was born in St. Louis. He was one of his era's best players and won several titles while at Harvard. In 1900, he founded the international competition that came to bear his name and captained the first . . . — — Map (db m124514) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right.
A loyal native whose mother allowed him to choose any college that was "Catholic and in St. Louis," Ed Macauley led the Saint Louis University basketball team to the 1948 NIT National Championship and won AP Player of the year in 1949. Later a high . . . — — Map (db m124569) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a Presbyterian minister and editor of the St. Louis Observer, believed that slavery was a sin. First calling for gradual emancipation, he later became an abolitionist, but in the volient climate of 1830s St. Louis, neither . . . — — Map (db m124700) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Ernest Tino Trova, a self-trained St. Louis native, became one of the significant artists of the late twentieth century. Best known for his signature image, The Falling Man, Trova considered his entire output a single "work in progress." A collector . . . — — Map (db m124763) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue when traveling west.
Eugene Field, born at 634 South Broadway in St. Louis, became a reporter for the St. Louis Evening Journal in 1873. Over the next decade he developed the charming and witty style that would make him America's foremost columnist. The Chicago Morning . . . — — Map (db m124755) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
One of the 20th century's most prominent surgeons, Evarts A. Graham chaired the Department of Surgery at Washington University from 1919 to 1951. Under his direction, it became a world leader in surgical procedures and training. Graham performed the . . . — — Map (db m124751) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Fontella Bass, daughter of Gospel great Martha Bass, was born and raised in St. Louis. She played piano and sang with R&B stars Little Milton and Oliver Sain, and launched her solo career in 1965 with the electrifying "Rescue Me," a #1 R&B and #4 . . . — — Map (db m125035) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
With the introduction of streetcars at the turn of the 20th Century, outlying areas of the City of St. Louis drew the attention of investors and developers plotting out the prairie land. In this picture, you can see the original Delmar streetcar . . . — — Map (db m133106) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The greatest player in St. Louis Browns history, "Gentleman" George Sisler was arguably baseball's most complete first baseman. Intelligent and athletic, he won two batting titles, led the league in steals four times and was one of the finest . . . — — Map (db m124539) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
An inspiring educator, Gerald Early was appointed the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in English and served as Director of Washington University's Center for the Humanities, the American Culture Studies Program, and the African and African . . . — — Map (db m124715) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Grace Ann Bumbry grew up at 1703 Goode Ave. in St. Louis. She joined the Union Memorial Methodist Church's choir at eleven, and sang at Sumner High School. She was a 1954 winner on the "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts." After her concert debut in . . . — — Map (db m124757) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Gyo Obata, a Washington University graduate co-founded the St. Louis architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum in 1955. It attained global prominence, largely due to Obata's designs. His influence on the St. Louis skyline is profound. The Priory . . . — — Map (db m124760) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A Chicago native, Harold Ramis attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated in 1966. Inspired by life in a fraternity house on Forsyth Boulevard, Ramis co-wrote the 1978 collegiate farce "Animal House," the first of his box-office hits. . . . — — Map (db m124699) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to women's participation at all levels of government, Harriett Woods began her political career on the University City Council in 1967 and became the first woman elected statewide in Missouri in 1984. As a State Senator and as Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m124622) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Princeton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
A lifetime of community involvement began when the rattling sound from a manhole cover on a University City street prevented her children from sleeping.
Getting involved to solve this problem would lead Harriet Woods to serve as:
- . . . — — Map (db m133124) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born Harry Christopher Carabina, he grew up at 1909 LaSalle St. in St. Louis and attended Dewey School and Webster Groves High School. He played on two local semi-pro baseball teams before starting his radio career. After announcing both Cardinals . . . — — Map (db m192187) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right.
The only boxer to hold world titles in three weight classes simultaneously, Henry Armstrong moved to St. Louis as a young boy and he was an honor student at Vashon High School. Known as "Perpetual Motion," he dominated feather, welter and . . . — — Map (db m124637) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was one of the city's largest landowners by age 40. Working with leading botanists, he planned, funded and built the Missouri Botanical Garden, which opened in 1859. Shaw donated the land for Tower . . . — — Map (db m124697) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A great Blues guitarist and pianist, Henry Townsend grew up near Cairo, Illinois. After moving to St. Louis, he made his first record in 1929. During the 1930s, he played with many of the early Blues giants, including Walter Davis, Roosevelt Sykes . . . — — Map (db m124662) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Howard Nemerov graduated from Harvard in 1941, served in World War II and began teaching in 1946. His first volume of Poetry, "The Image and the Law," was published the next year, in 1969 he became professor of English at Washington University. In . . . — — Map (db m124948) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Ike Turner played a profound role in shaping American music. His band's 1951 single "Rocket 88" is often regarded as the first Rock & Roll records. As a talent scout and A&R man, he discovered or recorded many Blues legends, including Elmore James, . . . — — Map (db m124541) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Already known as one of the city's most charming hostesses, St. Louis native Irma Rombauer risked her own funds to publish "The Joy of Cooking" in 1931. As the Depression forced more American families to cook for themselves, Rombauer's wit and . . . — — Map (db m124629) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
John Francis Buck joined Harry Caray in 1954 to announce St. Louis Cardinals baseball games. Their fourteen-year partnership has been called the greatest broadcast team in baseball history. Buck went on to become the anchor of the Cardinals . . . — — Map (db m124752) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The greatest female athelete of the 20th century, Jackie Joyner-Kersee grew up in East St. Louis and was a two-sport all-American at Lincoln High. She won six Olympic medals, including two golds and a silver in the grueling heptathlon. Battling . . . — — Map (db m124553) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
With his rare combination of size, speed and competitive intensity, Jackie Smith redefined the position of tight end in the NFL. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted the Louisiana track and football star in 1962, and he became a fixture with the Big Red . . . — — Map (db m124540) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The great Mississippi River Bridge which bears his name is the best known of the self-educated genius' achievements. In addition, at age 22, James Eads devised the first diving bell to salvage sunken cargoes from the bottom of the river. When the . . . — — Map (db m125039) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A fiery left-hander known for his two-fisted backhand, Jimmy Connors grew up in East St. Louis and Belleville, Illinois. Playing tennis from the age of two, Connors thrived in St. Louis' active tennis scene and honed his amazing service return on . . . — — Map (db m124551) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Joseph Henry Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street in the St. Louis neighborhood called the Hill. Signed at 16 by Branch Rickey, Garagiola played for the Cardinals in five seasons, including the 1946 championship year. After his pro career ended in . . . — — Map (db m124701) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Already nicknamed "Senator" at Country Day High School, St. Louisan John Danforth was elected Missouri's Attorney General in 1968. He won a U.S. Senate seat in 1976 and for the next 18 years unified the Senate on difficult issues, including his . . . — — Map (db m124707) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A native son of Affton in St. Louis County, John Goodman studied drama at Southwest Missouri State and later made his mark with distinctive, often hilarious character performances in films such as "True Stories" and "Raising Arizona." Drawing on his . . . — — Map (db m124671) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Growing up in University City and attending John Burroughs School, John Hartford was drawn to river life and the music of the banjo and fiddle. He earned two Grammys in 1967 for "Gentle on My Mind," one of the most recorded broadcast songs ever. . . . — — Map (db m124624) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Self-taught pianist Johnnie Johnson settled in St. Louis in 1952 and formed the Sir John Trio. He asked Chuck Berry to sit in that New Year's Eve, and a magical, half-century collaboration was born. Johnson provided the driving undercurrent on many . . . — — Map (db m124635) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A native of Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer emigrated to the U.S. in 1864 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He moved to St. Louis in 1868, to work as a reporter for a German-language newspaper. He bought the bankrupt St. Louis Dispatch in . . . — — Map (db m124929) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
As a child in St. Louis, Josephine Baker rummaged for coal behind Union Station and for food behind Soulard Market. At age 13, she waitressed at the Chauffeurs' Club on Pine Street and danced with a minstrel band. In 1925 she went to Paris with the . . . — — Map (db m124765) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Katherine O'Flaherty, a member of one of St. Louis' oldest families, attended the St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart. When she married New Orleans native Oscar Chopin, she encountered the Creole culture which provided settings for many of her . . . — — Map (db m124706) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
While studying anthropology at the University of Chicago, Katherine Dunham was also active as a dancer. Field trips to the West Indies allowed her to study native dances and folklore, which she incorporated into her work to form an exotic and unique . . . — — Map (db m124768) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Known as Kitty Fink at Soldan High and Washington University, St. Louis-born Kay Thompson began her career as a singer in Hollywood. At MGM she wrote and arranged songs for her films like "The Ziegfeld Follies" and "The Harvey Girls" in 1946. . . . — — Map (db m124555) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A St. Louis native and Priory School graduate, Kevin Kline won Tony Awards for "On the Twentieth Century" and "The Pirates of Penzance" before leading roles in "Sophie's Choice" (1982) and "The Big Chill" (1983) made him a Hollywood star. Adept at . . . — — Map (db m124633) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Leonard Slatkin studied violin, viola and piano as a child, and made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut at age 22. The leading American conductor of his generation, he was Music Director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1979. He has earned . . . — — Map (db m124704) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The greatest base stealer of his era, St. Louis Cardinal Louis Clark Brock was only the 14th player to have 3,000 hits. After three seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Brock joined the Cardinals in 1964 and fueled their World Series victory. During his . . . — — Map (db m192188) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Kirkwood, poet Marianne Moore was profoundly influenced by her early upbringing in the St. Louis area before her family moved to Pennsylvania. One of the most influential Modernists and an inspiration to generations of women poets, Moore is . . . — — Map (db m125038) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Marlin Perkins came to the St. Louis Zoo in 1926 to work with the reptile collection. He became curator of the Buffalo Zoo in 1938. As director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo in 1949, he created the Peabody Award-winning television show "Zoo Parade." . . . — — Map (db m124766) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born in St. Louis, Marsha Mason began acting at Nerinx Hall High and Webster College. After nearly a decade on and off-Broadway, she catapulted to film stardom with "Cindarella Liberty" (1973), for which she received an Academy Award nomination and . . . — — Map (db m124616) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Martha Gellhorn grew up at 4366 McPherson in St. Louis and graduated from John Burroughs in 1926. A gifted writer of novels and short stories--"In Sickness and In Health" won the 1958 O. Henry Award--Gellhorn's honest prose and reckless daring made . . . — — Map (db m124544) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A dedicated artist from an early age, St. Louis native Mary Engelbreit sold her first greeting cards to a local store while attending Visitation Academy. Inspired by art from the 1920s and 1930s, she developed a style marked by colorful, richly . . . — — Map (db m124549) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born and raised in St. Louis, comedic actress Mary Wickes graduated from Beaumont High and Washington University. Her big break came in the 1935 Broadway hit "The Man Who Came to Dinner"; Wickes reprised her role in the 1941 film version, famous for . . . — — Map (db m124709) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
William Howell Masters began researching sexual function at the Washington University School of Medicine in 1954. Virginia Eshelman Johnson joined him three years later. Their investigation of the physical aspects of sexuality produced some of the . . . — — Map (db m124685) HM
On Delmar Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters was born in St. Louis and graduated from Vashon High School before moving to Los Angeles. Waters served in the California State Assembly from 1976-1990, where she led the effort to divest state pension funds from . . . — — Map (db m220581) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. Her bestselling account of that upbringing, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," won critical acclaim in 1970. A leading literary voice of the . . . — — Map (db m124764) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born and raised in the Ferguson area of St. Louis, Michael McDonald attended McCluer High School and performed locally with the Majestics and Jerry Jay and the Sheratons before moving to Los Angeles in 1970. After two years with Steely Dan, McDonald . . . — — Map (db m124570) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
One of America's preeminent cartoonists, Mike Peters was born and raised in St. Louis. After graduating from CBS High, he earned a fine arts degree at Washington University in 1965. By 1972 his editorial cartoons were syndicated nationally. In 1981 . . . — — Map (db m124620) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The year after his birth in Alton, Illinois, Miles Davis moved to East St. Louis. He played trumpet in the jazz band at Lincoln High School and was a member of Eddie Randle's Blues Devils (a.k.a. the Rhumboogie Orchestra). By 1948 he led his own bop . . . — — Map (db m124705) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1947 Mona Van Duyn co-founded "Perspective: A Quarterly of Literature" with her husband, Jarvis Thurston. Moving to St. Louis in 1950, they published it for another 30 years. Van Duyn's first book of poetry, "Valentines to the Wide World," was . . . — — Map (db m124945) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Cornell Haynes, Jr., Nelly formed the St. Lunatics in 1993 with friends from University City High. His 2000 solo debut "Country Grammar" topped the billboard charts, sold over 9 million copies and put St. Louis Hip-Hop in the national . . . — — Map (db m124668) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The greatest defensive shortstop of all time, Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith anchored the thrilling "Runnin' Redbirds" teams that appeared in three World Series, winning in 1982. A spectacularly acrobatic yet rock-steady fielder, "The Wizard's" . . . — — Map (db m124609) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A dominant force in Saint Louis University's rise in national stature, Father Paul C. Reinert, S.J. earned three degrees there before joining the faculty in 1944. He was the university's president from 1949-1974 and chancellor from 1974-1990. . . . — — Map (db m124611) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Born in China, Peter Raven was a professor at Stanford University before moving to St. Louis in 1971 to head the Missouri Botanical Garden. Under his direction, it became the leading tropical plant research facility in the world. Its staff racing to . . . — — Map (db m124776) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Born Phyllis Ada Driver, she combined wild costumes untamed hair and a raucous laugh with self-deprecating monologues to create one of comedy's most popular characters. A 1955 club booking skyrocketed her to success: scheduled for two weeks, she . . . — — Map (db m124689) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
French-born Pierre Laclθde Liguest arrived in New Orleans in 1755. He ventured up the Mississippi in 1763 to build a trading post after his firm won trading right in the Upper Louisiana Territory. Choosing a site near the mouth of the Missouri, he . . . — — Map (db m124943) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Albert "Red" Schoendienst joined the Cardinals in 1945, his first of over 50 consecutive years in a big league uniform. The Cardinals' second baseman for over a decade, his spectacular defense and solid hitting helped them capture the 1946 World . . . — — Map (db m124631) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Redd Foxx starred in "Sanford and Son," one of television's most popular comedy series in the 1970s. Born John Elroy Sanford in St. Louis, he left home at age 16 to join a New York street band. Called red for his complexion, he adopted a baseball . . . — — Map (db m124762) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
Ridley Pearson's initial success came in crime fiction, with series heroes like Detective Lou Boldt or standalone novels such as "The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer," which topped best-seller lists in 2002. After Pearson read "Peter Pan" to his daughter in . . . — — Map (db m124714) HM
On Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
An actor who defied racial stereotypes, Robert Guillaume grew up in Downtown St. Louis and studied music at Washington University. After building a successful stage and career, in 1977 he assumed his trademark role as Benson. Guillaume insisted that . . . — — Map (db m124623) HM
On Delmar Boulevard west of Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Baritone Robert McFerrin moved to St. Louis in 1936 and began classical voice training at Sumner High. He sang on Broadway and with the National Negro Opera Company, and in 1955 became the Metropolitan Opera's first African-American male soloist. . . . — — Map (db m124710) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
Baseball's greatest right-handed hitter, Rogers Hornsby was the cornerstone of the Cardinals' first winning era. He won a total of seven batting titles, including his 1924 century-best mark of .424. Also a powerful hitter, he led the league in . . . — — Map (db m124567) HM
On Delmar Boulevard at Limit Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Delmar Boulevard.
Sally Benson was born and raised in her house at 5135 Kensington Avenue in St. Louis before her family moved to New York. Benson wrote nearly 100 short stories for "The New Yorker," including a series titled "5135 Kensington" about the 1904 St. . . . — — Map (db m124713) HM
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