Central West End, St. Louis

Notable people

Playwright Tennessee Williams grew up in the neighborhood, and the house of the renowned poet T. S. Eliot is located in the Central West End. Beat writer William S. Burroughs's childhood home sits on Pershing Avenue (formerly Berlin Avenue) in the neighborhood. It is often mistaken as the location of Sally Benson's home, 5135 Kensington Avenue, which is the setting of her stories which were adapted into the movie Meet Me in St. Louis. 5135 Kensington Avenue was actually located in the Academy neighborhood just across Delmar Boulevard. It is no longer standing, having been torn down in 1994 after years of neglect.

George Julian Zolnay (Gyula Zsolnay) (July 4, 1863 – May 1, 1949) the Hungarian and American sculptor known as the "Sculptor of the Confederacy" lived in the Central West End in the early 1900s at 4384 Maryland Avenue.

Geography

The neighborhood's boundaries are Union Boulevard and the eastern portion of Forest Park on the west, I-64/US 40 on the south, Delmar Boulevard on the north, and Vandeventer Ave on the east.

The Central West End's main commercial district runs along Euclid Avenue and stretches from Forest Park Parkway on the south to Delmar Boulevard on the north. The neighborhood grew in popularity during the 1904 World's Fair, held in the adjacent Forest Park.

Some residential areas of the Central West End are included in the National Register of Historic Places. One example is Fullerton's Westminster Place, whose large, architect-designed homes, most of which were built in 1890–1910. Another is the private place called Washington Terrace, laid out in 1892. Modern residential buildings in Central West End include Park East Tower and One Hundred.

Public facilities and commercial buildings

• Bel Air Motel; NRHP-listed
• Central West End MetroLink Station & MetroBus Center
• Cortex MetroLink Station
• Washington University Medical Center
  • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
  • Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Central Institute for the Deaf
  • St. Louis Children's Hospital
• Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
• Shriners Hospitals for Children
• University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
• Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
  • Catholic Charities of St. Louis
• Saint Louis Chess Club
• World Chess Hall of Fame
• Engineers' Club of Saint Louis
• Regional Justice Information Service
• Saint Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch
• U. S. Postal Service - Marian Oldham Branch

Neighborhood organizations

CWE Business Community Improvement District (CWEScene.com)

• Cathedral Square
• Fullerton's Westminster Place
• Washington Terrace
• 4200 Washington POA
• Maryland-Boyle
• Laclede Place Neighborhood Association
• Veiled Prophet Parade

Demographics

|1990|16565 |2000|14144 |2010|14471|footnote= |2020|16670

In 2020 the neighborhood's population was 56.9% White, 21.0% Black, 0.1% Native American, 13.7% Asian, 6.4% Two or More Races, and 1.9% Some Other Race. 4.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.

References

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