If I were to change street names, my number one priority would be Wharf Street along the riverfront. If Sullivan or whatever his name is deserves to be memorialized, let's put up a statue for him.
It's a woman isn't it? I always thought Leonor K Sullivan was a womans name. But, to be honest...I have no idea.
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I agree - I like Wharf Street. With the proposed riverfront improvements, you could market Wharf Street as a destination, not unlike Washington Avenue.
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Wyoming, Connecticut and Utah confuse the otherwise north-south state street pattern. However, these streets aren't named directly after the states.
Wyoming is after the Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania.
Connecticut is named after the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. that financed housing in the area.
Utah is named after the Ute Indians.
Most east-west streets in the "state-streets" area are named after indian tribes and/or rivers, not states, including Cherokee, Potomac, Miami, Winnebago, Chippewa, Keokuk, Osage, Gasconade, Meramec and others further south.
But since many names are shared by Indians, States and Rivers, the true origin or inspiration of such street names may never be fully clear.
Wyoming is after the Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania.
Connecticut is named after the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. that financed housing in the area.
Utah is named after the Ute Indians.
Most east-west streets in the "state-streets" area are named after indian tribes and/or rivers, not states, including Cherokee, Potomac, Miami, Winnebago, Chippewa, Keokuk, Osage, Gasconade, Meramec and others further south.
But since many names are shared by Indians, States and Rivers, the true origin or inspiration of such street names may never be fully clear.
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I have decided that my very favorite street name in the city is one named after an Indian Mound that was senselessly destroyed:
Cote Brilliante...
Ah...forget the renaming of streets...reconstruct the mound!
Cote Brilliante...
Ah...forget the renaming of streets...reconstruct the mound!
southslider wrote:
But since many names are shared by Indians, States and Rivers, the true origin or inspiration of such street names may never be fully clear.
Thats the problem then, because wasn't Utah named for those same Native American tribes? So was the street named after the tribe, the state, or the state named for the tribe?
Frankly, I'm not one for caring about where the streets name came from, just that it had a purpose for being named that. If that makes any sense.
In this time of Sensitivity and Political Correctness, I think we should rename all streets named after Native American Tribes as to not hurt anyones feelings.
So do you think it would be weird if all the Americans got up and left the USA, giving the country back to the Native Americans? A country of a few million people, the size of this country...and what about people who are part NA? Do they get to stay?
What would that do to Europe?
What would that do to Europe?
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Hmm...ouch...
I think the statue at Jefferson and Cherokee of the Cherokee Indian is a bit much.
I think the statue at Jefferson and Cherokee of the Cherokee Indian is a bit much.
Expat wrote:If I were to change street names, my number one priority would be Wharf Street along the riverfront. If Sullivan or whatever his name is deserves to be memorialized, let's put up a statue for him.
Wharf Street Lives
Here are some fun facts about St. Louis Streets from William B. and Marcella C. Magnan's "The Streets of St. Louis"...
-We had a Government Street and a Capitol Street
-We still have a Liberty Street
-We eliminated Pacific but we still have an Atlantic
-We had a Short Street, but no Long St.
-We have an End St., but no Beginning St.
-We have a Hill St. and a Dale St., Mound St. and High St., Plateau St., Cave St., High Pointe, High View, Valley and Prairie St.
-We have a River St., Water St., Ripple St., River Bluff Dr., Wharf, Dock and Ferry St.
-We have a Castle Lane, a Kings Drive, a Queens Avenue, a Duke Street and a Regal Place. The streets named for royalty in the city can't compare with the number of royalty streets in north St. Louis County. One area has Castle, Crown Point, Royal, Empire, Empress, Monarch, Viscount, Lord, and Earl St. It also has King and Queen, Prince and Princess, Baron and Baroness, Count and Countess, and Duke and Duchess Streets.
-We no longer have a Wood St., but we have an Iron St.
-We no longer have a Soft St., but we have a Sharp St.
-We had streets named Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, and two streets named Autumn. Spring and Fall, located in 63113, are all that are left.
-We have a Park, Forest, Gardenville, a Garden and a Fountain street.
-We have a North Court, East Court, West Court, and a South Court; we also have a Center Court.
-We had a Lucky St., and a Crooked Street.
-We have a Bent Street and a Half Street.
-We have a Pleasant Street and a Mount Pleasant Street.
-We have a Grace Avenue, Church Road, and Convent Street, but no Rectory street.
-We have a Berger and a Hamburg.
-We have a Pope Street, Cardinal Street, and Bishops Place, but no Priest Street. The nearest Priest St. is in Ballwin.
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This is interesting too:
Some streets names were changed when Carondelet was annexed by the City:
Pennsylvania --> Bates
Clark --> Eichelberger
Hiawatha --> Pulaski
Termination --> Delor
Allen --> Fassen
Berthold --> Bellerive
Market --> Bowen
Franklin --> Courtois
Block --> Keokuk
Pritchard --> Meramec
Endora --> Gustine
Lily --> Alexander
Carondelet once had street names running in alphabetical order:
Adams, now Eiler
Bates
Cedar, now Caldwell
Dover
Elwood
Fillmore
Grundy, eliminated
Illinois, now Iron
Kansas, now Holly Hills
Lafayette, now Soper
Miller, now Mott
Nebraska, now Haven
Olive, now Krauss
Pine, now Loughborough
Quincy
Randolph, now Blow
St. Louis, now Nagel
Taylor, now Robert
Union, now Upton
Vine, now Koeln
-We had a Government Street and a Capitol Street
-We still have a Liberty Street
-We eliminated Pacific but we still have an Atlantic
-We had a Short Street, but no Long St.
-We have an End St., but no Beginning St.
-We have a Hill St. and a Dale St., Mound St. and High St., Plateau St., Cave St., High Pointe, High View, Valley and Prairie St.
-We have a River St., Water St., Ripple St., River Bluff Dr., Wharf, Dock and Ferry St.
-We have a Castle Lane, a Kings Drive, a Queens Avenue, a Duke Street and a Regal Place. The streets named for royalty in the city can't compare with the number of royalty streets in north St. Louis County. One area has Castle, Crown Point, Royal, Empire, Empress, Monarch, Viscount, Lord, and Earl St. It also has King and Queen, Prince and Princess, Baron and Baroness, Count and Countess, and Duke and Duchess Streets.
-We no longer have a Wood St., but we have an Iron St.
-We no longer have a Soft St., but we have a Sharp St.
-We had streets named Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, and two streets named Autumn. Spring and Fall, located in 63113, are all that are left.
-We have a Park, Forest, Gardenville, a Garden and a Fountain street.
-We have a North Court, East Court, West Court, and a South Court; we also have a Center Court.
-We had a Lucky St., and a Crooked Street.
-We have a Bent Street and a Half Street.
-We have a Pleasant Street and a Mount Pleasant Street.
-We have a Grace Avenue, Church Road, and Convent Street, but no Rectory street.
-We have a Berger and a Hamburg.
-We have a Pope Street, Cardinal Street, and Bishops Place, but no Priest Street. The nearest Priest St. is in Ballwin.
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This is interesting too:
Some streets names were changed when Carondelet was annexed by the City:
Pennsylvania --> Bates
Clark --> Eichelberger
Hiawatha --> Pulaski
Termination --> Delor
Allen --> Fassen
Berthold --> Bellerive
Market --> Bowen
Franklin --> Courtois
Block --> Keokuk
Pritchard --> Meramec
Endora --> Gustine
Lily --> Alexander
Carondelet once had street names running in alphabetical order:
Adams, now Eiler
Bates
Cedar, now Caldwell
Dover
Elwood
Fillmore
Grundy, eliminated
Illinois, now Iron
Kansas, now Holly Hills
Lafayette, now Soper
Miller, now Mott
Nebraska, now Haven
Olive, now Krauss
Pine, now Loughborough
Quincy
Randolph, now Blow
St. Louis, now Nagel
Taylor, now Robert
Union, now Upton
Vine, now Koeln
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Could someone help me compile a list of St. Louis Street names named after famous people, preferably using their whole names?
I'm possibly going to be doing a project for my Gender and Society class that will see if City street names honor more males or females. I think I know which, but I was hoping we could compile a list.
I'm not talking presidents, since they've all been male, or street names that have obscure connections to an early land owner.
I know, of course, Martin Luther King Dr. and Lenore K. Sullivan. There's also a James "Cool Papa" Bell. Any others? Your help will be much appreciated.
I'm possibly going to be doing a project for my Gender and Society class that will see if City street names honor more males or females. I think I know which, but I was hoping we could compile a list.
I'm not talking presidents, since they've all been male, or street names that have obscure connections to an early land owner.
I know, of course, Martin Luther King Dr. and Lenore K. Sullivan. There's also a James "Cool Papa" Bell. Any others? Your help will be much appreciated.
Jack Buck Way, Dick Weber Lane, Eads, Chouteau, Laclede. I'll think of more later.
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Thanks guys! Keep 'em coming. I need 25! 
Another project I was thinking of was to look at the Loop's Walk of Fame and to see how many male stars and female stars there are.
I could combine the two and see how many famous St. Louisans have a street named after them. That way I could see if men are considered more important and worthy of a street name. Hmm...
Another project I was thinking of was to look at the Loop's Walk of Fame and to see how many male stars and female stars there are.
I could combine the two and see how many famous St. Louisans have a street named after them. That way I could see if men are considered more important and worthy of a street name. Hmm...
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ST. LOUIS WALK OF FAME INDUCTEES
alphabetical listing:
A
Maya Angelou
Henry Armstrong
B
Josephine Baker
Fontella Bass
"Cool Papa" Bell
Yogi Berra
Chuck Berry
Susan Blow
Lou Brock
Jack Buck
Grace Bumbry
William Burroughs
C
Harry Caray
Kate Chopin
Auguste Chouteau
William Clark
Barry Commoner
Arthur Holly Compton
Jimmy Connors
Carl & Gerty Cori
Bob Costas
D
John Danforth
William Danforth
Dwight Davis
Miles Davis
Dizzy Dean
Dan Dierdorf
Phyllis Diller
Katherine Dunham
E
James B. Eads
Tom Eagleton
Charles Eames
Buddy Ebsen
T.S. Eliot
William Greenleaf Eliot
Stanley Elkin
Mary Englebreit
Walker Evans
F
Eugene Field
Redd Foxx
G
Joe Garagiola
Dave Garroway
William Gass
Bob Gibson
John Goodman
Betty Grable
Ulysses S. Grant
Dick Gregory
Robert Guilllaume
H
John Hartford
Al Hirschfeld
Rogers Hornsby
A.E. Hotchner
I
William Inge
J
Johnnie Johnson
Scott Joplin
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
K
Albert King
Kevin Kline
L
Pierre Laclede
Charles Lindbergh
Theodore Link
Elijah Lovejoy
M
Ed Macauley
Marsha Mason
Masters & Johnson
Bill Mauldin
Virginia Mayo
Michael McDonald
Robert McFerrin, Sr.
David Merrick
Archie Moore
Marianne Moore
Agnes Moorehead
Stan Musial
N
Howard Nemerov
O
Gyo Obata
P
Marlin Perkins
Mike Peters
Vincent Price
Joseph Pulitzer
R
Harold Ramis
Peter Raven
Paul C. Reinert, S.J.
Branch Rickey
Irma Rombauer
Charles M. Russell
S
David Sanborn
Red Schoendienst
Dred & Harriet Scott
Henry Shaw
William T. Sherman
Leonard Slatkin
Jackie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith
T
Sara Teasdale
Clark Terry
Kay Thompson
Henry Townsend
Helen Traubel
Ernest Trova
Ike Turner
Tina Turner
V
Mona Van Duyn
W
Dick Weber
Mary Wickes
Tennessee Williams
Shelley Winters
Harriett Woods
All right. Which of these have streets named after them?
alphabetical listing:
A
Maya Angelou
Henry Armstrong
B
Josephine Baker
Fontella Bass
"Cool Papa" Bell
Yogi Berra
Chuck Berry
Susan Blow
Lou Brock
Jack Buck
Grace Bumbry
William Burroughs
C
Harry Caray
Kate Chopin
Auguste Chouteau
William Clark
Barry Commoner
Arthur Holly Compton
Jimmy Connors
Carl & Gerty Cori
Bob Costas
D
John Danforth
William Danforth
Dwight Davis
Miles Davis
Dizzy Dean
Dan Dierdorf
Phyllis Diller
Katherine Dunham
E
James B. Eads
Tom Eagleton
Charles Eames
Buddy Ebsen
T.S. Eliot
William Greenleaf Eliot
Stanley Elkin
Mary Englebreit
Walker Evans
F
Eugene Field
Redd Foxx
G
Joe Garagiola
Dave Garroway
William Gass
Bob Gibson
John Goodman
Betty Grable
Ulysses S. Grant
Dick Gregory
Robert Guilllaume
H
John Hartford
Al Hirschfeld
Rogers Hornsby
A.E. Hotchner
I
William Inge
J
Johnnie Johnson
Scott Joplin
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
K
Albert King
Kevin Kline
L
Pierre Laclede
Charles Lindbergh
Theodore Link
Elijah Lovejoy
M
Ed Macauley
Marsha Mason
Masters & Johnson
Bill Mauldin
Virginia Mayo
Michael McDonald
Robert McFerrin, Sr.
David Merrick
Archie Moore
Marianne Moore
Agnes Moorehead
Stan Musial
N
Howard Nemerov
O
Gyo Obata
P
Marlin Perkins
Mike Peters
Vincent Price
Joseph Pulitzer
R
Harold Ramis
Peter Raven
Paul C. Reinert, S.J.
Branch Rickey
Irma Rombauer
Charles M. Russell
S
David Sanborn
Red Schoendienst
Dred & Harriet Scott
Henry Shaw
William T. Sherman
Leonard Slatkin
Jackie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Willie Mae Ford Smith
T
Sara Teasdale
Clark Terry
Kay Thompson
Henry Townsend
Helen Traubel
Ernest Trova
Ike Turner
Tina Turner
V
Mona Van Duyn
W
Dick Weber
Mary Wickes
Tennessee Williams
Shelley Winters
Harriett Woods
All right. Which of these have streets named after them?
Blow is named for Henrey Blow, President Grant's ambassado to Brazil. Also the father of Susan Blow, who started the first kindergarten.
Compton is named for Richard Jordan Compton, cousin of the developer of the area.
Longfellow and Hawthorne in Compton Heights are named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Milton is name after John Milton, and English poet.
Maj. William Christy is the namesake for Chrsity.
The 1884 election gave us 3 names. Thurman for Cleveland's VP, Blaine for Cleveland's opponent, and Fulsom for Cleveland's wife Frances Fulsom.
Parker for George Ward Parker, Russell is for James Russell. Gustine is for a relative of Rusell. Beck is named for John Beck. Bingham is for John Bingham.
All of these come from "The Streets of St. Louis" I realize not all that I listed are world famous people, but they were just named I ran across in just a couple of pages. I'll post more later, but I have to get back to a paper now.
Compton is named for Richard Jordan Compton, cousin of the developer of the area.
Longfellow and Hawthorne in Compton Heights are named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Milton is name after John Milton, and English poet.
Maj. William Christy is the namesake for Chrsity.
The 1884 election gave us 3 names. Thurman for Cleveland's VP, Blaine for Cleveland's opponent, and Fulsom for Cleveland's wife Frances Fulsom.
Parker for George Ward Parker, Russell is for James Russell. Gustine is for a relative of Rusell. Beck is named for John Beck. Bingham is for John Bingham.
All of these come from "The Streets of St. Louis" I realize not all that I listed are world famous people, but they were just named I ran across in just a couple of pages. I'll post more later, but I have to get back to a paper now.
One more. Arthur is named for President Arthur.
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Don't forget Josephine Baker by SLU and James Cool Papa Bell.
anyone ever seen the street Race Course. Tiny street in Forest Park SE. Near the intersection of Vandeventer and Tower Grove.
