St. Louis Place
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = St. Louis Place
| type = Neighborhood of St. Louis
| image_skyline = STL St Louis Place 01.JPG
| image_caption = Looking south on St. Louis Ave into St. Louis Place Park
| image_map = STL Neighborhood Map 60.PNG
| map_caption = Location (red) of St. Louis Place within St. Louis
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Missouri
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = St. Louis
| parts_type = Wards
| parts_style = para
| leader_title = Aldermen
| leader_name = {{ubl|Freeman Bosley Sr.|Tamika Hubbard}}
| population_total = 2,336
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes = [https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/2020-census-neighborhood-results.cfm 2020 Census Neighborhood Results]
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.69
| area_footnotes =
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
| postal_code = Parts of 63106, 63107
| area_code_type = Area code(s)
| area_code = 314
| website = [http://stlouis-mo.gov/neighborhoods/profile.cfm?neighborhood=St.%20Louis%20Place stlouis-mo.gov]
}}
St. Louis Place is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bounded by Palm Street on the north, Cass Avenue on the south, North Florissant Avenue on the east, and Jefferson Avenue on the west.[http://stlcin.missouri.org/nbr/neighprofile.cfm?neighnum=60 Neighborhood Data Profile for St. Louis Place]
Demographics
{{USCensusPop
|1990=3799
|2000=2629
|2010=2939
|2020=2336
|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=St. Louis Place Neighborhood Statistics |url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/archive/census-1990/08.shtml |website=St Louis, MO |access-date=8 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Neighborhood Census Data |url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/census/data/neighborhoods/index.cfm |website=City of St. Louis |access-date=8 August 2023}}
}}
In 2020 St. Louis Place's racial makeup was 89.8% Black, 6.3% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.9% Two or More Races, and 0.4% some other race. 1.4% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.{{Cite web| title=City of St. Louis - Neighborhood Population & Demographics | url=https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826152150/https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf | archive-date=2021-08-26}}
Churches
Several churches, such as Zion Lutheran, have been active on the north side since the 1800s. Zion Lutheran Church was formed under the Soulard neighborhood's Trinity Lutheran Church in 1860. Its first sanctuary was at Blair and Warren.{{Cite news|date=1932-10-31|title=A Lutheran Church of Gothic Beauty|pages=2|work=The St. Louis Star and Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77930115/a-lutheran-church-of-gothic-beauty/|access-date=2021-05-18}} The second sanctuary of Zion Lutheran Church was completed in 1895. The architect was Albert Knell. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch predicted Zion Lutheran would be the most impressive church in North St. Louis.{{Cite news|date=1894-08-26|title=Of Gothic Mold|pages=7|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77905099/of-gothic-mold/|access-date=2021-05-18}} The construction of the church, which seated 1,280, led to positive changes in the neighborhood, such as sidewalks and a property value increase of 10% in an area that was formerly somewhat vacated.{{Cite news|date=1895-07-27|title=Costly New Edifice: German Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church Almost Completed|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|via=Proquest}} The cornerstone was laid in 1894{{Cite news|date=1894-11-25|title=Corner-Stone to Be Laid|pages=6|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77905032/corner-stone-to-be-laid/|access-date=2021-05-18}} and the building was dedicated on December 22, 1895.{{Cite news|date=1895-12-16|title=Church dedication: German Evangelical Lutherans to enter a new temple|page=3|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|via=Proquest}}{{Cite news|date=1895-12-22|title=Zion Church Dedication|pages=23|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77904841/zion-church-dedication/|access-date=2021-05-18}} The altar is made of Italian marble and onyx.{{Cite news|date=1950-12-16|title=Zion Lutheran Church to Observe 90th Anniversary|pages=6|work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77930909/zion-lutheran-church-to-observe-90th/|access-date=2021-05-20}} Reverend Charles F. Obermeyer introduced English language services in 1897. Other services were given in German.{{Cite news|date=1897-10-24|title=Rev. Obermeyer's Novel Experiment|pages=18|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77905261/rev-obermeyers-novel-experiment/|access-date=2021-05-18}}{{Cite news|date=1897-09-27|title=Services in English: Successful Invocation at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church|pages=3|work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77905180/services-in-english-successful/|access-date=2021-05-18}} By 1932, most services were in English with one German service each Sunday. A school was built across the street from the church in 1909. A bowling alley was added to the school in 1929. Notable former pastors of Zion Lutheran include Henry Sieck (1886-1889){{Cite news|date=1910-05-23|title=Zion Marks Fifty Years|pages=5|work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77929376/zion-marks-fifty-years/|access-date=2021-05-18}} and his son Louis J. Sieck (assistant pastor 1905; pastor 1914-1943).{{Cite news|date=1935-05-04|title=Rev. W.F. Obermeyer in Diamond Jubilee Sermon Tomorrow: Zion Lutheran Church to Observe 75th Founding Date|pages=23|work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77905223/st-louis-globe-democrat/|access-date=2021-05-18}}
See also
References
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