Central West End, St. Louis

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Location of Central West End within St. Louis.

The Central West End is a distinct neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. The Central West End stretches from midtown's western edge to the city's western border and includes Forest Park with its outstanding array of free cultural institutions, and the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (the New Cathedral) on Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue which houses the largest collection of mosaics in the world. The Central West End is represented by three Alderman as it sits partially in 17th, 18th, and 28th Wards.^[1]

The CWE's commercial district is mainly along Euclid Avenue and stretches from Forest Park Parkway to Delmar Boulevard. Restaurants are primarily clustered in the Euclid/McPherson area, the Euclid/Laclede area and in Maryland Plaza. Unusual, elaborate turn-of-the-century lamp posts and cobblestone streets add to the atmosphere of this neighborhood which first grew in popularity with the coming of the 1904 World's Fair which was held in nearby 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 the period 1890-1910, were described in the NRHP nomination as one of the finest turn-of-the-century streetscapes in the United States.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa lives in the neighborhood during the baseball season.^[2] Playwright Tennessee Williams grew up in the neighborhood, and the houses of noted scholars T. S. Eliot and J. W. R. Hutchison actually back up to one another.

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6 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The neighborhood's boundaries are Kingshighway Boulevard & Union Boulevard on the west, I-64/US 40 & Lindell Boulevard on the south, Delmar Boulevard on the north, and Vandeventer Avenue on the east.