Mill Creek Neighborhood | Living St. Louis

[@ceciliem1811]

Wonderful information! I never knew about "Mill Creek" Neighborhood!! We're the fathers and mothers in the homes; with the children? Also, did the fathers have employment?

[@taraquinch1256]

What do you mean ? The children couldn’t live by themselves .

[@drob785]

Black people cannot have a spot for themselves Millcreek was a real prosperous and prominent area for black people famous artist come from there it was like a Renaissance in St Louis for black people

[@jamie49868]

We have pretty much everything north of Delmar. I am still waiting for the artist colonies, or anything for that matter, to arrive.

[@DanielLiebert-i1p]

@@jamie49868 With the destruction of the black community by 'so-called desegregation' and above all by the destruction of the BLACK FAMILY by LBJ and the Democratic Baby Mama Welfare Plantation. It has been down, down, down ever since.

[@kgalvin9828]

Always wanted to know where we stayed

[@sthpac6910]

Before Laclede Town came to the vacant land, it was the spot for the greatest show on earth, the ( Royal American Midway). When it came to town it seems like it was there forever.

[@patrickschneider1289]

THE CITY WOULD HAVE TORN DOWN LAFAYETTE SQUARE. TOO !

[@dudefromkc6182]

Josephine Baker is from here

[@virginialpinon748]

Baker was off COMPTON HILL. yes that area but COMTON HILL

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

So sad, I wish StL wouldn’t have knocked down so many historic buildings :/

[@sthpac6910]

We stay in a old 4 bedroom rehabbed house built in 1887 located in the footprint of the new NGA west building. We are preparing ourselves for the fight of our lives to get the most for our home, because when they are ready to start on their redesigning plan in the area around it "soon I might add", our old homes are not included. The board of Alderman seen to it that we would not be a part of the development by blighting the area

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

@@sthpac6910 Hey, I just reread your comment. I misunderstood the first time, I thought you were saying they were going to save your historic home from being torn down for 'development'. After my second read I realized you were saying they ARE going to tear it down?! I hope not, that would be a terrible mistake. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you in your fight!

[@bingbongmcgee]

Same thing with the construction of the Archgrounds

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

@@bingbongmcgee Too trrue. Love that we had a 91 acre parking lot there for almost 3 decades. At least its a national park now.

[@DanielLiebert-i1p]

Someone should do a history of the 'Ville' neighborhood and a general history of middle class black St. Louis. The annual Black debutante balls and much more.

[@Lizerator]

Remember this neighborhood well.

[@kenmograd2009]

For want of a freeway, a neighborhood was lost…

[@xra_fan01]

Sometimes "progress" is not really progress.

[@patrickschneider1289]

URBAN RENEWAL WHAT A JOKE & WAST OF GOVT. SHAME ON YOU !!

[@patrickschneider1289]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASTE of your TAX $$$$$$$$$