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Central West End, St. Louis

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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.
298:(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. 1026: 257:(the New Cathedral) on Lindell Boulevard at Newstead Avenue, which houses the second-largest collection of mosaics in the world. The Central West End sits entirely within the 9th Ward. 510: 914: 500: 1027:
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/research/documents/upload/Total-Population-by-Neighborhood-Census-2020-Redistricting-Release-2.pdf
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neighborhood just across Delmar Boulevard. It is no longer standing, having been torn down in 1994 after years of neglect.
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Lindell Boulevard in the neighborhood of King's Highway, Lake Avenue and the main entrance to Forest Park, as sketched by
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The Central West End's main commercial district runs along Euclid Avenue and stretches from
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The neighborhood's boundaries are Union Boulevard and the eastern portion of
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Bottom: The Central West End seen from the Parc Frontenac apartment building.
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Some residential areas of the Central West End are included in the
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Top: The Central West End's most prominent buildings as seen from
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grew up in the neighborhood, and the house of the renowned poet
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with its array of free cultural institutions. It includes the
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on the north. The neighborhood grew in popularity during the
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CWE Business Community Improvement District (CWEScene.com)
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University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
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Neighborhood of St. Louis in Missouri, United States
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
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Neighborhood
St. Louis
Top: The Central West End's most prominent buildings as seen from Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Bottom: The Central West End seen from the Parc Frontenac apartment building.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Location (red) of the Central West End within St. Louis
St. Louis
Country
State
Missouri
St. Louis
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Central West End
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stlouis-mo.gov
neighborhood
St. Louis, Missouri
Midtown
Forest Park
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Tennessee Williams
T. S. Eliot
William S. Burroughs
Sally Benson

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