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and worked for a realty firm until 1922 when he formed his own company. Willmore's intentions for the area were clear from the beginning: tree-lined residential streets for families and single persons, churches and schools throughout, bordered on three sides by developing businesses, and open green
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The history of St. Louis Hills, developed from 1930-50s, is relatively recent compared to the city's beginnings in 1763. The land which became St. Louis Hills dates back to deeds granted to pioneer French colonists Madame Ann Camp and Anton Reihle in 1768 by one founder of the
Village of St. Louis,
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Names of streets within the neighborhood, as well as early development architecture, reflect
Willmore's English heritage—Nottingham Avenue, Devonshire Avenue, Tamm Avenue to name a few. Eichelberger Street, a main east-west roadway through the center of St. Louis Hills, was originally named Clarke
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St. Louis Hills is rich in its architecture, strategic location, and its history. "Country living in the City" was the phrase used to market St. Louis Hills in the 1930s since St. Louis Hills was so far west of any other residential or commercial buildings located within the City limits.
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from 1889 until its opening in 1904. Francis originally considered the use of his farmland as a site for the World's Fair, but logistics of transportation and construction to
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In 2020 St. Louis Hills' racial makeup was 88.8% White, 3.7% Black, 0.2% Native
American, 1.5% Asian, 5.0% Two or More Races, and 0.9% Some Other Race. 2.6% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.
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Willmore, for whom the neighborhood's second park is named, became the visionary developer of the St. Louis Hills 700 acre neighborhood. He came to St. Louis in 1912 after graduation from the
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