On June 1, neighbors, family, colleagues and city officials gathered in St Louis Place Park to celebrate the life of Captain David Dorn.

On June 1, neighbors, family, colleagues and city officials gathered in St Louis Place Park to celebrate the life of Captain David Dorn.

Although a cyclone passed over St. Louis Place in the May 16 storms, it did not touch down. We were spared but a few minutes later our neighbors to the west were not so blessed.

The photo shows neighbors preparing for the celebration of our renovated basketball and skating areas in St. Louis Place Park.

On Sunday, May 4, St Louis Place welcomed former residents of the infamous Pruitt Igoe Housing Project as they unveiled a historic marker at 20th and Cass Streets.

The Whitaker Summer Concert Series is back!
Join us every Thursday in June from 6–8 PM at St. Louis Place Park (St. Louis Avenue and 21st Street). Join us for music, food, games, friends, and general good times.

Monday evening, April 28, members of the St Louis Place Planning Committee met with Project Connect leadership to review the draft plan for our neighborhood.

We had fun on Saturday, April 26, cheering on hundreds of runners in the GO! St. Louis Marathon.

We have a series of great events to celebrate Spring! Check our calendar for details on our cheering section for the St. Louis Marathon, dedication of a history marker for the Pruitt Igoe site, sports fun for kids at our refurbished basketball and skating courts, placing of park benches on the 5th anniversary of the death of Captain Dorn -- all leading into the Whittaker summer concert series at St Louis Place Park every Thursday in June.

Board of Aldermen President Megan Green met with us to update us on achievements of the Board session that just ended and goals for the coming year.

We received the Neighborhood Champion Award for our impactful work in the St. Louis Place Community Association    the SLACO - St. Louis Association of Community Organizations' 28th Annual Conference. 

Students from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University are partnering with us to help us improve our communications and community outreach.

Project Connect Monthly Meeting. On Monday, January 13 SLPCA members met with Project Connect to continue the planning process that will create a neighborhood plan that reflects our needs and concerns. We defined three priorities for this time: housing, a community center, and a K-8 school to help attract families to the area. This is part of a six neighborhood planning process led by St Louis Development Corporation.

SLPCA January Monthly Meeting. In spite of fierce winter weather, neighbors gathered for our monthly meeting on Thursday, January 16. We voted on updated bylaws and met representatives of St Louis Neighborhood Foresters. Our Development Committee also met to set our priorities to begin to rehab or build affordable housing to replace what we have lost in our neighborhood.

St Louis Place joined with neighbors from Old North St Louis and Vandeventer Neighborhoods for a delicious holiday dinner. Mayor Jones visited.  Young members of the Black Repertory Theater also dazzled us with their performance of The Secret Gallery: African Arts Adventures. We are blessed to be hosted for events like this by the Griot Museum of Black History in our neighborhood.

Wishing you Blessed Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Kia Bell, Virginia Druhe and Debra Robinson represented us. Kia, Daphne Redding and Gwen Chambers (not shown) are Board members of Brickline North CDC.

A dramatic historic marker telling the history of St Louis Place neighborhood will be installed soon in the center of St Louis Place Park.

Check out the final renditions of our neighborhood banners created by the talented artist David Gorden, thanks to the support of the CDA!

Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of taking a guided tour of the St. Louis Place and Vandeventer neighborhoods!