Difference between revisions of "JeffVanderLou, St. Louis"
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In a time of racial segregation following the end of slavery, JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where African Americans were allowed to own land. | In a time of racial segregation following the end of slavery, JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where African Americans were allowed to own land. | ||
| − | It is also where Sportsman's Park (later known as Busch Stadium I) stood from 1902 until 1966. | + | It is also where [[Sportsman's Park]] (later known as Busch Stadium I) stood from 1902 until 1966. |
Latest revision as of 19:37, 13 April 2014
JeffVanderLou (JVL) is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is situated between North Vandeventer Avenue on the northwest, Natural Bridge avenue on the northeast, North Jefferson Avenue on the East, Delmar Boulevard on the south, and North Compton Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive on the Southwest.
In a time of racial segregation following the end of slavery, JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where African Americans were allowed to own land.
It is also where Sportsman's Park (later known as Busch Stadium I) stood from 1902 until 1966.
