Downtown West is a
neighborhood
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in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
. It is, as the name suggests, a section of
downtown
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that is further inland, west from the banks of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
.
St. Louis City Hall
The St. Louis City Hall was designed by architects Eckel and Mann, the winners of a national competition. Construction began in July 1890 and completed in 1904. Its profile and stylistic characteristics evoke the French Renaissance Hôtel de Vi ...
, the
Metropolitan Police Headquarters,
St. Louis Union Station
St. Louis Union Station is a National Historic Landmark train station in St. Louis, Missouri. At its 1894 opening, the station was the largest in the world that had tracks and passenger service areas all on one level. Traffic peaked at 100,000 p ...
,
Stifel Theatre
The Stifel Theatre (originally known as the Municipal Opera House and formerly the Kiel Opera House and Peabody Opera House) is a civic performing arts building located in St. Louis, Missouri.
About the venue
Founded as the "Kiel Opera House" (i ...
,
Enterprise Center
The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NC ...
, and the future
Centene Stadium are all located in Downtown West. The
Washington Avenue Historic District is a former garment district consisting of turn of the previous century high rise warehouses converted into residential
lofts, restaurants, taverns, and
coffee shops
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. It is bounded by
Jefferson Avenue on the west, Tucker Boulevard on the east, Cole Street on the north, and Chouteau Avenue on the south.
Demographics
In 2020 Downtown West's racial makeup was 46.2% White, 41.0% Black, 0.4% Native American, 4.0% Asian, 6.0% Two or More Races, and 2.3% Some Other Race. 4.8% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.
See also
*
City Museum
*
Downtown St. Louis
*
Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center a train and interstate bus terminal
References
External links
downtownstl.org
Neighborhoods in St. Louis
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