The Central West End is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

in St. Louis, Missouri, stretching from Midtown's western edge to Union Boulevard and bordering on

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with its outstanding array of free cultural institutions. It includes the

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Arch ...

(the New Cathedral) on Lindell Boulevard at Newstead Avenue, which houses the largest collection of mosaics in the world. The Central West End is represented by three aldermen as it sits partially in the 17th, 18th, and 28th Wards.

Notable people

Playwright

Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the thr ...

grew up in the neighborhood, and the house of the renowned poet T. S. Eliot is located in the Central West End. Beat writer William S. Burroughs's childhood home sits on Pershing Avenue (formerly Berlin Avenue) in the neighborhood. And though often mistaken as the location of Sally Benson's home, the setting of the stories which were adapted into the movie '' Meet Me in St. Louis,'' 5135 Kensington Avenue was actually located in the

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neighborhood just across Delmar Boulevard to the north. George Julian Zolnay (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.

Geography

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The neighborhood's boundaries are Union Boulevard and the eastern portion of

on the west, I-64/

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on the south, Delmar Boulevard on the north, and Vandeventer Ave on the east. The Central West End's main commercial district runs along Euclid Avenue and stretches from Forest Park Parkway on the south to Delmar Boulevard on the north. Many new residential and commercial developments have appeared along Euclid Avenue in recent years, and the building boom shows no signs of slowing down. These modern developments mix with elaborate, turn of the 20th century details, such as lamp posts and cobblestone streets, to create a unique atmosphere in the neighborhood - which first grew in popularity during the coming of the 1904 World's Fair, held in the adjacent

. Some residential areas of the Central West End are included in the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

. One example is Fullerton's Westminster Place, whose large, architect-designed homes, most of which were built in the period 1890–1910, were described in the NRHP nomination as one of the finest turn of the 20th century streetscapes in the United States. Another is the private place called Washington Terrace, laid out in 1892. There are also more modern residential buildings that can be found in Central West End, including Park East Tower and One Hundred, which will be the tallest building in Central West End once it is completed in summer of 2020.

Public facilities

* Central West End MetroLink Station & MetroBus Center * Cortex MetroLink Station * Washington University Medical Center **

Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with six locations in the St. Louis area. Siteman is the only cancer center in Mis ...

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, it is the adult teaching hospital for the Washington University School of Medicine and a major component ...

Central Institute for the Deaf Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) is a school for the deaf that teaches students using listening and spoken language, also known as the auditory-oral approach. The school is located in St. Louis, Missouri. CID is affiliated with Washington Univ ...

St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis Children's Hospital is a dedicated pediatric hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, and has a primary service region covering six states. As the pediatric teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Ho ...

* Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College * Shriners Hospitals for Children * University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis * Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis ** Catholic Charities of St. Louis * Saint Louis Chess Club * World Chess Hall of Fame *

Engineers' Club of Saint Louis The Engineers' Club of St. Louis is a professional association based in St. Louis, Missouri and is the third oldest engineering society in America. Mission statement The mission of the club is: To promote the educational, social and professiona ...

* Regional Justice Information Service * Saint Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch * U. S. Postal Service - Marian Oldham Branch

Neighborhood organizations

CWE Business Community Improvement District (CWEScene.com) * Cathedral Square * Fullerton's Westminster Place * Washington Terrace * 4200 Washington POA * Maryland-Boyle * Laclede Place Neighborhood Association * Veiled Prophet Parade

Demographics

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.

References

External links

Central West End Scene

Central West End Website

Dining and Entertainment Guide for the CWE

Central West End Business Association

Explore St. Louis

CWEresidence

West End Word newspaper
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