Much of the O’Fallon neighborhood is in great shape, and I challenge people who think that all of North St. Louis is a giant wasteland to visit the streets to the west of West Florissant. They are proudly owned, and maintained immaculately.
Moving east of Carter Avenues, we see how this is the heart of the middle class African American community in St. Louis, and where many people vote in large numbers.
The housing stock is typical of the eclectic, revival styles of the early Twentieth Century.
There is little to no abandonment…
…and the architecture is imaginative and creative, mixing two and four-family flats with single family houses.
Chris, Thanks for pointing out that all of North St. Louis is not Run down. I used to live by O,Fallon Park and it’s still a decent area that could benefit from a little investment along West Florissant..
I enjoyed touring the neighborhood that I grew up in. I lived on Rosalie St. from 1942 – 1956. I went to Mark Twain Elementary School. The school is in bad shape today, which makes me very sad ! We spent many hours in O” Fallon park fishing and playing. I could not find any Pictures to the park today?
My Dad and his family lived on Athlone. My Mom and her family lived one street over on Holly Avenue in the Holly Place neighborhood. Although they lived near to each other, my parents didn’t meet until 1946 when they both took the same streetcar to Washington University where they were students.
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