Update: I revisited Parkview in January of 2024.
Yes, it’s sort of weird, but a couple hundred feet of Parkview is in St. Louis, in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood, and the vast majority is in University City. The community has its own website.
But one thing is for sure; the architecture and the urban planning, the latter by Julius Pitzman, are amazing.
For my money the most architecturally coherent and robust neighborhood in the city, so elegantly platted. And many families had the faith to stay put during the white-flight era, which lasted well into the ’70s there. From the ones who didn’t, you could’ve stolen a place for $65 K or less.
My parents bought their first house in Parkview in 1966 for $15K. It was still owned by the family that built it in 1909. Parkview was/is by far the most successful of the private places. No losses to demolition. Great architectural variety. Some houses are quite large, while others are comparatively modest. The street configuration is Pitzman’s most original and interesting concept. Compton Heights, laid out 15+ years earlier, is somewhat related, with its curved streets.