Midtown | |
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St. Louis neighborhood | |
Location of Midtown within St. Louis |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
City | St. Louis |
Wards | 6, 17, 19 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,652 |
• Density | 4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
ZIP code(s) | Parts of 63103, 63108, 63110 |
Area code(s) | 314 |
Website | stlouis-mo.gov |
Midtown is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the city riverfront at the intersection of Grand and Lindell Boulevards. It is home to the campus of Saint Louis University and the Grand Center Arts District.
The Midtown Historic District of St. Louis was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior in 1979.
A remarkable collection of eclectic structures built between 1874 and 1930 range from Midtown's oldest building, a classic Second Empire style townhouse at 3534 Washington Ave. built during the first phase of Midtown development to flamboyant early Twentieth Century commercial buildings like the Art Deco Continental-Life Building, 3615 Olive Street and the "Siamese Byzantine" Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd. Buildings in the district were designed by notable architects including Henry Hobson Richardson, Eames and Young, William B. Ittner, Preston J. Bradshaw, C. Howard Crane, Brad Cloepfil and Tadao Ando. From a distance the Midtown skyline asserts a strong node like St. Louis's "second downtown". Most of Midtown’s surviving historic structures have been restored and adapted for new uses.