[Centropolis]

Midtown, 1935. St. Louis developed a couple downtown-like nodes, presenting a fairly heavy corridor of development from the river to Forest Park. This is about 3 miles from the river.


Grand Avenue, Grandel Square by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Downtown, 1914.


West side of Sixth Street south of St. Charles Street by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Downtown, 1900.


Pedestrians on the sidewalk near the intersection of Sixth and Locust Streets by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Downtown, 1907.


Posters on a wall of the Louis Bohle Undertaking and Livery building at 1125-29 Market Street by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Somewhere on Chouteau, south-ish St. Louis, 1900.


Store front window of an unidentified liquor store on Chouteau Avenue by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Self Explaned. Downtown, 1909.


Street cleaner at work on Twelfth Street between Olive and Locust Streets by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Downtown, 1917. Some kind of information booth.


Twelfth Street looking north between Pine and Olive Streets by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr

Horseless-Carriage accident. Midtown-ish, 1906.


Wrecked car parked outside of Neal O'Donnell's Practical Horse Shoeing shop by Missouri History Museum, on Flickr