Clayton Directory 2024

2024 | Clayton Community Directory 38 continued on page 40 ELLEN SCIUTO GLOBAL REAL ESTATE ADVISOR 314.662.2743 ellen.sciuto@dielmannsir.com 314.725.0009 | dielmannsir.com Yo u r Tr u s t e d A g e n t i n t h e C l a y t o n C o m m u n i t y · Tree & Shrub Pruning · Removal · Insect &Disease Management · Lawn Care · Deep-Root Fertilization 314-696-5944 T he D avey T ree e xperT C ompany Free Consultations · www.davey.com Crispus Attucks School Remembered In February 2023, the Clayton Community Foundation (CCF) unveiled a historical marker at the site of the former Attucks School, which educated Black children in Clayton from 1923 to the 1950s when an “urban renewal” program displaced the City’s Black community. This community was bounded by present day Brentwood Blvd. on the west, Jackson Ave. on the east, Forsyth Blvd. on the north, and Forest Park Parkway on the south. Attucks School was located at the corner of Hanley Road and Bonhomme Avenue. From the incorporation of Clayton in 1913 until the late 1950s, a thriving Black community called Clayton home. In this area, Black families prospered and enjoyed a strong sense of belonging in a tight-knit community. The neighborhood included a church, Clayton Baptist, and a playground that was located at the present site of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The first school in Clayton, built in 1880, taught an integrated student body until segregation became law after the Civil War. In 1888, Black children in Clayton began attending a one- room schoolhouse until the Crispus Attucks School opened in 1923. Children attended Attucks between kindergarten and eighth grade.