Lindenwood Park Directory 2024

2024 | Lindenwood Park Community Directory 34 Streets of Lindenwood Park Most of what is now the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood of St. Louis was once owned by families named Ridgway, Polk, Gamble, Mittelberg and Gartside. The estates of these families were subdivided, starting in the 1880s. The most rapid development of the area occurred in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the developers named streets after themselves. Ever wonder about the name of your street? Here is an explanation of every street name in the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood. Arsenal – A U.S. arsenal was built one mile south of the city limits, on land owned by Arend Rutgers. The street bordering the north side was named Arsenal in 1881. Arthur – Named for Vice President Chester A. Arthur, who became president after the assassination of James Garfield in 1881. Bancroft – Named for George Bancroft, an American historian who was secretary of the Navy under President James K. Polk (1844-1848). Bendick – Named for developer John H. Bendick. Berger – Named for Jacob J. Berger, a vice- president of the First National Bank. Bradley – Named for an early developer, Charles E. Bradley. The name first appeared on the Bradley and Dillon subdivision of 1884. Childress – Named for John C. Childress, a civil engineer. It extended into the Arsenal- Watson Park subdivision in 1925. Chippewa – Named for the Chippewa Indians. Many east-west streets in St. Louis were named for Native American tribes or rivers. Clifton – Took its name from “Clifton Heights,” a campground retreat in the Sulphur Springs tract, which became the Clifton Heights subdivision in 1885. Franke Ct. – Named for real estate developer Charles H. Franke. Franke Court was developed in 1926. Fyler – Named for landowner James D. Fyler. His property was subdivided in 1866. Hampton – Named for a district in England. Parts of Hampton were once called Billon, West Park, Sulphur and Cheltenham. Hancock – Named for Union Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock Hartford – Named for the location of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., which financed many homes south of Tower Grove Park. Hi View – Named for the location. Hillsland – Named for the location. Ivanhoe – Some say it was named for Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819. It was formerly called Lake Street as it led to the Lake farm. Jamieson – Named for brothers William and James Jamieson. James Jamieson operated a clay mine near where Longfellow School was later built. He lived at 6820 Scanlan until 1918. William Jamieson worked for William Tandy Christy and discovered clay on the Christy land. Juniata – Named for a river in Pennsylvania. Lansdowne – An Englishman named Everett Horton sold the tract of land west of Kingshighway and south of Chippewa, but reserved the right to name the area and streets. Horton called the area Southampton, and named the streets Nottingham, Devonshire, Lansdowne and Sutherland for places in England. Leola – Origin unknown; first appeared in the Kirschbaum’s Addition at Tamm and Scanlan. Lindenwood – Named by Oleatha, wife of real estate developer Samuel Thomas Rathell, for the college she attended. Some say it was also named for the linden trees in the area. Mardel – Named by Oleatha Rathell, it is a reverse spelling for Delmar, the street she lived on while growing up. Marquette – Named for Marquette School, which was named for Fr. Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit priest and explorer. McCausland – Named for landowner James McCausland.