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In a time of racial [[Racial segregation in the United States|segregation]] following the end of [[slavery]], JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where [[African Americans]] were allowed to own land. |
In a time of racial [[Racial segregation in the United States|segregation]] following the end of [[slavery]], JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where [[African Americans]] were allowed to own land. |
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It is also where [[Sportsman's Park]] (later known as Busch Stadium I) stood from 1902 until 1966. |
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Revision as of 03:12, 28 August 2011
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JeffVanderLou (JVL) is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is situated between North Vandeventer Avenue on the northwest, Natural Bridge avenue on the northeast, North Jefferson Avenue on the East, Delmar Boulevard on the south, and North Compton Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive on the Southwest.
In a time of racial segregation following the end of slavery, JeffVanderLou was originally designated as the city's "Negro District" and was one of the only places where African Americans were allowed to own land.
It is also where Sportsman's Park (later known as Busch Stadium I) stood from 1902 until 1966.
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