General Information
The Delmar Loop, often referred to by St. Louis residents simply as The Loop, is an entertainment, cultural and restaurant district in University City, Missouri and the adjoining western edge of St. Louis, Missouri near Washington University in St. Louis and Forest Park. Many of its attractions are located in the streetcar suburb of University City, but the area is expanding eastward into the Skinker-Debaliviere Neighborhood of the City of St. Louis.
The area gets its name from a streetcar turnaround, or "loop", formerly located in the area.
The Loop attracts an eclectic clientele and wide variety of street life, due in part to its proximity to Washington University and dating back to the late 1960s when Streetside Records and head shops dominated the retail landscape.
Major Loop institutions include:
- The Pageant music venue
- Riverfront Times newspaper
- Tivoli Theater
- University City City Hall
- University City Public Library
- Blueberry Hill pub and restaurant
- Fitz's Restaurant and Bottling Company
The Loop is the home of the St. Louis Walk of Fame, a series of brass plaques embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Boulevard commemorating famous St. Louisans, including musicians Chuck Berry, Miles Davis and Tina Turner, actor John Goodman, bridge-builder James Eads and sexologists Masters and Johnson.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Delmar Loop", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
