Grand Center, St. Louis

Covenant Blu Grand Center Neighborhoods of St. Louis, Missouri
The Fox Theatre is one of the largest theaters in Grand Center.
Government
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	19
Statistics
Total area	0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Population (2010)	3,562
Density	6,249 /sq mi (2,413 /km2)
Miscellaneous
ZIP code(s)	Parts of 63106, 63108, 63113
Area code(s)	314
Website	http://stlouis.missouri.org/covenantblu/
Location
Location of Grand Center within St. Louis.

Grand Center is located in Midtown St. Louis Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places north of the Saint Louis University campus.

Grand Center is site of numerous arts and entertainment venues in Midtown St. Louis including the Fox Theatre, Powell Symphony Hall (home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra), The Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, and the Sheldon Concert Hall.

The neighborhood is an eclectic mix of restored historic structures and newer buildings with street art and neon signage centered on Strauss Park at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Washington Ave. It includes a jazz club [1], Third Baptist Church[2] The St Louis Black Repertory Theater Company [3], and the headquarters of KETC channel 9 a PBS affiliate. It is within walking distance of the Grand MetroLink station.

Gallery

The Sheldon Concert Hall built 1912   The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts building 2001.   The Continental Life Building dates from the 1930s   The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis built in 2003.   Powell Symphony Hall built in 1925   KETC public television station studios and headquarters building   City House (1874), Jazz Bistro, Continental Life Building

Further reading

Articles

• "Grand Center Stars As Premier Entertainment District," St. Louis Front Page, 2006. (Online article providing recent description of Grand Center.)

See also

• Midtown St. Louis
• Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)
• Neighborhoods of St. Louis

External links

• Grand Center, Inc.'s official website
• District info from St. Louis Front Page
• Third Baptist Church website
• The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts website
• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis website
• The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries website
• KETC, PBS, The NINE Network website
• Dance St. Louis website
• The Portfolio Art Gallery website
• Jazz St. Louis at the Bistro website