Academy, St. Louis
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Academy/Sherman Park is a neighborhood in North St. Louis, just outside Central West End
. The official boundaries of the area are Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the north, Delmar Boulevard on the south, North Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Union Boulevard on the west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,797 people, 1,252 households, and 839 families residing in the neighborhood, which contained 1,729 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 0.68% White, 97.52% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
Sally Benson
grew up in Academy neighborhood. She described her childhood in her novels that inspired the film Meet Me in St. Louis
. The Benson house at 5135 Kensington Avenue no longer exists. After being sold, it fell into disrepair, eventually became uninhabitable, and was demolished in 1994 .
Tennessee Williams
attended Soldan High School
in the neighborhood and used it as a setting for his play The Glass Menagerie
.
Central West End, St. Louis
The Central West End is an affluent neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, stretching from Midtown's western edge to Union Boulevard and bordering on Forest Park with its outstanding array of free cultural institutions. It includes the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis on Lindell Boulevard at...
. The official boundaries of the area are Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the north, Delmar Boulevard on the south, North Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Union Boulevard on the west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,797 people, 1,252 households, and 839 families residing in the neighborhood, which contained 1,729 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 0.68% White, 97.52% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
Sally Benson
Sally Benson
Sally Benson was an American screenwriter, who was also a prolific short story author, best known for her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Junior Miss and Meet Me in St...
grew up in Academy neighborhood. She described her childhood in her novels that inspired the film Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of an American family living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair in 1904...
. The Benson house at 5135 Kensington Avenue no longer exists. After being sold, it fell into disrepair, eventually became uninhabitable, and was demolished in 1994 .
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
attended Soldan High School
Soldan International Studies High School
Soldan International Studies High School is a public magnet high school in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri that is part of the St. Louis Public Schools. From its opening in 1909, Soldan was known for its wealthy and predominantly Jewish student population...
in the neighborhood and used it as a setting for his play The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play by Tennessee Williams. Williams worked on various drafts of the play prior to writing a version of it as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted...
.
External links
- Academy neighborhood website