Kirkwood
In St. Louis in the 1850s, citizens were tiring of the crowded and unhealthy conditions of urban living, but there were few convenient alternatives for those who worked in the city. When the Pacific Railroad decided to build a line through an outlying area then known as Collins Station, Hiram Leffingwell and Richard Elliott seized an opportunity and bought the surrounding land. Using Leffingwell's experience in planning additions to the city, he and Elliott developed the first planned suburban community west of the Mississippi River. The area was named Kirkwood after the chief engineer for the Pacific Railroad, James Kirkwood, who chose the railroad's route. Kirkwood officially incorporated in 1865. Today, it is still referred to as the "Queen of the Suburbs" for its housing stock, convenient transportation, shopping, and excellent schools.
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Kirkwood
In St. Louis in the 1850s, citizens were tiring of the crowded and unhealthy conditions of urban living, but there were few convenient alternatives for those who worked in the city. When the Pacific Railroad decided to build a line through an outlying area then known as Collins Station, Hiram Leffingwell and Richard Elliott seized an opportunity and bought the surrounding land. Using Leffingwell's experience in planning additions to the city, he and Elliott developed the first planned suburban community west of the Mississippi River. The area was named Kirkwood after the chief engineer for the Pacific Railroad, James Kirkwood, who chose the railroad's route. Kirkwood officially incorporated in 1865. Today, it is still referred to as the "Queen of the Suburbs" for its housing stock, convenient transportation, shopping, and excellent schools.
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Kirkwood

Kirkwood

by Vicki Berger Erwin for the Kirkwood Public Library
Kirkwood

Kirkwood

by Vicki Berger Erwin for the Kirkwood Public Library

Overview

In St. Louis in the 1850s, citizens were tiring of the crowded and unhealthy conditions of urban living, but there were few convenient alternatives for those who worked in the city. When the Pacific Railroad decided to build a line through an outlying area then known as Collins Station, Hiram Leffingwell and Richard Elliott seized an opportunity and bought the surrounding land. Using Leffingwell's experience in planning additions to the city, he and Elliott developed the first planned suburban community west of the Mississippi River. The area was named Kirkwood after the chief engineer for the Pacific Railroad, James Kirkwood, who chose the railroad's route. Kirkwood officially incorporated in 1865. Today, it is still referred to as the "Queen of the Suburbs" for its housing stock, convenient transportation, shopping, and excellent schools.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467110044
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/15/2013
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,006,175
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Vicki Berger Erwin grew up in Mexico, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is the author of 23 published books. She has lived in Kirkwood for 31 years with her husband, Jim, also an author, and raised her two children in the city. The Kirkwood Public Library, founded in 1924 by volunteers, is one of nine community library systems that make up the Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Early Kirkwood 9

2 Trains and Transportation 15

3 City Services 21

4 Kirkwood Library 39

5 Kirkwood Business 43

6 Kirkwood Churches 61

7 Kirkwood Education 69

8 Meramec Highlands 89

9 Kirkwood Entertainments and Organizations 103

10 Kirkwood Places 113

Bibliography 127

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