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St. Louis radiated out in all directions from its starting point on the riverfront, but the most coherent and focust development happened along a spine running due west from downtown.
Starting with Market Street, then changing over to Olive and then Lindell, a loose axis developed over the course of the 1800s. Along this axis would rise many city landmarks - its two most prestigious universities, its entertainment district, its most fashionable neighborhood, and its largest park. A second skyline developed in Midtown. The axis is symbolically capped by Washington University's Brookings Hall, which visually terminates Lindell just beyond city limits.
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2) Washington Avenue
The north edge of downtown is marked by the lofts and warehouses of the old garment district.
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3) Downtown West
Outside the core, massive mid-rise buildings abound. Includes outliers from the Washington Avenue garment district.
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4) Midtown East
A thinned-out zone that still holds some surprises, including a wealth of churches and Locust Street Automobile Row.
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5) Midtown
St. Louis's theater district, and what remains of the neighborhood that it once was.
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