A HISTORY OF A ST. LOUIS HOUSE By Tony Nipert Following the 1904 World’s Fair, Skinker DeBaliviere turned from farmland to a dense urban neighborhood.
Category: History
By Jo Ann Vatcha 1914–1919 The first owners of 6117 Westminster were Otto and Rosa Starck.
Many of us have driven by the simple building with the “permastone” facade by the fire station on DeBaliviere and noticed its windows with the Star of David, briefly wondering about its history.
Archival article — originally published in The Times of Skinker DeBaliviere, Summer 2016.
The Times has been gratified by the many positive comments about our series about the history of our great neighborhood.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood—I know it well—but I didn't realize it had a name.
By Marj Weir and Jo Ann Vatcha Rita Marie Weslik lived on DeBaliviere during the 20’s.
DeBaliviere in the '50s and '60s was known as the "DeBaliviere Strip", partly because it was home to some strip clubs, notably the Stardust Club, whose sign advertised boldly: "Evelyn West and her $50,000 Treasure Chest."
Original printed byline: Hawkeye Z.
Some of my earliest memories of DeBaliviere were when we lived at 5650 Clemens [around 1930].
Neighborhood Chronicles By Jo Ann Vatcha Every Mother’s Day for over a dozen years, the Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood was home to a remarkable Art Fair and House Tour.
By JoAnn Vatcha, with assistance from Lana Stein.
