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Historical June 1983 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
There are several ways to categorize the street names in the Skinker-DeBaliviere area. Probably the simplest thing to do is alphabetize the names and let the reader do the categorizing. Alfred/Belt: originally named after the first name of Alfred Waterman, the husband of Adele Kingsbury.
It was later changed to Belt extending the street name from north of the neighborhood. Berlin: named after the capitol of Germany, the name was changed to Pershing in 1918 when Von Versen was changed to Enright. Clemens: E.J. Clemens owned the land north of Delmar, part of which was developed into the famous race track.
Another part was known as the ClemensRosedale Subdivision. DeBaliviere: Madame DeBaliviere was the superior of the convent in Paris where the Kingsbury daughters, Mary and Adele, attended school. DeGiverville: Count DeGiverville was Mary Virginia Kingsbury’s husband.
Delmar: Originally extending west from Grand Avenue, it divided the property of Trusten Polk and John Hogan.
The former was from Delaware, and the latter from Maryland. Combining the first syllables of each state gives Delmar. Des Peres: The River Des Peres flows through the neighborhood under the street with this name. Originally the stream meandered throughout the swampy land which had to be backfilled to be properly developed. Enright: One of the first three Americans killed in World War I.
The name replaced Von Versen. Forest Park: Hiram Leffingwell first planned and submitted to the state legislature the bill to create Forest Park in 1874. Yellowstone National Park and Central Park were both created about this time. Leffingwell Street is named for Hiram. Forest Park Boulevard is named for his park. Hamilton: named for Hamilton R. Gamble, lawyer and governor of the state of Missouri.
He also served on the school board when the public schools of St. Louis started in 1838. Hamilton School is named for Alexander Hamilton, unlike the street. Kingsbury: James Kingsbury, originally from Connecticut, married Julia Cabanne.
She died within six years of their wedding, leaving him to raise one son and two daughters.
The son, Jules, was killed by lightning.
The daughters, Adele and Mary Virginia, were educated in Paris.
Mary married a French aristocrat, Adele an American grocer. Laurel: named for the tree. Lindell: Peter and Jesse Lindell were major store and property owners in St. Louis. Lindell Road was the road to the Lindell farm. McPherson: William McPherson owned property along Grand Avenue.
When he developed it, he named one street after himself and that name was extended west to other neighborhoods. Nina: probably named for the Nina Realty Company, one of the developers of Washington Heights Addition. Pershing: the new name for Berlin, the street is named for General John J. Pershing, leader of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I.
It was so named in 1918 when many German names were changed. Rosedale: first appears as part of the Clemens-Rosedale Subdivision. Skinker: John Keith Skinker owned much of the land which is now Forest Park. Skinker Road was the road running from Delmar north to the Skinker farm.
The Skinkers were Welsh, and the word “skinker” in Welsh means a tapster or a bartender. Von Versen: Alice Clemens, daughter of E.J. Clemens, married Baron Von Versen before her father began to develop the land he owned north of Delmar.
During World War I, the name was changed to Enright. Washington: George Washington is known as the father of our country. Washington Avenue was originally named Laurel Street and extends from the Mississippi River west. Waterman: Alfred Waterman was the husband of Adele Kingsbury. Westgate: the street leading to the west gate of the Delmar race track. Westminster: named for the English Westminster.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1983.
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Archival transcription note: Street-name origins, genealogical details, park chronology and the asserted Welsh meaning of “skinker” are the author’s period historical account and require independent verification before factual reuse. The source distinguishes Hamilton School’s Alexander Hamilton namesake from Hamilton Avenue’s Hamilton R. Gamble namesake.
Original source: SD_Times1983_06.pdf, printed page(s) 1, 4; PDF page(s) 1, 4.
