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Historical April–May 2011 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
From the St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, Fall, 2010, by Marsha Clark Celebrating Skinker-DeBaliviere: History and Comeback. By JoAnn Vatcha with Marj Weir. Published by the authors and The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, St. Louis, Missouri. 2009. 118 pp., photographs, DVD. Softcover. $41.89 plus $10.54 sales tax and shipping.
This easy-to-devour book would serve as attractive past-time reading for anyone with St. Louis heritage.
It is also a great read for anyone interested in urban planning and design, sociology, public policy, and government, as much as the history of this grand St. Louis neighborhood. Written in four parts, the book is filled with many photographs. Section One addresses the earliest history of the area north of Forest Park that became the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood.
This section is the result of the historical account compiled over the course of a year (1972-1973) by three women—Kathleen M. Harleman, Georgiana B. Stuart, and Susan K. Tepas—who wanted to preserve their neighborhood history. Vatcha and Weir’s inclusion of the history of the land and the people who settled it is a gift to genealogists as well as St. Louis historians. Part One introduces many names familiar to students of St. Louis history: Cabanne, Gratiot, Waterman, Forsythe, Leffingwell, and Chouteau, among others.
The area of celebration pertains mainly to the borders of DeBaliviere on the east, Delmar on the north, Westgate (one block west of Skinker) on the west, and Lindell on the south.
Some history of street names is provided, as well as the history of ownership of these lands, which began as Kingsbury Farm, cut from property owned by Marie Louise (Chouteau) Papin as Survey 378, a 1796 land grant. Part Two focuses on the redevelopment history of the area.
An overview of political leadership, government agencies, and community efforts at the most grass-roots level demonstrates ways the residents were resolved to restore the Skinker-DeBaliviere area.
The book also notes how a parish and strong leadership can keep people tied to their residential roots. Part Three features articles from local newspaper, The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, an allvolunteer publication, covering activities and leadership of the 1970s. Part Four is a compilation of oral histories of residents, past and present. Mayor Vincent Schoemehl (in office 1981–1993) is among them.
This section is supported by a DVD produced by the Missouri History Museum that celebrates a diverse forty years of “a Great St. Louis Neighborhood.” There are no footnotes or a list of sources within the book, but they are provided on a community website <http://centennial. citywestend.org>, from which one may obtain a copy of the book through Blurb publish-on-demand services <blurb.com>. Note from Editor: The book is also available at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. Thanks to the SL Genealogical Society Quarterly, published by the society and available at quarterly@stlgs.org, or P.O. Box 432010, SL 63143.
The Editor of the publication is Venita Archer Lake, a longtime resident of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2011.
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Original source: SD_Times2011_04.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
