Unitarian Church of the Messiah

The Locust Street Automotive District in St. Louis, Missouri is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and expanded twice, in 2008 and 2016. The original area included 26 contributing buildings on 11 acres (4.5 ha), at 2914-3124 Locust and 3043 Olive. The first increase extended the district to the west, adding nine contributing buildings on 3 acres (1.2 ha) at 3133-3207 and 3150-3202 Locust St. The second increase extended the district to the east, adding 2722-2900 Locust St. and 2727-2801 Locust St.The district includes works by Preston J. Bradshaw and by Albert B. Groves.

Central Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri was founded as the Second African Baptist Church in 1846.Early pastors were Reverend Richard Sneethen, (1846-1847) and Reverend John Richard Anderson, (1847-1863). The church has an executive pastor and seven associate pastors.The church celebrated its 170th anniversary on March 4, 2016, with an event where the guest speaker was Reverend Dr. Jerry Young, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. The church membership in 2016 was about 1,500, with about 750-900 attending services weekly. Its senior pastor from 1999 to 2016, Reverend Dr. Robert C. Scott, left in 2016 to head an even larger congregation in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Peacock Alley was one of St. Louis's most important jazz clubs in the 1950s. It was located in the former Mill Creek Valley neighborhood at 2935 Lawton Boulevard (the street no longer exists). It was close to Union Station, so it was favored among musicians due to the proximity. The venue was initially opened in 1944 in the basement of Midtown Hotel as the Glass Bar. In 1955, the Glass Bar was remodeled and renamed to Peacock Alley. Some sources report that it was located in Gaslight Square, although this is incorrect. It attracted performances from Miles Davis, John Coltrane, the Chet Baker Quartet, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Kai Winding, Art Blakey and many others.It closed in the 1960s.

The Banneker School is a historic building and former public school active from 1940 to 2005, at 2840 Samuel Shepard Drive in the Midtown neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. For most of its time it served as a Black school, and it housed the Banneker District Headquarters. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017, for its contributions to education, social history, and African American ethnic heritage from 1957 until 1970. Other Banneker District schools listed on the National Register of Historic Places include the Carr School (1419 Carr Street), the Franklin School (814 North 19th Street), and the Pruitt School (1212 North 22nd Street).

Pappy's Smokehouse (often referred to as simply Pappy’s) is a barbecue restaurant located in St. Louis, Missouri United States.It was started in 2008 by Mike Emerson, who previously worked at another barbecue restaurant called Super Smokers. The restaurant was named after Emerson’s late brother, Jim.Pappy’s sells Memphis-style ribs, and ribs are barbecued without sauce. The ribs are dry-rubbed and cooked over applewood and cherrywood for four hours; customers can add a variety of barbecue sauces in squeeze bottles when they eat. The restaurant sells tons of ribs daily. It is noted to have long lines and the restaurant closes when the ribs run out.The restaurant has received widespread media attention. The Food Network ranked it as #1 in the best barbecue ribs in America. The ribs have been showcased on Steve Harvey in 2017. TripAdvisor ranked it as #10 as top barbecue restaurants in America in 2015. It is listed under Zagat’s “50 States, 50 Favorite Restaurants” in 2017. After being showcased on Man v. Food, the restaurant created a dish called “The Adam Bomb”.Numerous celebrities have visited the restaurant, including Jimmy Kimmel, Willie Nelson, and Flavor Flav.A second location is expected to open in St. Peters, Missouri.

Mill Creek Valley was a historic neighborhood located in the central corridor between 20th Street and Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. European settlement began in the 18th century with mills established along La Petite Rivière, now known as Mill Creek. It became an industrial and railroad center in the 19th century. Union Station was opened in 1894. The building was closed in 1978 and renovated for commercial use. Also a residential and commercial center, Mill Creek Valley was populated by German immigrants and African Americans, before and after the Civil War. More people moved into the area during World War II to support the war effort. An urban renewal project of the late 1950s razed most of the residential dwellings, commercial buildings and churches. Although the intention was to establish a prospering commercial and residential area, the Saint Louis University and Harris–Stowe State University (HSSU) command much of the former Mill Creek Valley land. Notable residents include Lucy A. Delaney (c. 1828–1830 – 1910), who wrote about winning her suit for freedom and became a community leader. Also, General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) who served the Union Army during the American Civil War, and Josephine Baker (1906–1975), an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist. Another was Erskine Oglesby (1937–2004), an American tenor saxophonist and blues singer.

Washington Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a religious organization and historic church building in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.. The building originally housed the United Methodist Episcopal Church. It is one of the few surviving examples of Gothic Revival churches in St. Louis. It has been listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since 2005, for the architecture.

The More Automobile Company Building, at 2801 Locust St. in St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.It is a four-story (plus basement) flat-roofed building with a brick curtain wall and concrete framing.It was designed by architect Francis C. Cornet and includes elements of Classical Revival style (including in its symmetry of design and its limestone detailing).After a 2008 renovation, it has been known as the Oakland Building, and it hosts the NEO on Locust event space.

LaClede Town was a mixed-income, federally funded housing project in St. Louis, Missouri. Located near St. Louis University, it opened in 1964. It incorporated a mix of housing types and had spaces dedicated to social interaction and artistic production. It was an intentionally diverse community with respect to residents' income and race/ethnicity. This experimental urban development was "cool, hip, cheap and populated by people committed to making integration work." It became an incubator for new music, dance, poetry and other arts, especially jazz. Loyal former residents began organizing reunions in 1997.Eventually, LaClede Town became run down, and the complex was demolished in the late 1980s. Some of the Grand Forest Apartments, a part of LaClede town, still exist as student housing for St. Louis University. Berea Presbyterian Church, which was central to the community and predated the LaClede Town development, still stands. However, it has been redesigned for commercial use.

The Autocar Sales and Service Building, at 2745 Locust in St. Louis, Missouri, was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.It was designed by St. Louis architect Preston J. Bradshaw. It is a two-story brown brick concrete-framed curtain wall building. It includes Classical Revival details.

Harris–Stowe State University (HSSU) is a historically black public university in St. Louis, Missouri. The university offers 50 majors, minors, and certificate programs in education, business, and arts & sciences. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. It is immediately east of the Saint Louis University campus. The school enrolled 1,630 students in 2019.

First Baptist Church City of St. Louis is a Baptist church located in Midtown St. Louis at 3100 Bell Avenue in St. Louis. It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA.