University City is an inner-ring suburb in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 36,847 as of 2006. The university has helped shape the southern portion of the city, considered one of the most liberal communities in the St. Louis area.
The city is one of the older suburbs in the St. Louis area, having been a streetcar suburb in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; much historic architecture remains in the sou...
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University City is an inner-ring suburb in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 36,847 as of 2006. The university has helped shape the southern portion of the city, considered one of the most liberal communities in the St. Louis area.
The city is one of the older suburbs in the St. Louis area, having been a streetcar suburb in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; much historic architecture remains in the southern, older portion of the city, particularly along Delmar Boulevard. The northern portions of the city, mostly developed after World War II, have more of a suburban feel with many shopping centers and other automobile-centered development.
University City has much municipal open space, dominated by 85-acre Heman Park (which includes recreation and community centers and public pool facilities) and Ruth Park (a public golf course and nature trails). The city has six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The University City...
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