November 29, 2005

Bellerive Park and a Brief History of Carondelet

Bellerive Park overlooking the Mississippi River at South Broadway and Bates Street .

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Posted by Tom at November 29, 2005 09:21 PM
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I love this little park! I was so glad to see that Alderman Villa thought it important enough to restore the sightline of the river which was blocked by an overgrowth of trees.

Posted by: maggie at November 30, 2005 09:37 AM

Ah.... a favorite spot for the buddies and me to gather back in high school. Thanks for the memories!

Posted by: Len Cleavelin at November 30, 2005 11:55 AM

I often stop by on the way to or from the office down the street.

Intereseting little fact, decades ago the city had a plan to put a road along the bluff from this point north to Gravois & Broadway. Take a look at how the paving curves around and then ends -- that is where it was to continue and run next to the bluff and over the train tracks.

Posted by: Steve Patterson at December 1, 2005 12:12 PM