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In University City, along a vibrant six-block entertainment and shopping district with ten live music stages and an eclectic mix of retail and restaurants, The Loop is a place of rich history and energetic evolution. A brilliant success, The Loop now serves as a model for communities across the country. The American Planning Association recently named this thriving urban retail, arts and entertainment district "One of the 10 Great Streets in America."
You will find 140 shops and restaurants, like the world famous Blueberry Hill, a landmark restaurant and music club filled with pop culture memorabilia. There is a fabulous mix of ethnic foods including Thai, Chinese, Lebanese, and Italian. Complementing the mix of retail is an outdoor market featuring fresh produce and seafood.
On the expanded eastern edge of The Loop, music continues at The Pageant, a popular concert and party venue, and home to The Halo Lounge. There are more exciting restaurants, such as the popular pizza place, Pi, and Miss Saigon, which features Vietnamese cuisine.
For recreation, visit the charming, deco dream, The Pin-Up Bowl, or spend a cozy weekend at the Moonrise, a new boutique hotel.
Embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Boulevard in the Loop area of University City, Missouri, is a succession of large brass stars. Joe Edwards, proprietor of the Rock 'n Roll restaurant and pub Blueberry Hill, conceived the St. Louis Walk of Fame as a way not only of commemorating St. Louis' many contributions to art and literature, music and science, athletics and entertainment, journalism and politics, but also as a way of adding some further enrichment to one of the country's most unusual stretches of urban thoroughfare.
Here along Delmar are all the things human beings have to have: old books, new books, hardware, good beer, arts and crafts, fresh oysters and fresh ground coffee and fresh bread, fruits and vegetables that you can pick up and shake and tap, newspapers, fresh flowers, movies, music recorded and music played live, hummus and sushi and barbecue, the delicate and colorful works of ethnic cultures and baseball cards.
The Loop offers plenty of parking for the family Ford, which a three story garage on the western end and a large parking lot near The Pageant. But if the family is too big to even fit into a Ford Expedition, there is a Metro stop just a few short blocks away.
The University City Loop runs along Delmar, between Big Bend and just east of Skinker, about one mile north of I-64.
If you love history and architecture, you can't go wrong with a visit to Union Station. If you love shopping and fine food, well, you still can't go wrong with a visit to this top attraction. There's something for everyone, so load the family in the Ford Expedition and truck them Market Street.
From its magnificent 65-foot, barrel-vaulted ceiling in the Grand Hall to its Victorian-engineered train shed totaling more than 11 acres, St. Louis Union Station remains one of our nation's true architectural "gems." Built at a cost of $6.5 million in the 1890s St. Louis Union Station was designed by German-born architect Theodore C. Link of St. Louis who won the prized project in a nationwide contest. In the early 1980s, the Station underwent a $150 million restoration.
A most impressive feature of the Grand Hall is the "Allegorical Window," a hand-made stained glass window with hand-cut Tiffany glass strategically positioned above the Station's main entryway. The window features three women representing the main U.S. train stations during the 1890s -- New York, St. Louis and San Francisco.
The Second main area, The Midway, once serviced more than 100,000 rail passengers a day. The 610-foot-long and 70-foot-wide concourse was connected to the massive Train Shed, where passengers lined up to board trains through one of 32 boarding gates. The Midway was constructed with a light steel trussed roof of glass and iron. Today it serves as a passageway filled with an array of shops and restaurants.
The Train Shed, 11.5 acres of sweeping arches, was the largest single-span train shed ever constructed. It once covered the greatest number of train tracks (32) than any other station in the nation. The Shed currently houses retail and restaurant facilities, a portion of the Marriott Hotel, the lake, event and parking areas.
The "Memories Museum," founded as a joint venture by St. Louis Station Associates and the Museum of Transportation, is dedicated to preserving the rich history of St. Louis Union Station, the railroads that served it and the people who experienced the romance of rail travel.
The Museum is free to the general public and is open during St. Louis Union Station's operating hours.
Union Station is located just west of Downtown St. Louis at 1920 Market Street. For information on hours and events you can call (314) 421-6655.
If you are a true enthusiast of classic cars, then you should head to West County and visit the Kemp Auto Museum.
The facility offers an exhibition that presents over 40 historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles dating from the turn of the century to the contemporary. The 23,000 square foot gallery presents guests with the opportunity to get up-close and personal with each automobile in a setting that is truly classic!
The Kemp Auto Museum preserves, interprets and exhibits automobiles. The focus is to celebrate and educate the general public, students and enthusiasts on the engineering and design accomplishments each vehicle represents.
The mission of the museum is to display significant automobiles that truly represent the world of motorized transportation. In addition to a permanent collection of vehicles, a variety of special events, charity fundraisers and educational seminars expands the scope of the Museum.
The Kemp Auto Museum is home to one of North America's finest private collections of Mercedes Benz ever displayed in one location.
Creating the exhibit on display has been a 30-year process. It began when Fred M. Kemp, Sr. purchased his first Mercedes. Kemp spent many years researching and acquiring the 40+ rare and classic automobiles currently found in our collection. Autos from all over the world have been brought together and are now showcased in our gallery to learn about and enjoy!
Until 2004 the vehicles were stored at various locations throughout the St. Louis area. It was always a dream of Kemp's to bring all of the automobiles together and develop a museum where the public could enjoy and learn from his collection. In April of 2005 Kemp's dream became a reality as the doors were opened to the museum.
Your family Ford will appreciate the excursion, so head to this exciting facility which is located at 16955 Chesterfield Airport Road in Chesterfield, MO.
The Jewel Box is open after a $3.5 million renovation and it "glows" again. The glass panes have been repaired and cleaned so the Jewel Box is once again the "jewel" of centrally located Forest Park - making it an easy drive for you, the family and the family Ford.
And the jewel is bright with hundreds of flowers. The permanent floral displays are supplemented with seasonal flowers from the city's greenhouses grown and planted by the Flora Conservancy of Forest Park, the volunteer gardening group, and the Horticulture Section of the Parks Division.
The Jewel Box is open: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $1 but it is free from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday and Tuesday. The Christmas display is currently available for viewing.
The renovation included removing all of the old plants and trees and reconfiguring the planting areas to the sides of the building, leaving the interior free.
Gone are the trees that climbed to the top of the building, obscuring the light. Now the Jewel Box is flooded with sunlight that pours in through the top tiers of glass and illuminates the plants below.
The interior area includes a large fountain and water feature that can be removed for weddings and other events. Large pots line both sides of the pond and baskets of plants hang from the ceiling.
The renovation of the Jewel Box included replacing the mechanical systems, improving the floral display area and adding a catering area so the building can be rented for wedding receptions, corporate meetings and parties. There is a new heating and air conditioning system so it will be comfortable inside in the coldest and hottest weather.
The Jewel Box, located on a 17-acre site in Forest Park, was built by the City of St. Louis in 1936 and is operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. It provides a perfect backdrop if you want to take classy pictures of your classic Ford.
