1920′s Was Roaring In St. Louis

St. Louis today is a bustling, exciting metropolis, home to hundreds of thousands of people and homes. However, it took a century for St. Louis to become the city that it is today, and a great boom for St. Louis took place in the 1920's, just as the whole nation was booming as well.

The St. Louis boom started with the 1923 Bond Issue.

In 1917 the City's street patterns were precisely planned out, as well as the City Plan Commission, which were then executed under the 1923 Bond Issue. Due to this Issue, wide streets such as Market, Olive, Natural Bridge, and Gravois are here today. Once the World's Fair was over, St. Louis realized that it had some endeavors to take on. After observing the transformations occurring around the world, St. Louis recognized it as a sign for its own needed development. This was also the time when the very large $87,000,000 1923 Bond Issue was approved. This feat was seen as a remarkable success. Following the landmark resolution, various civic buildings were built from the ground up such as hospitals, Kiel Auditorium, street lighting and historic buildings. This created much of the St. Louis commercial real estate you see in the present day.

It was also during the 1920's that St. Louis experienced the transit revolution within its city.

The transit revolution was obviously a very big deal and a great force of energy and economy for the whole city and everyone who lived there. Of course, the famous trolley car system was up and running in its heyday from 1910-1920, but the 1920's was the harbinger of more private automobiles and increased bus lines. When the Missouri Motorbus Company came to fruition in 1921, the trolley cars started their quick descent into extinction. This was then usurped by the Peoples Motorbus Company in 1923, operating both single and double deck buses in St. Louis. Park improvements were another great step in the expansion and reinvention of St. Louis in the 1920's. Forest Park was completely realized after great restoration work following the world's Fair. Until construction began on the Park, it was a wilderness land following the World's Fair, which left many people uneasy about the implications.

The City ordinance called for a park-like area, and that's when the improvements began.

Then followed the highlights of the park: the Zoo with its World's Fair bird cage,

The Art Palace given to the city by the Exposition Company, the Jefferson Memorial constructed on Fair funds, and the World's Fair Pavilion. Along with these wonderful developments there was also a large boom in charming architecture in St. Louis in the 1920's. All throughout St. Louis you can find some inspiring historical buildings that embody the spirit and affluence of the 1920's.

It was partly inspired by the World's Fair and by the city's additional development and expansion efforts. Among the Art Deco buildings that rouse the mind is the old Spanish Mission Deco buildings such as the one in Grand Center, St. Louis designed by Thomas P Barnett. Still turning heads today, this historical building is rich in Spanish style and its incredible ambience.
Art Deco and Spanish Mission Style Architecture is part of some of the classic buildings of Missouri. To download the original plans of the Thomas P Barnett Historic Building or go here to find out more about St Louis Commercial Real Estate For Sale

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