Mill Creek Valley

Summary by Sarah Miller and Maddie Sullivan

Mill Creek was an important neighborhood in St. Louis. Below is a collection of resources that help paint a picture of the neighborhood that existed from the late 1800s through 1950s before it was torn down.

Articles, Links, and Videos Below:

Remembering Mill Creek Valley, once home to 20,000 black St. LouisansGwen Moore can rattle off the names of all sorts of characters who once walked the streets of Mill Creek Valley, a historic St. Louis neighborhood

A site dedicated to Mill Creek Valley

Online Collections | Missouri Historical SocietySearch the Missouri Historical Society Collections online.

Centers of community that were destroyed in the Mill Creek ValleyA look at some of the secular African-American institutions that urban renewal took away from St. Louis

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This is my video about the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood, pulling together some of the resources that are on this page.

Zoom with Ms. Gibson 1st hour.mp4

A Zoom session with author Vivian Gibson who wrote The Last Children of Mill Creek. About minute 30 into the Zoom with 6East students she starts talking and showing pictures from her research she did. Gibson grew up in Mill Creek Valley and conducted thorough research in order to write her story.

Mill Creek Valley and African American life in early 20th century St. Louis - ClioThis driving tour of St. Louis was created by students at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and connects people to a variety of sites throughout the city. The tour centers on the history of the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood such as the institutions that served the black community and the historic homes of influential African Americans.

Mill Creek Removal:

Aug. 7, 1954: Decision to clear Mill Creek Valley changed the face of the cityMayor Raymond R. Tucker announced plans to demolish commercial buildings and 5,600 dwelling units across 465 acres of the Mill Creek Valley, running west from Union Station to St. Louis

This is a letter by the grandson of Mayor Raymond Tucker and his response to a lot of the narrative around Mill Creek Valley. This is to provide another side to the story, not pick one side or the other.

Mil Creek Valley from Broken Heart of America.pdf

Dear Don Tuesday 27.docx

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