File ID	fxxxp1394
Date.Digital	2003-10-15
Date.Original	1909-09-28
Description	In 1909, grading work began on Delmar Boulevard as Edward Gardner Lewis began promoting University Height subdivisions #4 and #5, also known as Monument Place, which extended west on Delmar almost to Hanley Road. The subdivision had not yet been developed, but was being promoted as an investment. This photograph was taken looking west on Delmar, probably from close to the then city limit at Hanley. Fence rails at the top of the hill on the left were painted with advertising messages for the "Squirrel" Food Market and "Squirrel" Baked Beans and for The Union, a furniture store at 8th and Franklin in downtown St. Louis.
Source	Photograph, laminated, upper right corner clipped, 9.52" by 7.65"
Subject	Delmar Boulevard (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Subject	University City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
Subject.Keyword	Streets--Missouri--University City
Title	Looking west on Delmar near the city limit, 1909