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	Acquisition of property for what would become Parkview began as early as 1901 by the Parkview Realty and Development Company. Beredith Realty Company was the developer, and the area was often referred to as the Beredith Tract. The Parkview plat was filed in 1905. This photograph was taken looking north from Washington University about 1908. The track and a train for the Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Rail Road are in the foreground. Berlin Avenue (renamed Pershing Avenue) is the first street beyond the rail road tracks, then Waterman Avenue, both intersecting with Westgate Avenue. The back of the Park Hotel appears at left center, and buildings for the Delmar Race Track north of Delmar Boulevard are at right center. The two houses on the right are on Washington Avenue.
	Acquisition of property for what would become Parkview began as early as 1901 by the Parkview Realty and Development Company. Beredith Realty Company was the developer, and the area was often referred to as the Beredith Tract. The Parkview plat was filed in 1905. This photograph is part of a three-photo panorama taken from Washington University. The Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Rail Road tracks and a train are in the foreground, paralleling Berlin Avenue (renamed Pershing Avenue). Diagonally on the right is Skinker Road. Most of the houses that appear in this photograph are east of Skinker Road. Only a few on the left are in Parkview.
	Acquisition of property for what would become Parkview began as early as 1901 by the Parkview Realty and Development Company. Beredith Realty Company was the developer, and the area was often referred to as the Beredith Tract. This photograph was taken about 1907, looking northwest across the west end of Parkview toward Delmar. Edward Gardner Lewis' monumental Woman's Magazine Building and Woman's National Daily Building are visible in the distance, and the Park Hotel is on the right. Berlin Avenue (renamed Pershing Avenue) and Waterman Avenue intersect Westgate Avenue. The Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Rail Road track and a train are in the foreground.
	Acquisition of property for what would become Parkview began as early as 1901 by the Parkview Realty and Development Company. Beredith Realty Company was the developer, and the area was often referred to as the Beredith Tract. This photograph was taken looking northeast across the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad tracks south of Parkview. Berlin Avenue (renamed Pershing Avenue) parallels the tracks. The nearest houses are in the 6200 block of Waterman Avenue. The largest single house on the left is on McPherson Avenue.
	This photograph was taken about 1907 from the Washington University campus, looking northwest toward Edward Gardner Lewis' monumental Woman's Magazine Building and Woman's National Daily Building. To the left is University Heights #1, Lewis' residence park. On the lower right is the southwest corner of Parkview, showing the intersection of Westgate and Berlin Avenues. The Kirkwood-Ferguson Streetcar tracks follow the western edge of Parkview, while the Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Rail Road tracks are to the south.
	This photograph was taken looking northeast along the Chicago, Rock Island, Pacific Rail Road tracks which ran along the south side of University City. The grate in the foreground was intended to keep livestock from wandering onto the tracks, and is an indication of just how rural much of University City still was. The Jackson Johnson mansion is in the distance on the left. The octagonal Woman's Magazine Building and the Woman's National Daily Building are at left center.

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