LaSalle Park
The Jewel of Saint Louis Missouri
Bonjour that is hello. And welcome to old french town. You may be saying to yourself, old french village. Well, this is a term that's used to describe the French neighborhoods in st. Louis, including lafayette square, Soulard, and LaSalle Park.
In today's article, we're going to take you to the center of these neighborhoods and unveil the secret that is LaSalle park. Lasalle park is a bit of an unknown area located between lafayette square and Soulard. It's bounded on the north by Chouteau Avenue, and on the east and south by highway I-44/I-55, and on the west by Tucker Blvd.
You probably haven't heard of it because there aren't the cute shops or trendy restaurants that the neighborhood surrounding it has. In fact, there are very few businesses located in the community itself. We did, however, discover two st Louis business owners who live where they work.
Okay, so the name of the bed and breakfast is Dwell 912. It rhymes. But it is the idea of wanting to create a space where people could come and dwell. A place where they could be where they were free to be and the 912, of course, is the address of the house. So that's why it had that name, Dwell 912. but the approach I have, is that it's an, I call it a modern abode.
And I am trying to have clean lines, open space, fresh color palette, great art. You know I'm trying to keep it as user-friendly quote unquote as possible. You know where people have their own space and their freedom to be. I'm just letting them do their thing. Primarily it's a single unit. That's A., which makes it very different. So we only have one guest at a time. Also, it's an attached apartment, so it's a private space. People have their key in their front door if you will. Or a side door, given the location of it in the building.
But yeah, it's a two-story apartment, so it's just it's a kind of a full space where people can get away. It's very private. It's also very convenient for people that are traveling for business for extended visits because it's a full, complete space. There are charming houses on more streets, but I think my two favorite roads are Morrison Ave and Rutger St.
And I'm not sure why, but I waited a long time for this particular house to open up and go on the market. And I missed it the first time, so the second time around I was able to buy it. I was out of town when it was sold the first time. I just kept running until I got the house.
The Lasalle Park house was built in the eighteen seventy-six, and when I traced the deeds back, I found that initially the property was jointly owned by James Buchanan Eads and several other people. And of course, James Eades is famous for the Eads Bridge, so that was exciting to discover that about the property at one time.
This used to be a german athletic club that dated back in the 1860s, I believe. And then the building's been added on to in the past since that time, I think where the courtyard is. I think where the courtyard is; I think part of that was a swimming pool on the other side, I think that was the gym. Like I said, it's got a lot of history here.
I'm a Saint Louis resident, and this is the jewel of the LaSalle Park neighborhood. Every Wednesday, the women of the St. Raymond's Maronite cathedral are cooking up something a little unusual, and it's causing quite a buzz around St. Louis. We talked to residents to find out more. We serve lunch to Lebanese style; it's all Lebanese food.
We do have some American food for people who are cautious about eating off our menu. But it's from 11 to two, and it's every Wednesday. The food is prepared fresh. We work on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on Wednesdays, we make the food, so it's fresh. And we serve around three to five hundred people if it's a busy, busy day. So it's a nice lunch.
