Memorial Plaza
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Veterans Memorial
TypeUrban park
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Coordinates38°37′44″N 90°12′10″W / 38.6288°N 90.2027°W / 38.6288; -90.2027
Area11.33 acres (4.59 ha)
Created1932[1]
Operated bySt. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry
Public transit accessMetroLink (St. Louis) Union Station
Websitestlouis-mo.gov

Memorial Plaza, established in 1932, is in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis. The park contains memorials honoring St. Louis veterans of World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. On the eastern edge of the park is the Court of Honor containing monuments listing St. Louisans who lost their lives in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.[2] It extends from 13th to 18th Street between Market and Chestnut and is surrounded by Union Station, Peabody Opera House, and the Soldier's Memorial Military Museum.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Memorial Plaza". The City of St. Louis Missouri. Retrieved 6 Dec 2014.
  2. "Visitors Guide to the Soldier's Memorial Military Museum". Visitors Guide to the Middle Mississippi River Valley. Retrieved 6 Dec 2014.
  3. Groth, Mark. "Memorial Plaza". St. Louis City Talk. Retrieved 6 Dec 2014.
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