Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis

The Grand Center Arts District is located in the Midtown St. Louis Historic District (on the National Register of Historic Places) north of the Saint Louis University campus. Referred to colloquially as Grand Center, the neighborhood's formal name is Covenant Blu Grand Center.^[2] The neighborhood's is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

Grand Center Arts District
Neighborhood of St. Louis
The Fox Theatre is one of the largest theatres in Grand Center.
Location (red) of Covenant Blu Grand Center within St. Louis
Country	United States
State	Missouri
City	St. Louis
Wards	19
Area
• Total	0.57 sq mi (1.5 km^2)
Population  (2020)^[1]
• Total	3,041
• Density	5,300/sq mi (2,100/km^2)
ZIP code(s)	Parts of 63106, 63108, 63113
Area code(s)	314
Website	stlouis-mo.gov

Grand Center is the site of numerous arts and entertainment venues including the Fox Theatre, Powell Symphony Hall (home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra), the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, the Sheldon Concert Hall, Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, and Jazz St. Louis.

The neighborhood is an eclectic mix of restored historic structures and newer buildings with street art and neon signage centered on Strauss Park at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Washington Ave. It includes Third Baptist Church, the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre Company,^[3] the Grand Center Arts Academy, KDHX Community Media, St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU), the Kranzberg Arts Center, and the headquarters of the Nine Network of Public Media (KETC), a PBS affiliate.^[4] It is near the Grand MetroLink station.

Gallery

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  The Sheldon Concert Hall, built 1912
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  Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 2001
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  The Continental Life Building, dates from the 1930s
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  Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 2003
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  Powell Symphony Hall, built in 1925
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  Nine Network public television station studios and headquarters, 1998
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  City House (1874), Jazz St. Louis, and Continental Life Building

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1990	4,175	—
2000	2,758	−33.9%
2010	3,562	+29.2%
2020	3,041	−14.6%
^[5]

In 2020 Grand Center's population was 53.1% Black, 31.1% White, 8.7% Asian, 4.4% Two or More Races, and 2.6% Some Other Race. 5.2% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin.^[6]

Racial composition	1990^[7]	2000^[8]	2010^[9]	2020
White	24.6%	18.9%	35.0%	31.1%
Black or African American	72.9%	77.7%	56.3%	53.1%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)		2.5%	2.3%	5.2%
Asian		1.1%	6.5%	8.7%

Further reading

Articles

• "Grand Center Stars As Premier Entertainment District," St. Louis Front Page, 2006. (Online article providing recent description of Grand Center.)

See also

• Midtown St. Louis
• Grand Boulevard (St. Louis)
• Neighborhoods of St. Louis
• Kranzberg Arts Foundation
• Cortex Innovation Community

References

1. "2020 Census Neighborhood Results".
2. "Covenant Blu Grand Center". St. Louis City Government. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
3. "The Black Rep".
4. Bartek, Elizabeth (18 October 2012). . St. Louis Beacon. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
5. "Census".
6. "City of St. Louis" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
7. "Covenant Blu/Grand Center Neighborhood Statistics". City of St. Louis.
8. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.
9. "The City of St. Louis Missouri". City of St. Louis.

External links

• Grand Center Arts District's official website
• District info from St. Louis Front Page
• Third Baptist Church website
• Pulitzer Arts Foundation website
• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis website
• The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries website
• KETC, PBS, The Nine Network website
• Dance St. Louis website
• The Portfolio Art Gallery website
• Jazz St. Louis at the Bistro website
• International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum website

38°38′34″N 90°13′50″W / 38.6427°N 90.2305°W / 38.6427; -90.2305