| St. Louis Street Index Q - Street Names | ||
Following is a list of currently existing (1994) St. Louis city streets which was compiled by Dr. Glen Holt and Thomas A. Pearson. Entries are alphabetical by street name, and include information on street orientation (east-west, north-south), street name origin, dedication date, and neighborhood(s) through which the street runs (when known). PACIFIC AVENUE (N-S). Located in the 1865 McRee, Wenger and Sommers Addition of 1865, it was named because it paralleled the Pacific Railroad for a short distance. (Midtown) QUEEN STREET (N-S). Located in the Buchanan Tract, it was platted and given its regal designation in 1912. (Oakland) QUEENS AVENUE (N-S). Given a royal title when it was laid out in the 1893 subdivision of North St. Louis Heights. (Walnut Park) QUIET STREET (N-S). An appellation promoting a peaceful residential location in the 1879 Merchant's Bank subdivision of the Thatcher Tract. (Baden-Riverview) QUINCY STREET (E W). Originally Q Street in old Carondelet and designated Quincy in 1854 in accordance with the city of Carondelet's policy of giving each letter named street a name beginning with that letter. Names were chosen from families, personages, states and cities. In this case the title recognizes the rivertown of Quincy, Illinois. (Carondelet) (Morganford) (Southwest) Back to Street Index |