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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).

ZEALAND STREET (N-S). Established in the Third subdivision of the College Farm of 1874, it is named for the largest island of Denmark between Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. It was Eleventh Street from Linton to College until 1883. (Hyde Park & Bissell-College Hill)

ZELLIE ROAD (N-S). Either the "pet form of Anselma," the feminine of "Anselm," or the Americanization of "Zell," a family name for "one who came from "Zell" or "church," the name of several places in Germany. The name originated in the 1936 Subdivision of City Block 3298. (Morganford)

ZEPP STREET (E W). Named for Jacob Zepp, a barrel manufacturer. The street was located in Boyce's Addition to St. Ange in 1879. (Marquette-Cherokee)


Compiled by Dr. Glen Holt
and Thomas A. Pearson, Special Collections Dept.,
St. Louis Public Library, 1994

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