The Hill is a neighborhood within St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the area are Manchester Avenue (Route 100) on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kings highway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton Avenue on the west. The Hill’s roots are interspersed with the history of St. Louis, generating two of the region’s proudest exports – world-class athletes and Italian cuisine. Baseball’s Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola grew up here, and today it maintains a traditional collection of authentic Italian bakeries, grocery stores, restaurants, and mom-and-pop trattorias.
It began with immigrants from Northern Italy, Germany, Ireland, and African-Americans who wanted to live near the railroad which connected the neighborhood to downtown. The vast numbers of Italians migrating to the area resulted in an Italian American majority population during the early part of the 20th century. Historically, it is a predominantly blue-collar neighborhood. A1 Bed Bug Exterminator St. Louis
Everything is colorful here – even the fire hydrants are painted red, white, and green. Twenty-first-century additions include coffee houses, studios, retail and small businesses that create additional energy in the cozy enclave. Its epicenter is one intersection that sums it up perfectly, with St. Ambrose Catholic Church on one corner, an Italian bakery/restaurant on another, an import shop across the street, and a neighborhood tavern/bocce garden on the fourth corner.
The Hill is famous for its Italian markets and restaurants. Visitors and locals alike flock to this historic part of the city to explore the family-friendly, tight-knit neighborhood and feast on the flavors of Italy right here at home. Its name is due to its proximity to the highest point of the city, formerly named St. Louis Hill, which is outside the neighborhood’s boundaries, a few blocks south, at the intersection of Arsenal Street and Sublette Avenue. The intersection borders Sublette Park, the former site of the Saint Louis Social Evil Hospital built there in 1873, where Josephine Baker was later born. Adjacent to the building of the former St. Louis County Lunatic Asylum built-in 1864, now a rehabilitation center.
Nearby Restaurants and Pubs
- Anthonino’s Taverna is located at 2225 Macklind Ave, St. Louis, MO
- Pit Stop-STL is located at 2130 Macklind Ave, St. Louis, MO
- Adriana’s on the Hill is located at 5101 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO
- Nick’s Pub is located at 6001 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO
- O’Connell’s Pub is located at 4652 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO
- Arena Bar is located at 5760 W Park Ave, St. Louis, MO
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