Best of St. Louis 2009
People & Places
Best Mile of St. Louis
South Grand Boulevard from Shaw Boulevard to Utah Place
If you decided one day you wanted to see the very best of St. Louis and all that entails, you would need only to take a short jaunt along Grand Boulevard from Shaw Boulevard south to Utah Place. Those nineteen short blocks embody everything that makes our city a magnificent place to live. You'll find not one, but two parks — Tower Grove Park to the west and Compton Hill Reservoir Park to the east. Multicultural dining opportunities abound, from Vietnamese to Thai to Ethiopian to good-old American, and visitors likewise seem to be of every ethnic stripe. Take a side trip down Hawthorne or Longfellow boulevards and you'll encounter some of the most magnificent homes in the Midwest, some lovingly restored, others mirroring St. Louis' more typical faded-glory aesthetic. Interesting and diverse people, beautiful buildings and green spaces, delicious food. It's the best of St. Louis!
Previous Winners
- 2014 Best Mile of St. Louis - The Macklind Avenue Mile
- 2012 Best Mile of St. Louis - Washington Avenue from Vandeventer to Compton avenues
- 2011 Best Mile of St. Louis - Lindell Boulevard from Skinker Boulevard to the Missouri History Museum
- 2010 Best Mile of St. Louis - Ninth Street from Lynch Street to Lafayette Avenue
- 2008 Best Mile of St. Louis - Cherokee Street
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2007 Best Mile of St. Louis
- Magnolia Avenue from Kingshighway
to Grand Boulevard - 2006 Best Mile of St. Louis - Manchester Avenue from McCausland Avenue to Big Bend Boulevard
- 2005 Best Mile of St. Louis - The (New?) Mississippi riverfront
- 2004 Best Mile of St. Louis - Market Street, between 4th and 20th streets
- 2004 Best Mile of St. Louis - Market Street, between 4th and 20th streets
