Mill Creek
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HONORING MILL CREEK VALLEY
A Conversation About Art, History & Community Along the Brickline Greenway
In 1959, the once-thriving Mill Creek Valley neighborhood in the City of St. Louis was destroyed and its 20,000 Black residents were displaced in the name of “urban renewal”.
Check out our panel conversation and Q&A (below) about a visionary collaboration of local STL Made partners – it’s not everyday that a major league sports team, an HBCU, a public trail agency, an artist and an author team up with their city to make something dedicated to a story like this.
With input from area residents and stakeholders, plus support and expertise from institutions like The Griot Museum of Black History and Missouri Historical Society, this greenway is coming to life to commemorate the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood in its former footprint along a one-mile stretch of Market Street between Compton Avenue and 22nd Street.
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Panel Discussion
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This is the first of many ways to encourage connection and story sharing, so we can learn from decisions of the past and have an open discussion about what we hope our city’s future will look like. We hope you’ll add your voice.
– Visit our land acknowledgement to learn more about other histories of the St. Louis region
– Media Kit with full press release and high-res images
– Learn more – check out these articles, books and resources to keep the conversation going!
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Concept renderings of the new greenway
MEET OUR PANELISTS/PROJECT PARTNERS:
TISHAURA O. JONES
Mayor, City of St. Louis
DAMON DAVIS
Post-disciplinary Artist, Heartache and Paint
VIVIAN GIBSON
Author of The Last Children of Mill Creek
SUSAN TRAUTMAN
CEO, Great Rivers Greenway
KHALIA COLLIER
VP of Community Relations for St. Louis CITY SC and Owner of the St. Louis Surge
TERENCE FINLEY
Vice President & CFO, Harris-Stowe State University
DE NICHOLS – Moderator
Principal of Design & Social Practice, Civic Creatives
ADD YOUR VOICE!
Seeking More Mill Creek Valley connections
If you lived in or have a connection with Mill Creek Valley, we invite you to share with us what life was like there.
Your voice is integral to the making of the Brickline Greenway. The greenway is more than just a path, it is a way for us to connect with and acknowledge our history — and your stories will inform interpretive signage and programs to support the experience of visiting this place.
To share your story, please look below to submit online or call/email Elizabeth Simons at 314-932-4904 / esimons@grgstl.org to plan a listening session on the phone, via Zoom, on your porch or anywhere that’s convenient for you!
