Where the Streets have no Neighborhoods: Marginality and Decline in St Louis, Missouri (USA)

Abstract

The neighborhoods north and northwest of downtown St Louis are blighted by their abundance of substandard, abandoned, and demolished housing. Crime, poverty, and unemployment are high while family stability, educational achievement, and health outcomes are low. These conditions are not unique to St Louis, but can be found in neighborhoods in every city in America. How did this happen? What factors led to the demise of these neighborhoods? This chapter examines the history of St Louis along with theories of neighborhood succession to identify possible explanations for the city's collapse.

Citation

Royal Judson, D. (2012), "Where the Streets have no Neighborhoods: Marginality and Decline in St Louis, Missouri (USA)", Camp Yeakey, C. (Ed.) Living on the Boundaries: Urban Marginality in National and International Contexts (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 201-267. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-358X(2012)0000008014