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Find out the latest news and events in the Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis. Neighborhood meetings, dinners at the Feasting Fox, special events at Urban Eats, classes at Thomas Dunn Learning Center, and more.

Closeup of the cornice at the top of 3305 Meramec Street, a building in Downtown Dutchtown that is soon to be rehabbed by Lutheran Development Group as part of their Marquette Homes project to bring high-quality affordable housing to the neighborhood.

Lutheran Development Group’s Marquette Homes Project Underway

Dutchtown Main Streets is proud to work alongside Lutheran Development Group and many community partners to expand affordable housing options in our neighborhood, including deeply affordable units for neighbors earning as little as 30% of the area median income. We’re especially excited to share that building permits have now been issued for the Marquette Homes project, bringing us one big step closer to adding more high-quality, affordable housing right in the heart of Dutchtown!

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Assorted examples of the widely varied architecture in the proposed Mount Pleasant Historic District in Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO.

New Mount Pleasant Historic District Survey to Begin in 2025

Lutheran Development Group has announced that they will begin collecting data for a potential new National Historic District in southeastern Dutchtown and Mount Pleasant. Survey workers will venture out across the neighborhood beginning on January 27th, kicking off the registration process in earnest.

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A rendering of a MetroLink Green Line train traveling down South Broadway at Meramec Street in front of Minnie Wood Memorial Square in Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO.

Bring the MetroLink Green Line to Dutchtown

Bi-State Development’s current plans for the north-south Green Line, the next MetroLink extension, do not extend light rail into the heart of the South Side here in Dutchtown. Dutchtown Main Streets has submitted a letter to Bi-State CEO Taulby Roach explaining why locating the southern terminus at the intersection of Chippewa, Jefferson, and Broadway is short-sighted.

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The Ted Drewes Frozen Custard stand on South Grand Boulevard in Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO.

Experience the Best of St. Louis in Dutchtown

Dutchtown was recently invited to feature in “Experience the Best of St. Louis: A Bucket List for Every Explorer,” an article for national real estate website Redfin. We were, of course, more than happy to share what makes Dutchtown special with new and future St. Louis residents!

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A photo collage of people and places in Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO.

Dutchtown Is Ready to Thrive in 2024

2024 is shaping up to be an incredible and pivotal year for our vibrant neighborhood! Dutchtown Main Streets is excited to bring you this 2024 outlook guide to get you hyped for all the things to come! New businesses, new basketball courts, new services for our neighbors and entrepreneurs—in 2024, we look forward to Dutchtown neighbors and businesses thriving together!

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