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The area gets its name from a streetcar turnaround, or "loop", formerly located in the area. [2]Delmar Boulevard was originally known as Morgan Street. According to Norbury L. Wayman in his circa 1980 series History of St. Louis Neighborhoods, [3] the name Delmar was coined when two early landowners living on opposite sides of the road, one from Delaware and one from Maryland, combined the ...
The Loop Trolley is a 2.2-mile (3.5 km), 10-station heritage streetcar line in and near the Delmar Loop area of greater St. Louis, Missouri, United States.It opened for service in 2018, then shut down in 2019 after revenue fell far short of projections.
A Loop Trolley car on Delmar Blvd. in University City. Delmar Boulevard is served by the Loop Trolley line, which opened in November 2018 and closed in 2019 (it currently lies dormant), and by Delmar station on MetroLink, St. Louis' light-rail line connecting the airport with downtown.
On July 26, 2022, the Delmar Loop station was impacted by a flash flood that shut down MetroLink for nearly 72 hours and caused roughly $40 million in overall damage. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Damage near the Delmar Loop station included roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) of track bed, a communications room and a two-car train. [ 9 ]
This is a route-map template for the Loop Trolley, a St. Louis heritage streetcar.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Loop Trolley takes its name from the Delmar Loop, which was itself named for a loop of track on the 10 Delmar Streetcar line, which ran its last trip on April 19, 1964. [54] [page needed] In the early 20th century, the Loop was adjacent to the Delmar Gardens Amusement Park. [54]
The Delmar Loop–Parkview Gardens Historic District is a historic district in University City, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri. It is roughly bounded by Kingsland Ave., North Dr., Delmar Blvd., and Eastgate. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included 289 contributing buildings. [1]
Delmar Blvd. is an east–west street with its western terminus in the municipality of Olivette, Missouri extending into the City of St. Louis. There is a dense concentration of eclectic commerce on Delmar Blvd. near the municipal borders of University City and St. Louis. This area is known as the Delmar Loop. Delmar Blvd. is referred to as a ...