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East St. Louis is in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the Rust Belt, East St. Louis was severely affected by the loss of jobs due to the flight of the population to the suburbs during the riots of the late 1960s. In 1950, East St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in Illinois ...
The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District is a historic commercial district in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois. The district includes 35 buildings, 25 of which are contributing buildings, along Collinsville Avenue, Missouri Avenue, and St. Louis Avenue; all but one of the buildings was historically used for commercial purposes. While ...
The East St. Louis massacre was a series of violent attacks between African Americans and white Americans in East St. Louis, Illinois, between late May and early July of 1917. These attacks also displaced 6,000 African Americans and led to the destruction of approximately $400,000 ($9.51 million in 2023) worth of property. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "East St. Louis, Illinois" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
East St. Louis is planning to convert the former 7 story Broadview Hotel, built in 1927, into housing for veterans and people 55 and older. The building, vacant since 2004, was added to the ...
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Community activists announced a new East St. Louis Reparations Committee on Saturday during a march for the 106th anniversary of the massacre.
Aveon N. White, 28, of Florence Street, East St. Louis, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:12 p.m., according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr The identities of the three wounded ...