Handy Park (St. Louis, Missouri)
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Hillsdale /
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Ashland Ave, 4821
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Park in North St. Louis.
Dedicated W. C. Handy Park on June 22, 1960 in honor of William Christopher Handy (1873 1958), the world renowned composer of the "St. Louis Blues" who was born in Florence, Alabama.
W.C. Handy spent time in St. Louis around 1893; enough time to inspire one of his best known works: "St. Louis Blues", one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. The song was published in 1914 by Handy's own company. The song gained so much popularity that it inspired the dance step the Foxtrot.
Dedicated W. C. Handy Park on June 22, 1960 in honor of William Christopher Handy (1873 1958), the world renowned composer of the "St. Louis Blues" who was born in Florence, Alabama.
W.C. Handy spent time in St. Louis around 1893; enough time to inspire one of his best known works: "St. Louis Blues", one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song. The song was published in 1914 by Handy's own company. The song gained so much popularity that it inspired the dance step the Foxtrot.
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Coordinates: 38°40'20"N 90°14'56"W
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area 18 km
- Busch Wildlife Area 48 km
- Meramec State Park 90 km
- Hawn State Park 92 km
- Pea Ridge Conservation Area 93 km
- St Joe State Park Atv / Off Road Area 96 km
- Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park 133 km
- Duck Creek Conservation Area 177 km
- Otter Slough Conservation Area 214 km
- Lake of the Ozarks State Park 218 km
- old chevrolet plant now pepsi cola 1.3 km
- Interstate 70 Interchange Exit 244A & Exit 244B 1.5 km
- adm. grain elevator 1.6 km
- Ranken Technical College 2.1 km
- Interstate 70 Interchange 245 A & B 2.2 km
- Beaumont High School (Closed) 2.6 km
- Bellefontaine Cemetery 2.7 km
- The Wonderbread Bakery 2.7 km
- Jeff-Vander-Lou 3.4 km
- The Central West End 3.5 km