393 N Euclid Ave Ste 240
St. Louis, MO 63108-1289
(314) 367-0550
393 N Euclid Ave Ste 240
St. Louis, MO 63108-1289
(314) 367-0550
The Shelley House was the focus of the 1948 United States Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, which ruled that judicial enforcement by state courts of racially restrictive covenants violated the Constitution. The 1906 duplex in St. Louis, Missouri was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 14, 1990.DescriptionThe house is a two story brick rowhouse, typical of many found in St. Louis, in the Fairground district of St. Louis. The house retains integrity of design and construction from the date of its construction and the date of its historic significance. The house is arranged with apartments upstairs and downstairs, entered by separate doors from the front porch. The framed front porch rests on brick pillars, with wood columns supporting the shed roof. Both levels follow a four-room plan, flanked by a side hall. The front rooms feature a fireplace. An addition to the rear houses a bedroom on both levels.HistoryThe J.D. Shelley family had moved from Starkville, Mississippi in 1930, fleeing from racially motivated violence. After renting for a time, the Shelleys sought to buy the house at 4600 Labadie in 1945. The house was under a 1911 covenant that prohibited the sale of the house to anyone of the "Negro or Mongolian race" for a fifty-year period, of which the Shelleys were unaware. The Shelleys were sued by the Louis D. Kraemer family, owners of other property on the street, to restrain the Shelleys from taking title to the property. While the trial court held for the Shelleys, the decision was reversed by the Missouri Supreme Court in 1946. The Shelleys appealed to the United States Supreme Court in 1947. The U.S. Office of the Solicitor General filed, for the first time in a civil rights case, an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in support of the Shelleys. The May 3, 1948 decision rendered all racially restrictive covenants unenforceable on the grounds that enforcing them would violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
During the event, teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.
The NSI is a partnership between the Central West End’s Special Business Districts and Washington University Medical Center. The NSI works in cooperation with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, several supplemental security companies, and residents and businesses to unify prevention efforts and respond more efficiently to crime as a community.
Our first location in St. Louis is in the Central West End district near Forest Park—a.k.a. the “Heart of St. Louis.” Find us in the historic, architecturally rich neighborhood next to the great long-running bookseller Left Bank, and in the company of Brasserie by Niche, the Block butcher and bar, Central Table Food Hall, and venerable St. Louis indie grocer Straub’s, which has carried our pints for years.
Chi-Chi, LLC pronounced (She-She) is a full service corporate travel, promotional products and event planning company located on Euclid Avenue in the Central West End of St. Louis. We handle all travel services, but have a nice niche in corporate international markets. With our established vendor relations, we are able to confirm pricing below published rates. With our boutique style, clients are always pleased with the options and final product in our promotions department. We have great depth and talent in our event planning. The key to our success is contract negotiations, execution and forward thinking.