Jeff-Vander-Lou
The Jeff-Vander-Lou (JVL) neighborhood is situated between North Vandeventer Avenue on the northwest, Natural Bridge avenue on the northeast, North Jefferson Avenue on the East, Delmar Boulevard on the south, and North Compton Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive on the Southwest.
About
Historically, the majority of the JVL neighborhood is part of an area referred to as the Yeatman area. The area is named for a prominent Tennessee native who relocated to St. Louis in 1842. James E. Yeatman was among the founders of the Mercantile Library Association, a previous president of the Merchants bank, and director of the Western Sanitary Commission during the Civil War.
Useful Contacts
Aldermen
Neighborhood Improvement Specialists
Citizens' Service Bureau
News
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Signs BB 174, Empowering Jeff-Vander-Lou and St. Louis Place Neighborhood Residents to Revitalize and Protect their Communities
BB174 allows for the economic redevelopment of key neighborhoods around the new national geospatial-intelligence agency site.
| Press release | 03/05/2024
Events
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Apr 19
Detriment Hearing
10:00 AM Meeting